Elementary Schools in Benton School District

Summary:

The Benton School District in Arkansas is home to 5 elementary schools serving grades K-5: Perrin Elementary School, Ringgold Elementary School, Caldwell Elementary School, Mt. View Elementary, and Angie Grant Elementary School. The district as a whole is ranked 44th out of 250 districts in Arkansas and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall performance.

Within the district, Caldwell Elementary School and Mt. View Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools. Caldwell Elementary is ranked 41st out of 495 Arkansas elementary schools and has a 5-star rating, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on test scores. Mt. View Elementary is ranked 52nd and has a 4-star rating, also demonstrating strong academic performance. In contrast, Ringgold Elementary School and Angie Grant Elementary School struggle, with significantly lower test scores compared to the other schools, the district, and the state.

The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, as the schools with higher percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients tend to have lower test scores. Ringgold Elementary and Angie Grant Elementary have the highest free/reduced lunch rates, while Caldwell Elementary and Mt. View Elementary have the lowest. Addressing the specific challenges faced by the lower-performing schools could help improve student achievement across the Benton School District.

District Detail

Central Office
Benton, AR 72018

(501) 778-4861

SchoolDigger Rank:
44^th of 250 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,806

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)			ATLAS Reading (2025)			ATLAS Mathematics (2025)			ATLAS Science (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	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Angie Grant Elementary School	Public	K-4	Angie Grant Elementary	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 778-3300	340	23	14.6	66.2%	161 (47.4%)	62 (18.2%)	77 (22.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.9%)	31.2	363^rd of 495 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.5	370^th of 497 public elementary schools	25.6%	7	28.5	26.4	27.4	33.3	31.9	32.6	27.0	31.9	29.7	27.0	22.2	24.4	$13,884	$2,011	$11,873
Caldwell Elementary School	Public	K-4	Caldwell Elementary	Benton	72019	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-4444	427	27	15.8	23.9%	355 (83.1%)	26 (6.1%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	89.5	41^st of 495 public elementary schools	91.7%		74.5	112^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.5%	71	64.0	55.9	60.1	67.5	58.5	63.2	53.5	50.7	52.1	59.3	65.0	61.9	$10,825	$551	$10,274
Perrin Elementary School	Public	K-4	Howard Perrin Elementary	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-7411	465	31	15.0	35.1%	346 (74.4%)	54 (11.6%)	33 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	81.1	76^th of 495 public elementary schools	84.6%		70.2	141^st of 497 public elementary schools	71.6%	65	47.3	52.8	50.0	47.3	54.0	50.6	61.6	55.0	58.4	49.5	46.1	47.8	$9,602	$767	$8,835
Ringgold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	Ringgold Elementary	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 778-3500	511	28	18.2	62.0%	288 (56.4%)	96 (18.8%)	83 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	31.3	362^nd of 495 public elementary schools	26.9%		27.5	385^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.5%	23	25.0	29.5	27.4	26.2	31.6	29.0	35.7	23.1	29.0	29.8	28.4	29.0	$10,653	$977	$9,675
Mt. View Elementary	Public	K-4	Benton High School	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 507-0791	431	26	16.5	22.5%	362 (84.0%)	12 (2.8%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	87.3	52^nd of 495 public elementary schools	89.5%		73.3	119^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.1%	67	59.8	50.0	55.6	61.9	54.2	58.5	58.7	57.0	58.0	55.7	50.0	53.2

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ua-Ptc Technical Center	1.28 mi	1
Bryant School District	3.06 mi	13	39^th
Bauxite School District	3.58 mi	4	95^th
HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	5.35 mi	4	57^th
Division Of Youth Services School System	6.94 mi	7	250^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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