Bentley Elem School

Bentley Elem School operates as a small intermediate school in New Lenox, Illinois, operated by New Lenox SD 122. Current enrollment sits at 380 students spanning grades 4 through 6.

New Lenox SD 122 runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,956 students. Bentley Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bentley Elem School lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Bentley Elem School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Bentley Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Will County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bentley Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.8%; this one delivers 68.3%.

In the area at large, Will County reports that median household income runs about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Bentley Elem School is one.

Arnold J Tyler School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bentley Elem School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bentley Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 380 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.