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Enrollment
377
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237000582
Benson Middle
1600 N Wall Street, Benson, NC 27504 · (919) 894-3889 · Johnston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
374 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 6 | 129 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
46.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Benson Middle
Benson Middle's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Middle this school | 377 | 99.2% | 48.4% |
| Butner-Stem Middle Butner | 391 | 99.2% | 43.9% |
| East Lee Middle Sanford | 526 | 97.5% | 36.3% |
| Kannapolis Middle School 6 Kannapolis | 358 | 99.2% | 29.5% |
| Speight Middle Stantonsburg | 281 | 98.9% | 56.4% |
| Roseboro-Salemburg Middle Roseboro | 394 | 99.2% | 34.5% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Benson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #265 of 463 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #235 of 461 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #259 of 463 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #394 of 478 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #108 of 456 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #137 of 456 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #199 of 472 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #52 of 300 | #3 of 7 |
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
377
-116 (-24%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 377 | 25.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 32.8 | 15.0:1 | 99% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 34.5 | 14.3:1 | 63% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 55% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 38% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (493 to 377); teachers down 26% (34.5 to 25.5).
About Benson Middle
This page covers Benson Middle, a small middle school in Benson, North Carolina. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 377 students. Middle schools in North Carolina have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.
The district, Johnston County Public Schools, operates 48 schools serving 37,320 students.
Hispanic students make up 44% of enrollment at Benson Middle, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 32% White, 19% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Johnston County's population at about 17%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
With 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Benson Middle outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for Benson Middle. The school posts 48.4%, within a point of the prediction.
For Johnston County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,384, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,004, Benson Middle among them.
Benson Elementary sits about 1.5 miles from Benson Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 50.8% proficiency; Benson Middle posts 48.4%.
Benson Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 377, down from 493 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Benson Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Benson
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- McGee's Crossroads MiddleMiddle · 757 students
- Benson ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Meadow SchoolElementary · 646 students
Other Benson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Benson Middle. Benson Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Benson Middle SchoolBENSON, AZ · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Benson Elementary1.5 mi · 719
- South Johnston High2.2 mi · 1,355
- Dunn Middle5.9 mi · 388
- Meadow School6.5 mi · 646
- Four Oaks Elementary7.0 mi · 1,051
- Harnett County Early College7.0 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Benson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Benson Middle?
Benson Middle enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Benson Middle serve?
Benson Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Benson Middle?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Benson Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benson Middle?
At Benson Middle, the student body is approximately 32% White, 44% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Benson Middle in?
Benson Middle is part of Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.