Enrollment
31
Middle
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550111003061
Benton Middle
41 Alma St, Benton, WI 53803 · (608) 759-4002 · Lafayette County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL31 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
16 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 61% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 39% |
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Benton Middle→Benton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Benton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Benton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 31 | #386 of 389 |
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
31
+3 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 31 | 2.6 | 11.9:1 | 52% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 27 | 2.4 | 11.3:1 | 41% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 3.1 | 9.3:1 | 31% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 2 | 14.0:1 | 43% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 2.3 | 13.5:1 | 23% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (31 to 31); teachers up 13% (2.3 to 2.6).
About Benton Middle
Among the schools in Benton, Wisconsin, is Benton Middle, a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 31 students covers grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 92% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Benton School District runs Benton Middle along with 2 other schools, enrolling 223 students in total.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at Benton Middle. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Lafayette County is about 91% White.
At Benton Middle, 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Lafayette County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Benton Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Benton Middle does better than predicted by 18.2 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.2%; the prediction is 46.0%.
In the county around the school, Lafayette County, the median household income is $76,462, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Lafayette County is home to 17 public schools and about 2,658 public school students.
Benton High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Benton Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Benton Middle ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.2% against a local average of 59.6%.
NCES assigns Benton Middle the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 3 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 14.0:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Benton Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,942
Census ACS
Median income
$76,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton School District
- Benton ElementaryElementary · 131 students
- Benton HighHigh · 61 students
Other schools in Benton
- Benton ElementaryElementary · 131 students
- Benton HighHigh · 61 students
Other Benton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Benton Middle. Benton Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLBENTON, AR · 1,363 students
- Benton Middle SchoolBenton, LA · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Benton High0.0 mi · 61
- Benton Elementary0.0 mi · 131
- Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary3.7 mi · 281
- Cuba City Middle3.8 mi · 129
- Cuba City High3.8 mi · 262
- Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle3.9 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Benton MiddleHow large is Benton Middle?
Benton Middle enrolls approximately 31 students in grades 07-08.
Is Benton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benton Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benton Middle is approximately 11.9:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benton Middle?
At Benton Middle, the student body is approximately 94% White, 6% Hispanic.
Is Benton Middle public or private?
Benton Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Benton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.