Benton Middle School

Regular School · Benton, LA

Benton Middle School is a regular school school in Benton, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 817 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

817

Teachers (FTE)

49.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	611	75%
Black or African American	112	14%
Hispanic/Latino	61	7%
Two or more races	18	2%
Asian	11	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
Total enrollment	817	413M / 404F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +19.5pp	29.5%	749
Reading Proficiency	58.0% +17.3pp	40.7%	750
Science Proficiency	42.0%	—	746

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)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

111 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

373

45.7% 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.)	817	100%

Contact & Location

6136 Highway 3

Benton, LA 71006

Phone: (318)549-5250

District

Bossier Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,326

District enrollment: 23,918

Other Schools in District

Apollo Elementary School Elementary
Bellaire Elementary School Elementary
Benton Elementary School Elementary
Bossier Elementary School Elementary
Central Park Elementary School Elementary
Curtis Elementary School Elementary
Elm Grove Elementary School Elementary
Haughton Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 71006) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220027000842

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