Summary:
Bennett School District No. 29J is served by one high school, Bennett High School, which enrolls 431 students in grades 9–12 in the small community of Bennett, Colorado. The district ranks 88th out of 115 districts in the state with a 1-star rating, and the school has remained in the bottom quintile of Colorado high schools for three consecutive reporting years, with percentile rankings of 19th, 14th, and 14th.
The standout feature at Bennett High School is its graduation rate: 91.7% of students graduate on time, comfortably exceeding the state average of 85.6%. The dropout rate of 1.6% matches the state average exactly. However, chronic absenteeism is a concern, with 28.6% of students missing substantial school time, nearly identical to the state's 28.4% rate. Only 29.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a lower-poverty population than many Colorado schools, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.2 to 1.
Academic proficiency is the school's biggest challenge. In 2025–2026, 11th-grade SAT reading and writing proficiency was 37% compared to 60% statewide, and SAT math proficiency was 16% versus 32% statewide. Science proficiency is especially low at 12.6%, roughly half the state's 24.8%. Math is the most pressing issue, with just 7% proficiency in 2024–2025 and only 15–16% on 9th and 10th-grade PSAT math exams. Reading and writing is comparatively stronger, with 46% proficiency on PSAT 9 and 10 tests. The combination of a strong graduation rate and low test scores reveals a graduation-versus-college-readiness gap that the district must address.
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