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What tradition at Benton Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180348001238
Benton Elementary School
68350 CR 31, Goshen, IN 46526 · (574) 831-2192 · Elkhart County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
99 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Benton Elementary School→Fairfield Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Fairfield Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Benton Elementary School
Benton Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Elementary School this school | 481 | 20.6% | 55.9% |
| F Willard Crichfield Elementary LaPorte | 459 | 22.4% | 63.0% |
| Hershey Elementary School Lafayette | 538 | 22.1% | 64.9% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Evansville | 476 | 20.0% | 59.9% |
| New Palestine Elementary School New Palestine | 579 | 22.3% | 66.1% |
| Cooks Corners Elementary School Valparaiso | 487 | 23.2% | 63.1% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Benton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #210 of 983 | #6 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #195 of 986 | #7 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #231 of 986 | #8 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #415 of 1,079 | #10 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #927 of 991 | #36 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #699 of 996 | #32 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #993 of 1,058 | #37 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #298 of 353 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
481
+29 (+6%) vs 2020
+26% since 2000-01, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 481 | 25.2 | 19.1:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 25.3 | 18.2:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 28.2 | 16.1:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 24.7 | 19.0:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 21% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 11% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Elementary School.
About Benton Elementary School
Benton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Goshen, Indiana, under Fairfield Community Schools. Enrolled students number 481 students, in kindergarten through 6.
A total of 4 schools make up Fairfield Community Schools, with 2,209 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at Benton Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Elkhart County residents are about 74% White. By the diversity index, Benton Elementary School comes in at 25%.
Its 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. On average, public schools in Elkhart County report 51%.
Benton Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Benton Elementary School is 5.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (55.9% versus 61.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
County data help place the school in context: in Elkhart County, median household income is about $68,561, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Benton Elementary School is among the 60 public schools in Elkhart County.
The school nearest to Benton Elementary School is Fairfield Jr-Sr High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of Benton Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, Benton Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Benton Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 452 in 2020-21 and 481 in 2024-25, a gain of 29 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield Community Schools
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- New Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Millersburg Elementary- Middle SchElementary · 296 students
Other schools in Goshen
- Goshen High SchoolHigh · 1,717 students
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- Goshen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Goshen Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Model Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Other Benton Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Benton Elementary. Benton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, LA · 595 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, ME · 575 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, KY · 528 students
- BENTON ELEM.NEOSHO, MO · 523 students
- Benton ElementaryBenton, TN · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High School1.0 mi · 944
- New Paris Elementary School2.7 mi · 488
- Prairie View Elementary School3.6 mi · 415
- Millersburg Elementary- Middle Sch4.0 mi · 296
- Waterford Elementary School4.1 mi · 400
- Parkside Elementary School5.6 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Benton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Benton Elementary School?
Benton Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-06.
Is Benton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benton Elementary School is approximately 19.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Benton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Benton Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Benton Elementary School in?
Benton Elementary School is part of Fairfield Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.