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Benton High School

Public Grades 8-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 90% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Benton High School in Benton, LA, is a high-performing public high school serving 1,515 students in grades 8-12 within the Bossier Parish school district, consistently ranking among the top 10-15% of high schools in Louisiana.

Benton High School stands out as a clear academic leader in its area, outperforming nearly all nearby schools in key metrics. Its state ranking (32nd out of 325 in 2025-2026, 90th percentile) is dramatically higher than its closest geographic rivals, such as Airline High School (60th percentile) and C.E. Byrd High School (75th percentile). Benton's test scores are a clear differentiator, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Geometry (82%) nearly double that of Airline (59%) and more than double that of C.E. Byrd (65%). The school also boasts an exceptional graduation rate of 93.9% and an impressively low dropout rate of 0.9%, far below the state average of 3.1% and rates at nearby schools like Bossier High School (3.8%) and Booker T. Washington High (7.3%). Only the selective-admission Caddo Parish Magnet High School outperforms Benton, but Benton's results are arguably more impressive as a comprehensive public school serving a broader community.

Despite its high academic performance, Benton High School faces a notable challenge with chronic absenteeism, which sits at 27.3%—higher than the state average of 22.5% and significantly higher than Caddo Parish Magnet High School's 11.2%. While this rate is better than most immediate neighbors (e.g., Airline at 39.8%, Bossier at 48.8%), it is an area for improvement. The data also reveals a stark performance gap between the Bossier Parish and Caddo Parish school districts, with Benton and Airline as the top-performing traditional public high schools in the region, while many Caddo Parish schools rank in the bottom 10% of the state. Benton serves its diverse student subgroups well, with strong performance among Male, Hispanic, and Special Education students, though trends for Multi-racial and African American students warrant attention to ensure continued success for all.

1,515

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,086

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

449 Fairburn Avenue
Benton, LA 71006

(318) 759-2580

District: Bossier Parish

Feeder schools for Benton High School:

Elementary:	Benton Elementary School
	Kingston Elementary School
	Legacy Elementary School
Middle:	Benton Intermediate School
	Benton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

African American:

15.2%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

32^nd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 10%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Bossier Parish

37^th of 116Bossier Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	32 of 325	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	27 of 329	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	40 of 333	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	34 of 321	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	37 of 326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	24 of 322	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	21 of 313	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	43 of 302	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	47 of 297	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	30 of 297	89.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.7	31 of 312	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	73.5	51 of 309	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	56 of 312	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	85 of 310	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	96 of 300	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.5	140 of 297	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	150 of 301	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	100 of 291	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.8	91 of 290	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	51 of 260	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	20 of 256	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	31 of 260	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	40 of 256	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	28 of 243	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	28 of 233	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	35 of 313	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	25 of 308	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	38 of 308	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	48 of 308	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	47 of 311	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	26 of 288	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	16 of 292	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	11 of 125	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	73.8	23 of 120	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	40 of 113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	16 of 107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	35 of 103	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	20 of 92	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	6 of 78	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	48 of 321	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	44 of 323	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	68 of 328	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	113 of 321	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	36 of 285	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	35 of 301	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	31 of 311	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	27 of 313	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	25 of 315	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	31 of 306	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	19 of 292	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	22 of 291	92.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	32 of 67	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.0	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.2	17 of 63	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.7	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	39 of 168	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	13 of 170	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	13 of 165	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.6	29 of 138	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	36 of 139	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	17 of 135	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	21 of 122	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	36 of 244	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	33 of 245	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	39 of 248	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	30 of 250	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	13 of 245	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2026)74th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II86%+19 vs state

English I86%+20 vs state

Geometry82%+25 vs state

Biology77%+17 vs state

U.S. History76%+21 vs state

Algebra I75%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Benton High School	Public	8-12	449 Fairburn Avenue	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2580	1,515	81	18.6	26.6%	1,121 (74.0%)	230 (15.2%)	87 (5.7%)	23 (1.5%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (2.8%)	84.8	32^nd of 325 public high schools	90.2%		85.1	27^th of 329 public high schools	91.8%	5	75.0	82.0	86.0	76.0	86.0	77.0	$13,086
Airline High School	Public	8-12	2801 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5080	1,855	98	18.8	55.7%	682 (36.8%)	810 (43.7%)	221 (11.9%)	62 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	69 (3.7%)	62.5	129^th of 325 public high schools	60.3%		62.4	118^th of 329 public high schools	64.1%	11	70.0	59.0	75.0	59.0	73.0	58.0	$12,844
Northwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5939 Old Mooringsport Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 929-3513	989	56	17.5	54.3%	501 (50.7%)	380 (38.4%)	73 (7.4%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.7%)	26.1	247^th of 325 public high schools	24.0%		29.8	228^th of 329 public high schools	30.7%	19	34.0	49.0	50.0	40.0	52.0	48.0	$14,507
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	2550 Thomas E. Howard Drive	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 425-3411	308	36	8.5	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	307 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33.1	219^th of 325 public high schools	32.6%		9.3	295^th of 329 public high schools	10.3%	76	58.0	40.0	43.0	68.0	48.0	43.0	$23,532
Bossier High School	Public	8-12	777 Bearkat Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6680	654	39	16.5	80.9%	70 (10.7%)	355 (54.3%)	197 (30.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15.2	276^th of 325 public high schools	15.1%		9.2	296^th of 329 public high schools	10.0%	20	38.0	39.0	39.0		36.0	46.0	$16,451
Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	722	47	15.3	86.1%	5 (0.7%)	692 (95.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	5.6	311^th of 325 public high schools	4.3%		1.8	321^st of 329 public high schools	2.4%	10	25.0		37.0	8.0	38.0		$17,033
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	869	61	14.2	25.1%	445 (51.2%)	205 (23.6%)	76 (8.7%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.4%)								(n/a)					99.0		$15,848
C.E. Byrd High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 Line Avenue	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 869-2567	1,517	76	20.0	42.7%	721 (47.5%)	620 (40.9%)	107 (7.1%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.5%)	71.4	82^nd of 325 public high schools	74.8%		71.7	71^st of 329 public high schools	78.4%	11	68.0	65.0	79.0	67.0	76.0	68.0	$13,379
Caddo Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	5950 Union Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 636-5150	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Captain Shreve High School	Public	9-12	6115 East Kings Highway	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-7137	1,658	94	17.6	52.7%	483 (29.1%)	1,025 (61.8%)	70 (4.2%)	28 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.0%)	51.2	167^th of 325 public high schools	48.6%		57.2	141^st of 329 public high schools	57.1%	26	71.0	45.0	68.0	52.0	69.0	54.0	$12,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Benton High School

Is Benton High School a good school?

Yes. Benton High School ranks in the top 9.8% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Benton High School in?

Bossier Parish

What schools feed into Benton High School?

Benton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benton Elementary School
Elementary : Kingston Elementary School
Elementary : Legacy Elementary School
Middle : Benton Intermediate School
Middle : Benton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Benton High School?

Students at Benton High School are 74% White, 15% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Benton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,515 students attended Benton High School.

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