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What's one thing Tom Benson School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084000644
Tom Benson School
3315 Maine Avenue, Kenner, LA 70065 · (504) 443-1361 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
13.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
397 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
23.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tom Benson School
Tom Benson School's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Benson School this school | 631 | 62.9% | 14.5% |
| Phoebe Hearst School Metairie | 602 | 59.3% | 24.2% |
| John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School Kenner | 545 | 58.2% | 26.8% |
| Harold Keller Elementary School Metairie | 550 | 64.2% | 28.5% |
| Marie B. Riviere Elementary School Metairie | 526 | 62.4% | 31.7% |
| Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School Kenner | 542 | 69.6% | 16.5% |
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 Tom Benson School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #520 of 583 | #45 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #528 of 582 ▼ 47 | #43 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #503 of 587 ▲ 27 | #43 of 50 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #147 of 540 | #13 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #119 of 714 | #10 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #314 of 655 | #28 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #324 of 655 | #40 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #500 of 705 | #41 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #87 of 197 | #17 of 26 |
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
631
-88 (-12%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 631 | 47.6 | 13.3:1 | 63% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 48.5 | 13.5:1 | 59% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 38.9 | 19.3:1 | 60% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 72% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 81% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 82% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 63% (468) |
| 1990-91 | 969 | 54 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom Benson School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (553 to 631); teachers up 53% (31 to 47.6).
About Tom Benson School
Tom Benson School is one of the public schools in Kenner, Louisiana. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 631 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.
Tom Benson School is one school in Jefferson Parish, a system of 74 schools with 46,790 students.
Hispanic students account for 66% of enrollment at Tom Benson School. Smaller groups are 24% Black, 6% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Jefferson Parish is roughly 19% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Tom Benson School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is about 14.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Tom Benson School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 14.5%, is 24.5 points below the 39.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Jefferson Parish has about 430,920 residents, and median household income is about $65,252, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 47,983.
The closest public school, Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School, is about 0.4 miles from Tom Benson School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Tom Benson School is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Tom Benson School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Tom Benson School had 719 students in 2020-21 and 631 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.4:1 to 13.3:1.
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Jefferson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
430,920
Census ACS
Median income
$65,252
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
47,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Parish
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- John Ehret High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- West Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- East Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,381 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
Other schools in Kenner
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- Chateau Estates SchoolElementary · 610 students
- John James Audubon SchoolElementary · 572 students
- A.C. Alexander SchoolElementary · 567 students
- John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School0.4 mi · 2,376
- Walter Schneckenburger Elem School0.6 mi · 327
- Bissonet Plaza School0.8 mi · 624
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy1.0 mi · 2,263
- Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School1.1 mi · 542
- John Q. Adams Middle School1.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Tom Benson SchoolHow large is Tom Benson School?
Tom Benson School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-08.
Is Tom Benson School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tom Benson School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tom Benson School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tom Benson School is approximately 13.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tom Benson School?
At Tom Benson School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tom Benson School public or private?
Tom Benson School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Parish.
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