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Circle Benton Elementary

Q: Is Circle Benton Elementary a good school?

Circle Benton Elementary ranks 111 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Circle Benton Elementary is a public elementary school in Benton, Kansas, serving 276 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Circle School District, which is ranked 82 out of 264 districts in the state.

Circle Benton Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top 20% of Kansas elementary schools. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school ranked as high as 53 out of 670 schools. Its students significantly outperform the Circle School District and the state of Kansas on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests, with 64.23% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 59.99% in Mathematics. The school's 5th grade Mathematics performance is particularly strong, with 84.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 53.12% for the district and 41.84% for the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Circle Benton Elementary outperforms its closest district counterpart, Circle Towanda Elementary, and performs on par with or better than many top-ranked schools in the Andover School District, such as Wheatland Elementary and Robert M. Martin Elementary. While the school faces some challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, its overall metrics and comparisons to nearby schools suggest it is providing a quality education to its students.

286

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,728

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 S Kansas St
Benton, KS 67017

(316) 778-1151

District: Circle

Students who attend Circle Benton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Circle Middle School
High:	Circle High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

8.4%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Kansas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg47%

Kansas avg42%

111^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Circle

82^nd of 264Circle among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	111 of 656	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	138 of 653	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	76 of 660	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	127 of 668	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	53 of 670	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.2	256 of 667	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	147 of 656	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	129 of 659	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	128 of 656	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	53 of 678	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	74.4	149 of 668	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	110 of 660	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	122 of 631	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	152 of 630	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	162 of 621	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.3	254 of 614	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	180 of 600	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	102 of 585	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	82.6	75 of 591	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	154 of 591	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	166 of 574	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	67 of 533	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	95 of 546	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	36 of 541	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	86.8	54 of 605	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	45.1	326 of 586	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	156 of 575	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	131 of 576	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	186 of 579	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	82 of 584	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	126 of 596	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	69 of 587	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	286 of 592	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	136 of 574	76.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2021)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+33 vs state

English Language Arts64%+20 vs state

Mathematics60%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Circle Benton Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Circle Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 S Kansas St	Benton	67017	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 778-1151	286	20	14.3	33.6%	243 (85.0%)	10 (3.5%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	79.5	111^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.1%		72.3	138^th of 653 public elementary schools	78.9%	27	74.3	70.3	71.8	42.5	64.2	62.9	51.3	84.2	42.5	60.0	74.4	74.4	$15,728	$1,150	$14,579
Robert M. Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	2342 N. 159th St East	Wichita	67228	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4720	480	32	15.2	9.2%	357 (74.4%)	13 (2.7%)	35 (7.3%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	82	96^th of 656 public elementary schools	85.4%		88.7	54^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.7%	42	58.2	77.8	77.8		71.0	46.1	70.4	63.3		59.5	64.4	64.4	$9,686	$699	$8,987
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1747 N Andover Rd	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4620	388	28	13.8	33.2%	296 (76.3%)	8 (2.1%)	31 (8.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	73.6	148^th of 656 public elementary schools	77.4%		80	106^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.8%	42	59.7	53.2	61.3		58.0	55.9	46.7	62.7		55.0	69.3	69.3	$11,645	$1,105	$10,540
Wheatland Elementary	Public	K-5	15200 E. 21st Street	Wichita	67230	Sedgwick County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4820	443	29	15.5	10.8%	313 (70.7%)	8 (1.8%)	36 (8.1%)	49 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	95.9	9^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.2	9^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.6%		78.7	87.2	75.3		80.5	76.3	81.6	90.7		83.1	72.1	72.1	$10,511	$718	$9,793
Circle Towanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 North 6th St	Towanda	67144	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 536-2728	278	24	11.3	51.4%	249 (89.6%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	34.8	454^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.8%		27.4	499^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.6%	45	51.4	41.0	41.5	44.4	44.4	17.1	30.8	21.9	47.2	29.1	34.1	34.1	$14,821	$1,324	$13,497
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 N. 159th St. East	Wichita	67230	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4630	372	25	14.6	21.8%	267 (71.8%)	15 (4.0%)	36 (9.7%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.0%)	80	110^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.2%		87.6	60^th of 653 public elementary schools	90.8%	50	61.3	74.5	67.7		67.2	49.3	72.7	59.7		59.4	56.4	56.4	$11,520	$961	$10,558
Circle Greenwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3250 N Greenwich Rd	Wichita	67226	Sedgwick County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 315-4000	337	23	14.6	24.9%	216 (64.1%)	45 (13.4%)	36 (10.7%)	26 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	89.2	38^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.2	30^th of 653 public elementary schools	95.4%	8	75.0	82.0	72.5	72.7	75.8	65.0	66.0	70.0	84.1	70.6	50.0	50.0	$13,132	$794	$12,338
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 E. Douglas	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4730	367	28	12.9	31.3%	258 (70.3%)	5 (1.4%)	49 (13.4%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.4%)	63	234^th of 656 public elementary schools	64.3%		69.9	162^nd of 653 public elementary schools	75.2%	72	47.3	79.4	53.4		60.0	40.5	58.8	43.1		47.5	53.4	53.4	$11,209	$831	$10,378
Prairie Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	654 YMCA Drive	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4630	474	32	14.7	28.9%	326 (68.8%)	17 (3.6%)	38 (8.0%)	47 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.1%)	80	109^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.4%		89	50^th of 653 public elementary schools	92.3%	59	66.7	68.9	71.0		69.1	47.6	68.9	55.5		57.3	58.7	58.7	$13,158	$1,152	$12,006
Isely Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5256 N Woodlawn	Bel Aire	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-8200	621	47	13.1	55.4%	276 (44.4%)	128 (20.6%)	89 (14.3%)	46 (7.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.2%)	31.9	476^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.4%		46	361^st of 653 public elementary schools	44.7%	115	45.4	38.9	42.2		42.2	26.0	35.6	37.8		33.0	31.5	31.5	$17,644	$1,892	$15,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Circle Benton Elementary

Is Circle Benton Elementary a good school?

Circle Benton Elementary ranks 111^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Circle Benton Elementary?

Students at Circle Benton Elementary are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Circle Benton Elementary in?

Circle

How many students attend Circle Benton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Circle Benton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Circle Benton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Circle Benton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Circle Middle School
High : Circle High

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