Summary:
ZIP code 47971 in Oxford, Indiana is home to a single high school — Benton Central Junior-Senior High School — which serves grades 7–12 with 792 students as part of Benton Community School Corp, making it a combined junior-senior high rather than a 9–12-only campus. Because it is the only school in the ZIP, it defines the entire local high school landscape, and the most useful comparisons are to its own past results, its district, and the state.
The school's overall profile is strong and improving. Its most recent rank is 76th of 415 (82nd percentile, 4 stars), up from 123rd of 429 the prior year and 104th of 432 two years earlier. That places it well ahead of its district, which ranks 140th of 374 (63rd percentile, 3 stars). Graduation stands at 94.6%, matching the district and 4.9 points above the state's 89.7%, while chronic absenteeism is 12.8% — 3.9 points below the state's 16.7% and only slightly above the district's 12.2%. SAT results beat the state in both Evidence-based Reading and Writing (60% vs 51.9%) and Mathematics (33.6% vs 25.6%).
Test scores show real momentum alongside some uneven middle-grade results. From the prior year to the latest reporting, all-grade ILEARN ELA rose 10.15 points and math 6.51 points, moving the school from below its district to above it in both subjects. Seventh-grade math is a standout at 47.83% proficient, 11.93 points above the state. Areas to watch include 7th-grade ELA at 32.17% (9.53 points below state), 8th-grade ELA (3.54 points below) and 8th-grade math (1.38 points below), plus SAT Math trailing SAT EBRW by 26.4 points. Context: 51.89% free/reduced lunch, a 12.7 student-teacher ratio, and $15,438 per-student spending. Note that grades 7–12 mix middle- and high-school indicators, and district figures for grade-level tests, SAT, and Biology often mirror the school's.
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