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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Benton Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
817
Middle
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027000842
Benton Middle School
6136 Highway 3, Benton, LA 71006 · (318) 549-5250 · Bossier Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Louisiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
246 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 7 | 440 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 377 | 46% |
Student demographics
42%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
62.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Middle School
Benton Middle School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Middle School this school | 817 | 30.1% | 50.3% |
| Benton Intermediate School Benton | 754 | 33.3% | 60.3% |
| Lake Harbor Middle School Mandeville | 582 | 28.4% | 65.3% |
| Tchefuncte Middle School Mandeville | 682 | 25.5% | 67.7% |
| Fontainebleau Junior High School Mandeville | 784 | 32.4% | 55.8% |
| Moss Bluff Middle School Lake Charles | 781 | 39.6% | 48.7% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Benton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #25 of 213 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #27 of 210 ▲ 22 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #26 of 213 ▲ 5 | #2 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #81 of 197 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #13 of 220 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #177 of 195 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #142 of 195 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #208 of 214 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #64 of 162 | N/A |
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
817
+53 (+7%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 817 | 49.4 | 16.5:1 | 30% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 46.7 | 17.8:1 | 29% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 39.5 | 21.5:1 | 34% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 36 | 21.2:1 | 20% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 1,030 | 51.3 | 20.1:1 | 21% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 50 | 18.5:1 | 24% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 30% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 30% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,030 to 817); teachers down 4% (51.3 to 49.4).
About Benton Middle School
Benton Middle School is a public large middle school in Benton, Louisiana. Enrollment stands at 817 students, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 86% more students than the average for middle schools in Louisiana (about 440).
Besides Benton Middle School, Bossier Parish runs 33 other schools. The district enrolls 22,233 students.
About 75% of the student body at Benton Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Bossier Parish, the White share is about 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Benton Middle School lists 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 41.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 30% of the student body. The average for public schools in Bossier Parish is 53%.
Benton Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Benton Middle School would score about 62.7%. It scores 50.3%, 12.4 points below that figure.
For the population of Bossier Parish, the median household earns about $69,617 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Bossier Parish, 34 public schools serve about 22,233 students.
Among nearby public schools, Benton Intermediate School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Benton Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.1% proficiency; Benton Middle School posts 50.3%.
Benton Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 764 (2020-21) to 817 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.2:1 to 16.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Benton Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Benton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Other Benton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Benton Middle. Benton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLBENTON, AR · 1,363 students
- Benton MiddleBenton, WI · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Benton Intermediate School0.1 mi · 754
- Benton High School1.9 mi · 1,515
- Kingston Elementary School2.4 mi · 768
- Benton Elementary School2.6 mi · 595
- Legacy Elementary School4.4 mi · 560
- North Highlands Elementary School6.8 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Benton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Benton Middle School?
Benton Middle School enrolls approximately 817 students in grades 06-08.
Is Benton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Benton Middle School have?
Benton Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Benton Middle School?
Benton Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Benton Middle School?
Benton Middle School is overseen by Bossier Parish in Bossier Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.