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Benson Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
214th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 536 Arizona Middle Schools
Better than 60% of Arizona middle schools
Summary

Benson Middle School serves 286 students in grades 5–8 in Benson, Arizona, with no other schools within 20 miles. Its latest results show a clear overall strength: students performed above state and district levels in all three reported subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, there are no results to rank or compare because there are no other schools within 20 miles. Compared with the Benson Unified School District and the state, science is the school’s strongest subject relative to Arizona: eighth-grade proficiency was 43%, versus 30% statewide and 41% in the district. In ELA, results were 46%, compared with 41% statewide and 39% in the district. Mathematics was the closest to the state result, at 35% versus 33%; the district was at 31%. Results vary by grade, too: sixth graders were below the state in both ELA and math, while eighth graders were 7 points above the state in ELA and 10 points above in math.

Eighth-grade science improved from 33% in 2022–23 to 43% in 2024–25, while the state result rose from 27% to 30%; the school’s science proficiency was 43% in both 2023–24 and 2024–25. SchoolDigger places the school at the 60th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, close to its 60th-percentile standing the previous year, but below its 75th percentile in 2022–23. The student-teacher ratio rose from 15.9 in 2022–23 to 22 in 2024–25; the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 53% in 2022–23. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup change is that its measure of how well the school serves students with low socioeconomic status fell from the 80th percentile in 2023–24 to the 56th percentile in 2025–26, below the school’s overall 60th percentile. Its measure for White students was also notably lower than overall, at the 23rd percentile versus 60th in 2025–26.

286
Students ?
22.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,691
Per pupil spending ?
38.8%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 360 S Patagonia St
       Benson, AZ  85602-6533

(520) 720-6801

District: Benson Unified School District


Students who attend Benson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Benson High School

Feeder schools for Benson Middle School:

Elementary:    Benson Primary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
53.1%
Hispanic:
38.8%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Arizona median (60th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school40%
District avg35%
Arizona avg37%
214th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2016
From top 21% (2016) to top 40% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
144th of 267Benson Unified School District among Arizona 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202650.0214 of 53660.1%★★★☆☆
202550.7222 of 55259.8%★★★☆☆
202453.6216 of 55060.7%★★★☆☆
202367.6213 of 85475.1%★★★★☆
202263.7196 of 60567.6%★★★☆☆
202157.3281 of 83266.2%★★★☆☆
201953.8250 of 60558.7%★★★☆☆
201870.0182 of 71174.4%★★★★☆
201762.1213 of 69569.4%★★★☆☆
201675.6141 of 67779.2%★★★★☆
201562.1161 of 52169.1%★★★☆☆
201465.9220 of 69068.1%★★★☆☆
201368.6214 of 78772.8%★★★★☆
201262.6267 of 77265.4%★★★☆☆
201166.2214 of 68568.8%★★★☆☆
201058.6260 of 69262.4%★★★☆☆
200966.0209 of 66368.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202123.3496 of 57313.4%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202136.0287 of 40429.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.8272 of 60655.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202640.9200 of 37045.9%★★☆☆☆
202544.4189 of 39552.2%★★★☆☆
202447.3181 of 38653.1%★★★☆☆
202366.2214 of 80673.4%★★★★☆
202249.6228 of 49453.8%★★★☆☆
202153.1308 of 82062.4%★★★☆☆
201957.4185 of 46660.3%★★★☆☆
201870.2165 of 62473.6%★★★★☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202130.5155 of 1666.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202658.199 of 33870.7%★★★★☆
202571.966 of 34580.9%★★★★☆
202460.396 of 32970.8%★★★★☆
202373.9132 of 76082.6%★★★★☆
202277.461 of 39284.4%★★★★☆
202152.9268 of 80266.6%★★★☆☆
201967.396 of 38775.2%★★★★☆
201869.6110 of 54379.7%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202179.09 of 25796.5%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202645.8145 of 32855.8%★★★☆☆
202558.399 of 34471.2%★★★★☆
202469.963 of 32080.3%★★★★☆
202371.1131 of 71781.7%★★★★☆
202265.697 of 36973.7%★★★★☆
201874.385 of 50383.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202651.7146 of 37060.5%★★★☆☆
202539.0214 of 37943.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.4208 of 37043.8%★★☆☆☆
202364.1231 of 81071.5%★★★★☆
202252.7209 of 47656.1%★★★☆☆
202162.1237 of 81871.0%★★★★☆
201948.3202 of 43553.6%★★★☆☆
201860.0194 of 61768.6%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202176.014 of 14390.2%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202365.188 of 38477.1%★★★★☆
202235.5169 of 21119.9%★☆☆☆☆
202150.8277 of 65057.4%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202389.75 of 15996.9%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202328.1260 of 36328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202148.5283 of 78964.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202625.0207 of 27023.3%★☆☆☆☆
202529.9202 of 27727.1%★☆☆☆☆
202433.5201 of 28830.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.1324 of 67552.0%★★★☆☆
202231.4339 of 44624.0%★☆☆☆☆
202150.9346 of 78055.6%★★★☆☆
201936.6220 of 33734.7%★★☆☆☆
201848.2217 of 43650.2%★★★☆☆
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)
Native American (2023)97th percentile+22 vs school
Homeless (2021)96th percentile+30 vs school
Military Connected (2021)90th percentile+24 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)61st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)55th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2026)46th percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2021)29th percentile-37 vs school
Special Education (2023)28th percentile-47 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-37 vs school
African American (2021)13th percentile-53 vs school
Foster Care (2021)7th percentile-60 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts46%+5 vs state
Mathematics35%~ state avg

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Benson Middle School ranks 214th of 536 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Benson Middle School usually go on to attend Benson High School

Students at Benson Middle School are 53% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Benson Middle School.

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2022–23 through 2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026
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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 AASA test scoresOct 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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