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Benton High School

Public Grades 8-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 92% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Benton High School is a public high school in Benton, Louisiana, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,568 students. The school is part of the Bossier Parish school district, which is ranked 46 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Benton High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Louisiana, with a statewide ranking between 21 and 40 over the past several years, and has received a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benton High School consistently outperforms the Bossier Parish and Louisiana state averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams across various subjects, including Algebra I, Geometry, English I, English II, U.S. History, and Biology. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.7% to 92.2% over the past few years, and has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 4.3%. Benton High School performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, Benton High School significantly outperforms Bossier High School and Airline High School on academic measures. However, the school lags behind the top-performing magnet schools in the neighboring Caddo Parish district, such as Caddo Parish Magnet High School. Benton High School has also seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 28.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area the school may want to focus on to improve student engagement and attendance.

1,515

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,086

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

449 Fairburn Avenue
Benton, LA 71006

(318) 759-2580

District: Bossier Parish

Feeder schools for Benton High School:

Elementary:	Benton Elementary School
	Kingston Elementary School
	Legacy Elementary School
Middle:	Benton Intermediate School
	Benton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

African American:

15.2%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Louisiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

27^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Bossier Parish

46^th of 118Bossier Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	27 of 329	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	40 of 333	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	34 of 321	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	37 of 326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	24 of 322	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	21 of 313	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	43 of 302	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	47 of 297	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	30 of 297	89.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.7	31 of 312	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	73.5	51 of 309	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	56 of 312	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	85 of 310	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	96 of 300	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.5	140 of 297	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	150 of 301	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	100 of 291	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.8	91 of 290	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	20 of 256	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	31 of 260	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	40 of 256	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	28 of 243	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	28 of 233	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	25 of 308	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	38 of 308	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	48 of 308	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	47 of 311	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	26 of 288	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	16 of 292	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	23 of 120	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	40 of 113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	16 of 107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	35 of 103	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	20 of 92	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	6 of 78	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	44 of 323	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	68 of 328	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	113 of 321	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	36 of 285	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	35 of 301	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	27 of 313	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	25 of 315	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	31 of 306	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	19 of 292	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	22 of 291	92.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.2	17 of 63	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.7	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	13 of 170	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	13 of 165	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.6	29 of 138	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	36 of 139	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	17 of 135	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	21 of 122	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	33 of 245	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	39 of 248	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	30 of 250	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	13 of 245	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I90%+21 vs state

English II88%+21 vs state

Geometry84%+27 vs state

Biology81%+22 vs state

Algebra I75%+12 vs state

U.S. History74%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Benton High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Benton High School	Public	8-12	449 Fairburn Avenue	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2580	1,515	81	18.6	26.6%	1,121 (74.0%)	230 (15.2%)	87 (5.7%)	23 (1.5%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (2.8%)	85.1	27^th of 329 public high schools	91.8%		82.5	40^th of 333 public high schools	88.0%	13	75.0	84.0	88.0	74.0	90.0	81.0	$13,086
Airline High School	Public	8-12	2801 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5080	1,855	98	18.8	55.7%	682 (36.8%)	810 (43.7%)	221 (11.9%)	62 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	69 (3.7%)	62.4	118^th of 329 public high schools	64.1%		61.2	126^th of 333 public high schools	62.2%	8	69.0	69.0	72.0	48.0	73.0	70.0	$12,844
Northwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5939 Old Mooringsport Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 929-3513	989	56	17.5	54.3%	501 (50.7%)	380 (38.4%)	73 (7.4%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.7%)	29.8	228^th of 329 public high schools	30.7%		27	247^th of 333 public high schools	25.8%	19	45.0	37.0	55.0	47.0	61.0	46.0	$14,507
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	2550 Thomas E. Howard Drive	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 425-3411	308	36	8.5	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	307 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.3	295^th of 329 public high schools	10.3%		5.4	310^th of 333 public high schools	6.9%	15	20.0		42.0		43.0		$23,532
Bossier High School	Public	8-12	777 Bearkat Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6680	654	39	16.5	80.9%	70 (10.7%)	355 (54.3%)	197 (30.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.4%)	9.2	296^th of 329 public high schools	10.0%		14.3	283^rd of 333 public high schools	15.0%	13	32.0		33.0		40.0	36.0	$16,451
Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	722	47	15.3	86.1%	5 (0.7%)	692 (95.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	1.8	321^st of 329 public high schools	2.4%		4.3	317^th of 333 public high schools	4.8%	4	19.0	8.0	20.0	8.0	28.0		$17,033
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	869	61	14.2	25.1%	445 (51.2%)	205 (23.6%)	76 (8.7%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.4%)	96.4	6^th of 329 public high schools	98.2%		95.8	8^th of 333 public high schools	97.6%	2	99.0	99.0				100.0	$15,848
C.E. Byrd High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 Line Avenue	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 869-2567	1,517	76	20.0	42.7%	721 (47.5%)	620 (40.9%)	107 (7.1%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.5%)	71.7	71^st of 329 public high schools	78.4%		70	88^th of 333 public high schools	73.6%	17	68.0	66.0	75.0	71.0	79.0	72.0	$13,379
Caddo Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	5950 Union Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 636-5150	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Captain Shreve High School	Public	9-12	6115 East Kings Highway	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-7137	1,658	94	17.6	52.7%	483 (29.1%)	1,025 (61.8%)	70 (4.2%)	28 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.0%)	57.2	141^st of 329 public high schools	57.1%		46.4	184^th of 333 public high schools	44.7%	43	51.0	53.0	68.0	64.0	72.0	72.0	$12,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Benton High School

What district is Benton High School in?

Bossier Parish

What schools feed into Benton High School?

Benton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benton Elementary School
Elementary : Kingston Elementary School
Elementary : Legacy Elementary School
Middle : Benton Intermediate School
Middle : Benton Middle School

Is Benton High School a good school?

Yes. Benton High School ranks in the top 8.2% of Louisiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Benton High School?

Students at Benton High School are 74% White, 15% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Benton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,515 students attended Benton High School.

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