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Central Elementary School

Regular School · Benton, KY

Central Elementary School is a regular school school in Benton, Kentucky, serving grades PK–05 with 480 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
480
Teachers (FTE)
31.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 449 94%
Two or more races 14 3%
Hispanic/Latino 12 3%
Black or African American 5 1%
Total enrollment 480 257M / 223F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45.0% +13.8pp 31.2% 234
Reading Proficiency 40.0% -2.5pp 42.5% 234
Science Proficiency 25-29% 68

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)
+0.14 grade levels
Math
-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
29 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
23
4.8% 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.) 480 100%

Contact & Location

115 Jim Goheen Drive

Benton, KY 42025

Phone: (270)527-0796

District

Marshall County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,145

District enrollment: 4,495

NCES ID

210381000272

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