BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Virtual

Regular School · BENTON, AR

BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in BENTON, Arkansas, serving grades 05–07 with 1,363 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 07

Enrollment

1,363

Teachers (FTE)

79.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	977	72%
Black or African American	164	12%
Hispanic/Latino	139	10%
Two or more races	69	5%
Asian	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,363	677M / 686F

English Language Learners: 50 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +16.9pp	37.1%	1,311
Reading Proficiency	40.0% +3.2pp	36.8%	1,309
Science Proficiency	50.0%	—	1,310

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.13 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

189 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

157

11.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,363	100%

Contact & Location

204 N COX

BENTON, AR 72015

Phone: (501)776-5740

http://bentonschools.org

District

BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,035

District enrollment: 5,904

Other Schools in District

ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY Elementary
PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL High
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Secondary

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72015) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

050296000068

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD