Summary:
Zip code 80102 is served by one high school, Bennett High School, which enrolls 431 students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Bennett School District No. 29J in Bennett, Colorado.
Bennett High School has a split profile. On the positive side, it graduates students at a strong rate of 91.7%, above the state average of 85.6%, and its dropout rate of 1.6% matches the state. On the negative side, the school ranks 289 out of 338 Colorado high schools (14th percentile) and carries a one-star rating. Academic proficiency is far below state averages: only 37% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT Reading and Writing versus 60% statewide, and just 16% are proficient in SAT Math versus 32% statewide. CMAS Science proficiency is 12.6% versus 24.8% statewide. About 29.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.2 to 1.
Math is the school's biggest weakness, with PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 math proficiency at just 16% and 15%, well below state averages of 38% and 36%. There was some encouraging news: SAT Math proficiency jumped from 7% to 16% in one year, though reading and science scores declined. Chronic absenteeism affects 28.6% of students, essentially matching the state rate and higher than the district's 23.4%. The school's state ranking has remained in the bottom 20th percentile for three straight years, showing little overall improvement. For parents, this is a school that successfully gets students to graduation but struggles to bring them to state proficiency standards, especially in math and science.
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