Summary:
Elementary schools in Benton CCSD 47 consist of one school, Benton Grade School K-4, serving prekindergarten through grade 4, with 571 students. In 2025–2026, the school’s all-grades proficiency was 44% in English language arts (ELA) and 29% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The most important finding is that Benton was below the state in both subjects, by 13 percentage points in ELA and 11 points in math.
Because Benton is the only school listed, it is neither a local leader nor a laggard; it is the sole school-level result to assess. Grade-level results show a particularly wide gap in fourth grade: Benton’s ELA proficiency was 41%, versus 56% statewide, and its math proficiency was 20%, versus 42% statewide. Third-grade results were closer in ELA, at 46% compared with 48% statewide, while math was 39% versus 49%. The fourth-grade state gap was therefore 13 points wider than third grade in ELA and 11 points wider in math. These are comparisons between grades, not changes for the same students.
Results and SchoolDigger’s statewide standing have weakened over time, although attendance is a more favorable point of comparison. All-grades ELA at Benton moved from 44.0% in 2024–2025 to 43.5% in 2025–2026, while its state gap widened from 9 to 13 points; math fell from 32% to 29%, and its state gap widened from 6 to 11 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking history declined from the 47th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–2024 to the 23rd percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 22% at Benton, below the district’s 25% and the state’s 24%. Context measures include a 15.6 student-teacher ratio and 67% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. With one school listed, there is no local school-to-school comparison.
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