Benton High, MO

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
5655 S Fourth, St Joseph, MO 64504
phone
(816) 671-4030

How Benton High Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score42
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Benton High

729 Students
100% Low-Income Students
47 Teachers
16 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School MO US
Female 45% 48% 48%
Male 55% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School MO US
Grade 9 26% 21% 17%
Grade 10 25% 21% 17%
Grade 11 26% 19% 17%
Grade 12 22% 19% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School MO US
Asian <1% 2% 4%
Black 5% 14% 14%
Caucasian 81% 75% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 9% 5% 22%
Native American <1% <1% 2%
Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Other 4% 4% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Benton High

17% Math Proficiency
37% Reading Proficiency
27% Average Proficiency
95% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School MO US
Female 32% 47% 50%
Male 27% 43% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School MO US
High School 27% 47% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School MO US
Black 50% 33% 38%
Caucasian 30% 50% 54%
Other 50% 48% 51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School MO US
Limited English 50% 36% 34%
Low-Income 22% 35% 39%
With Disabilities 15% 29% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Benton High

82% Overall Rate
77% Low-Income
- Limited English
64% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School MO US
Black 80% 75% 69%
Caucasian 82% 82% 79%
Other 50% 60% 60%

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