Enrollment
380
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LENOX SD 122·NCES 172814002968
Bentley Elementary School
513 E Illinois Hwy, New Lenox, IL 60451 · (815) 485-4451 · Will County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
64 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 124 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 31% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
62.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 54.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bentley Elementary School
Bentley Elementary School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Elementary School this school | 380 | 16.8% | 68.3% |
| Oster-Oakview School New Lenox | 373 | 19.8% | 47.5% |
| Mokena Jr High School Mokena | 502 | 16.9% | 67.2% |
| Byron Middle School Byron | 366 | 21.0% | 63.7% |
| Germantown Hills Middle School Germantown Hills | 374 | 16.8% | 79.4% |
| Willowbrook Middle School South Beloit | 348 | 15.8% | 68.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bentley Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #39 of 578 | #4 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #61 of 640 ▼ 5 | #6 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #78 of 640 ▲ 8 | #8 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #373 of 691 | #36 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #548 of 558 | #43 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #364 of 560 | #33 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #548 of 581 | #32 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #81 of 127 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
380
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 21.2 | 17.7:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 28 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bentley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (361 to 380); teachers down 10% (21 to 19).
About Bentley Elementary School
Students in New Lenox, Illinois, attend Bentley Elementary School, a small middle-grades school. Federal data show 380 students enrolled in grades 4 through 6 in 2024-25.
Bentley Elementary School sits within New Lenox SD 122, which has 12 schools and 4,956 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Bentley Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Will County overall, about 62% of residents are White. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Bentley Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 20.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bentley Elementary School, which has 19. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 7.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bentley Elementary School is about 17%. On average, public schools in Will County report 44%.
Bentley Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.3%) and its predicted rate (61.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In the surrounding county, Will County, median household income comes to about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 209, with about 113,008 students.
Bentley Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Arnold J Tyler School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Bentley Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.3% against a local average of 57.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (387) and 2024-25 (380).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bentley Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Lenox SD 122
- Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Spencer PointeElementary · 437 students
- Nelson Ridge SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Nelson Prairie SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in New Lenox
- Lincoln Way WestHigh · 2,047 students
- Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolHigh · 1,991 students
- Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Spencer PointeElementary · 437 students
Other Bentley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bentley Elementary. Bentley Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 903 students
- Bentley Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 823 students
- Bentley Elementary SchoolCANTON, MI · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Arnold J Tyler School0.1 mi · 372
- Alex M Martino Jr High School0.5 mi · 591
- Spencer Crossing0.8 mi · 544
- Spencer Trail0.8 mi · 367
- Spencer Pointe0.8 mi · 437
- Lincoln-Way Central High School1.5 mi · 1,991
Frequently asked questions
About Bentley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bentley Elementary School?
Bentley Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 04-06.
Is Bentley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bentley Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Bentley Elementary School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Bentley Elementary School.
How diverse is Bentley Elementary School?
Bentley Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bentley Elementary School in?
Bentley Elementary School is part of New Lenox SD 122.
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