Elementary · Tennessee
Benton Elementary
Free meals for allBenton Elementary, a public elementary school in Benton, Tennessee: grades pre-k–5, 421 students, — students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Polk County.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 421
- Teachers (FTE)
- —
- Students per teacher
- —
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
The school reported no teacher count for this year.
Smaller than 55% of elementary schools in Tennessee
Median 453 · 1,022 schools compared
Larger than 51% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Tennessee's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Tennessee: 39%41%proficient
+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in Tennessee
Median 40% · 978 elementary schools compared
179 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Tennessee: 42%34%proficient
−5.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Tennessee
Median 42% · 978 elementary schools compared
179 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Polk County
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Polk County.
Location
- Address
- 215 Schoolhouse Hill RD, Benton, TN 37307
- Phone
- (423)299-0090
- City or town
- Benton
- County
- Polk County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Polk ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 347 | — | 44% | 40% |
Taylor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 249 | — | 38% | 42% |
Calhoun ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 317 | — | 42% | 54% |
Charleston Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 358 | — | 43% | 59% |
Michigan Avenue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 452 | — | 69% | 68% |
Park View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 425 | — | 48% | 48% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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