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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001299
Benton Heights Elementary
1200 Concord Ave, Monroe, NC 28110 · (704) 296-3100 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
448 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
39.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
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 Benton Heights Elementary
Benton Heights Elementary's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Heights Elementary this school | 451 | 99.3% | 48.5% |
| Virginia Cross Elementary Siler City | 494 | 99.4% | 42.2% |
| Easton Elementary School Winston Salem | 504 | 99.4% | 27.3% |
| R Homer Andrews Elementary Burlington | 498 | 99.4% | 34.6% |
| Oaklawn Language Academy Charlotte | 531 | 97.4% | 67.1% |
| Forest Park Elementary Winston Salem | 522 | 99.4% | 39.5% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #855 of 1,297 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #830 of 1,296 | #25 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #961 of 1,300 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #748 of 1,485 | #21 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #13 of 1,377 | #1 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #1,026 of 1,379 | #24 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #354 of 1,414 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #129 of 937 | #5 of 18 |
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
451
-93 (-17%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 451 | 44 | 10.3:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 45.8 | 10.3:1 | 99% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 43.7 | 10.8:1 | 89% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 55 | 11.2:1 | 99% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 58 | 10.4:1 | 87% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | 63 | 11.1:1 | 83% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 39% (289) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (617 to 451); teachers down 20% (55 to 44).
About Benton Heights Elementary
Benton Heights Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Monroe, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28110). It reported 451 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Union County Public Schools is the district for Benton Heights Elementary. It has 52 schools and 41,272 students.
About 69% of the student body at Benton Heights Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Union County residents are about 13% Hispanic. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Benton Heights Elementary are from different groups.
Benton Heights Elementary has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Union County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
Benton Heights Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
In Union County, home to about 250,958 people, the median household earns about $102,900 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Benton Heights Elementary shares Union County with 57 other public schools.
Wolfe School is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Benton Heights Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Benton Heights Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.5% against a local average of 45.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Benton Heights Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 544 (2020-21) to 451 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Union AcademyCombined · 2,186 students
- Sun Valley HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Piedmont HighHigh · 1,270 students
- Monroe HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Parkwood HighHigh · 1,082 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 980 students
Nearby schools
- Wolfe School1.2 mi · 109
- Union Academy1.5 mi · 2,186
- East Elementary1.6 mi · 423
- Monroe Middle1.6 mi · 802
- Central Academy of Technology and Arts1.7 mi · 875
- ALA Monroe2.0 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Benton Heights ElementaryHow large is Benton Heights Elementary?
Benton Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Benton Heights Elementary serve?
Benton Heights Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Benton Heights Elementary have?
Benton Heights Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benton Heights Elementary?
At Benton Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 69% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Benton Heights Elementary?
Benton Heights Elementary is overseen by Union County Public Schools in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.