Impact of COVID-19 on Benton Central Junior-Senior High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 163rd of 470 Middle schools | Ranks 264th of 489 Middle schools | 19.3% |
Ranks 85th of 389 High schools | Ranks 79th of 398 High schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Central Junior-Senior High School) | 52.7 | 27.9 | 24.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Community School Corp) | 52.7 | 27.9 | 24.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 49.7 | 39.5 | 10.2% |
7th Grade Math (Benton Central Junior-Senior High School) | 45 | 29.5 | 15.5% |
7th Grade Math (Benton Community School Corp) | 45 | 29.5 | 15.5% |
7th Grade Math (Indiana) | 42 | 32.9 | 9.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Central Junior-Senior High School) | 52.4 | 39.2 | 13.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Community School Corp) | 52.4 | 39.2 | 13.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 50.7 | 43.8 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Math (Benton Central Junior-Senior High School) | 40.7 | 25 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Math (Benton Community School Corp) | 40.7 | 25 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Math (Indiana) | 38 | 31.4 | 6.6% |
End of Course Biology (Benton Central Junior-Senior High School) | 46.6 | 41.6 | 5% |
End of Course Biology (Benton Community School Corp) | 46.6 | 41.6 | 5% |
End of Course Biology (Indiana) | 38.6 | 29 | 9.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 855 | 790 | 7.6% |
African American | 6 | 1 | 83.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 63 | 100 | 58.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 767 | 665 | 13.3% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 21 | 31.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.9% | 48% | 5.1% |