Benton Middle School
906 Joe Creason Dr
Benton KY, 42025, Marshall County
Phone: 270-527-9091
Ranking: (47 out of 943, top 5%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Marshall County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 252 | 263 | 247 | 263 | 238 | 253 | 231 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 90 | 35.7% | 86 | 32.7% | 76 | 30.8% | 101 | 38.4% | 74 | 31.1% | 89 | 35.2% | 78 | 33.8% |
Grade 7: | 82 | 32.5% | 79 | 30.0% | 97 | 39.3% | 76 | 28.9% | 85 | 35.7% | 74 | 29.2% | 90 | 39.0% |
Grade 8: | 80 | 31.7% | 98 | 37.3% | 74 | 30.0% | 86 | 32.7% | 79 | 33.2% | 90 | 35.6% | 63 | 27.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 136 | 54.0% | 139 | 52.9% | 126 | 51.0% | 133 | 50.6% | 116 | 48.7% | 124 | 49.0% | 119 | 51.5% |
Female: | 116 | 46.0% | 124 | 47.1% | 121 | 49.0% | 130 | 49.4% | 114 | 47.9% | 121 | 47.8% | 108 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 246 | 97.6% | 259 | 98.5% | 243 | 98.4% | 260 | 98.9% | 236 | 99.2% | 251 | 99.2% | 230 | 99.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 38.5% | 85 | 32.3% | 79 | 32.0% | 75 | 28.5% | 77 | 32.4% | 71 | 28.1% | 75 | 32.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 6.7% | 18 | 6.8% | 24 | 9.7% | 27 | 10.3% | 21 | 8.8% | 23 | 9.1% | 25 | 10.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.10 | 15.09 | 13.06 | 15.40 | 14.88 | 15.80 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.7% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 59.6% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 49.1% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 51.4% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 51.5% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 60.5% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 67.2% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 49.5% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 42.9% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.6% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 65.6% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.9% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.4% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 47.9% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 48.1% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 56.5% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 69.4% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 78.4% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.6% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.9% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 54.6% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.23% | 53.87% | 51.85% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.45% | 56.34% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.88% | 61.43% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.57% | 64.72% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 80.39% | 72.36% | 65.11% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 78.97% | 73.29% | 66.32% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 82.73% | 71.12% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 89.39% | 72.72% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 90.72% | 78.49% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 87.45% | 82.44% | 69.9% |
2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 77.05% | 68.68% | 55.95% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 87.36% | 71.99% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 91.67% | 78.48% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 79.52% | 73.16% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 94.67% | 87.86% | 64.04% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.43% | 64.64% | 52.64% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 93.44% | 72.65% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 87.78% | 70.37% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 90% | 77.26% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 85.19% | 72.19% | 60.09% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.52% | 47.23% | 41.92% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 45.9% | 38.75% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.56% | 50.26% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 77.5% | 50.44% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 83.95% | 66.57% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,755.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,328.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,665.0 |
* Benton Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.