1
Enrollment
460
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNETT VENTURE ACADEMY·NCES 390045705016
Bennett Venture Academy
5130 Bennett Rd, Toledo, OH 43612 · (419) 269-2247 · Lucas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-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 Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
51 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 51% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -8.5pp since 2021
Math
28.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 36.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bennett Venture Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,344 of 1,569 ▼ 65 | #45 of 80 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,236 of 1,569 ▲ 27 | #41 of 80 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.1pp | #77 of 1,514 | #2 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #625 of 1,808 | #20 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #6 of 1,582 | #2 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #189 of 1,590 | #19 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.8% | #47 of 992 | #1 of 46 |
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
460
-159 (-26%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 460 | 50.5 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 45 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 48 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 26 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 31 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 32 | 22.9:1 | 100% (730) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 68% (498) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett Venture Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (716 to 460); teachers up 63% (31 to 50.5).
About Bennett Venture Academy
A mid-sized elementary school in Toledo, Ohio, Bennett Venture Academy is part of Bennett Venture Academy. It enrolls 460 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8.
Bennett Venture Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
The student body at Bennett Venture Academy is 50% Black. It is also 18% White, 16% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. Lucas County's residents are about 19% Black, 31 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Bennett Venture Academy are from different groups.
Bennett Venture Academy lists 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1.
Bennett Venture Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Ohio public elementary schools.
The county, Lucas County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $62,224, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 143, with about 73,839 students.
Measured in a straight line, Mayfair is about 0.3 miles from Bennett Venture Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES assigns Bennett Venture Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Bennett Venture Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 159 students, from 619 to 460. Students per teacher dropped from 23.8 in 2020-21 to 9.1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Bennett Venture AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Bennett Venture Academy?
Bennett Venture Academy enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Bennett Venture Academy serve?
Bennett Venture Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennett Venture Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bennett Venture Academy is approximately 9.1:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennett Venture Academy?
At Bennett Venture Academy, the student body is approximately 18% White, 16% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Bennett Venture Academy public or private?
Bennett Venture Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Bennett Venture Academy.
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