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If you could change one rule at Benton Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027000116
Benton Elementary School
562 Highway 162, Benton, LA 71006 · (318) 549-5170 · Bossier Parish
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Louisiana 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
271 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
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 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (155).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65% · 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→Benton Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Bossier Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
63.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Elementary School this school | 595 | 45.5% | 52.8% |
| North DeSoto Lower Elementary School Stonewall | 523 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Frasch Elementary School Sulphur | 522 | 43.7% | 55.2% |
| Kiroli Elementary School West Monroe | 450 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| Martial Billeaud Elementary School Broussard | 572 | 43.4% | 50.8% |
| Dozier Elementary School Erath | 556 | 46.8% | 59.2% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #87 of 583 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #65 of 582 ▼ 15 | #4 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #70 of 587 ▼ 4 | #5 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #159 of 540 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #151 of 714 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #415 of 655 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #385 of 655 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #642 of 705 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #410 of 436 | #14 of 14 |
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
595
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 948
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 595 | 42.2 | 14.1:1 | 46% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 40.7 | 15.7:1 | 45% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 33.9 | 19.0:1 | 45% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 33% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 35% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 38% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 41% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 39% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 948 | 52 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (606 to 595); teachers up 28% (33 to 42.2).
About Benton Elementary School
Benton Elementary School is an elementary school in Benton, Louisiana, reachable at (318) 549-5170. The school serves 595 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 31% bigger than that.
Bossier Parish is responsible for 34 schools, Benton Elementary School included, with 22,233 students in all.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Benton Elementary School. Other groups make up 15% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Bossier Parish as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Benton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Teacher staffing is 42.2 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 14.0:1, a similar figure. About 46% of students, or 271, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Benton Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 51.6% for a school in Louisiana with Benton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Benton Elementary School posts 52.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bossier Parish, median household income is about $69,617, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benton Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Bossier Parish, which together enroll about 22,233 students.
Nearby, Benton Intermediate School is about 2.5 miles away. Benton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Benton Elementary School's average proficiency of 52.8% compares with 50.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Benton Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 608 students in 2020-21 and 595 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bossier Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,789
Census ACS
Median income
$69,617
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bossier Parish
- Airline High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Benton High SchoolHigh · 1,515 students
- Haughton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Parkway High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Haughton Middle SchoolMiddle · 993 students
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
Other schools in Benton
- Benton High SchoolHigh · 1,515 students
- Benton Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Benton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other Benton Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Benton Elementary. Benton Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, ME · 575 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, KY · 528 students
- BENTON ELEM.NEOSHO, MO · 523 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 481 students
- Benton ElementaryBenton, TN · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Benton Intermediate School2.5 mi · 754
- Benton Middle School2.6 mi · 817
- Benton High School3.6 mi · 1,515
- Kingston Elementary School4.1 mi · 768
- Legacy Elementary School5.5 mi · 560
- North Highlands Elementary School9.3 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Benton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Benton Elementary School?
Benton Elementary School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Benton Elementary School serve?
Benton Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benton Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benton Elementary School?
At Benton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Benton Elementary School in?
Benton Elementary School is part of Bossier Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.