Tom Benson School

Public PK, KG-8

 3315 Maine Avenue
       Kenner, LA  70065-3898


(504) 443-1361

District: Jefferson Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
678th of 727 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,869 Help


Students who attend Tom Benson School usually attend:

High:    Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  753

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.5%
African American:
23.6%
White:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.6% Help


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Compare Details Tom Benson School ranks worse than 93.3% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 48th among 50 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.56. (See more...)
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Compare Details Tom Benson School ranks worse than 82.1% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.5%), African American (23.6%), White (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tom Benson School is 19.3. 36 elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tom Benson School is $13,869, which is the 13th highest among 50 elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Tom Benson School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tom Benson School 678th of 727 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Tom Benson School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Tom Benson School 385th of 469 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Tom Benson School in the ranking list.)

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Hispanic students:


Jefferson Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Parish 60th of 114 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tom Benson School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.17 629th 729 13.7%
2022 15.08 638th 727 12.2%
2023 10.56 681st 730 6.7%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.53 57th 75 24.0%
2022 43.53 51st 90 43.3%
2023 29.74 80th 97 17.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.48 658th 682 3.5%
2021 16.17 625th 719 13.1%
2022 16.00 640th 724 11.6%
2023 9.77 688th 723 4.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.44 632nd 684 7.6%
2021 13.31 645th 705 8.5%
2022 14.00 628th 701 10.4%
2023 10.46 668th 705 5.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.65 661st 696 5.0%
2021 19.13 586th 704 16.8%
2022 20.45 591st 712 17.0%
2023 12.42 659th 713 7.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.32 521st 547 4.8%
2021 23.27 464th 564 17.7%
2022 16.80 504th 562 10.3%
2023 11.05 549th 570 3.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.75 165th 168 1.8%
2019 10.08 183rd 190 3.7%
2021 17.88 183rd 202 9.4%
2022 17.17 200th 220 9.1%
2023 19.14 207th 233 11.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.39 478th 516 7.4%
2019 29.41 423rd 517 18.2%
2021 18.43 464th 522 11.1%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Tom Benson School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 38.59 273rd 396 31.1%
2008 31.50 309th 413 25.2%
2009 33.31 319th 425 24.9%
2010 38.05 281st 408 31.1%
2011 40.97 290th 412 29.6%
2012 39.72 286th 442 35.3%
2013 22.30 370th 457 19.0%
2014 15.98 411th 470 12.6%
2015 11.20 440th 482 8.7%
2016 8.62 403rd 435 7.4%
2017 8.76 404th 437 7.6%
2018 5.69 395th 411 3.9%
2019 10.22 412th 449 8.2%
2021 14.32 396th 459 13.7%
2022 13.81 401st 460 12.8%
2023 18.52 383rd 465 17.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.88 36th 38 5.3%
2021 28.44 42nd 55 23.6%
2022 59.99 14th 48 70.8%
2023 54.11 20th 56 64.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.82 197th 202 2.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.58 383rd 403 5.0%
2019 12.18 395th 430 8.1%
2021 19.14 379th 455 16.7%
2022 19.29 379th 458 17.2%
2023 18.99 383rd 459 16.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.79 393rd 418 6.0%
2021 19.66 359th 441 18.6%
2022 18.22 372nd 441 15.6%
2023 15.30 389th 444 12.4%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.30 154th 170 9.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.30 389th 418 6.9%
2021 15.89 377th 442 14.7%
2022 17.58 367th 442 17.0%
2023 19.53 355th 443 19.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.11 291st 313 7.0%
2019 21.92 281st 338 16.9%
2021 20.90 292nd 352 17.0%
2022 22.09 298th 360 17.2%
2023 30.74 250th 360 30.6%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.71 115th 118 2.5%
2019 8.48 123rd 128 3.9%
2021 18.18 131st 153 14.4%
2022 16.54 142nd 163 12.9%
2023 21.47 134th 163 17.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Tom Benson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.23 315th 338 6.8%
2019 30.10 279th 350 20.3%
2021 10.21 341st 358 4.7%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Monday, October 15, 2018

Open Quote I hope things have changed since I was a student. It really sucked when I went there. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Open Quote THIS YR IS MY LIL ONE FIRST YR AT ROOSEVELT AND I'M VERY
HAPPY WITH HER ATTENDING ROOSEVELT.
I'M HOPING IT STAY THIS WAY. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Tom Benson School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 900 900
1990 577 175 33 182 0 n/a n/a 0 967
1991 528 210 36 195 0 n/a n/a 0 969
1992 538 231 36 203 0 n/a n/a 0 1008
1993 511 228 30 217 3 n/a n/a 0 989
1994 453 230 28 229 2 n/a n/a 0 942
1995 408 259 24 211 2 n/a n/a 0 904
1996 408 259 24 211 2 n/a n/a 0 904
1997 385 251 41 206 1 n/a n/a 0 884
1998 359 243 28 195 2 n/a n/a 0 827
1999 350 222 37 198 6 n/a n/a 0 813
2000 298 227 25 208 7 n/a n/a 0 765
2001 269 220 27 217 7 n/a n/a 0 740
2002 247 260 25 250 5 n/a n/a 0 787
2003 247 260 25 250 5 n/a n/a 0 787
2004 196 240 29 228 1 n/a n/a 0 694
2005 177 245 28 236 1 n/a n/a 0 687
2006 106 153 31 182 0 n/a n/a 0 472
2007 115 199 25 194 0 n/a n/a 0 533
2008 102 178 28 228 1 n/a n/a 0 537
2009 109 368 11 179 2 n/a n/a 0 669
2010 98 369 15 181 3 n/a n/a 0 666
2011 103 344 14 163 1 2 0 0 627
2012 94 285 15 164 0 2 2 0 562
2013 73 258 13 185 0 3 9 0 541
2014 68 303 12 204 1 3 13 0 604
2015 71 290 9 238 1 0 13 0 622
2016 69 259 5 215 1 1 12 0 562
2017 56 228 3 232 0 0 6 0 525
2018 52 237 3 250 1 0 10 0 553
2019 49 248 3 280 1 0 17 0 598
2020 53 219 22 277 4 0 12 0 587
2021 58 246 15 390 3 0 7 0 719
2022 49 222 18 416 2 0 8 0 715
2023 50 178 20 493 3 0 9 0 753

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tom Benson School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 900 50.0 18.0 34.4
1990 967 53.0 18.2 33.8
1991 969 54.0 17.9 42
1992 1008 52.0 19.3 51
1993 989 52.0 19.0 52
1994 942 54.0 17.4 84.4
1995 904 51.0 17.7 51.4
1996 904 51.0 17.7 51.4
1997 884 51.0 17.3 53.3
1998 827 48.0 17.2 54.8
1999 813 49.0 16.6 73.8
2000 765 47.0 16.3 68.1
2001 740 46.0 16.1 63.2
2002 787 41.0 19.2 75.1
2003 787 41.0 19.2 75.1
2004 694 37.7 18.4 76.8
2005 687 39.0 17.6 70.5
2006 472 28.4 16.6 71
2007 533 32.0 16.7 63.8
2008 537 34.9 15.4 79.9
2009 669 41.0 16.3 80
2010 666 44.0 15.1 79.1
2011 627 36.0 17.4 81.7
2012 562 29.0 19.3 80.6
2013 541 29.0 18.6 84.3
2014 604 35.0 17.2 84.3
2015 622 37.0 16.8 86.2
2016 562 n/a n/a 81.5
2017 525 38.3 13.6 74.5
2018 553 31.0 17.8 70
2019 598 25.5 23.3 81.1
2020 587 31.0 18.9 58.6
2021 719 37.0 19.4 71.6
2022 715 35.1 20.3 47.4
2023 753 38.9 19.3 59.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tom Benson School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 900 50.0 18.0 34.4
1990 967 53.0 18.2 33.8
1991 969 54.0 17.9 42
1992 1008 52.0 19.3 51
1993 989 52.0 19.0 52
1994 942 54.0 17.4 84.4
1995 904 51.0 17.7 51.4
1996 904 51.0 17.7 51.4
1997 884 51.0 17.3 53.3
1998 827 48.0 17.2 54.8
1999 813 49.0 16.6 73.8
2000 765 47.0 16.3 68.1
2001 740 46.0 16.1 63.2
2002 787 41.0 19.2 75.1
2003 787 41.0 19.2 75.1
2004 694 37.7 18.4 76.8
2005 687 39.0 17.6 70.5
2006 472 28.4 16.6 71
2007 533 32.0 16.7 63.8
2008 537 34.9 15.4 79.9
2009 669 41.0 16.3 80
2010 666 44.0 15.1 79.1
2011 627 36.0 17.4 81.7
2012 562 29.0 19.3 80.6
2013 541 29.0 18.6 84.3
2014 604 35.0 17.2 84.3
2015 622 37.0 16.8 86.2
2016 562 n/a n/a 81.5
2017 525 38.3 13.6 74.5
2018 553 31.0 17.8 70
2019 598 25.5 23.3 81.1
2020 587 31.0 18.9 58.6
2021 719 37.0 19.4 71.6
2022 715 35.1 20.3 47.4
2023 753 38.9 19.3 59.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Tom Benson School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $11,763
2018 $12,477
2019 $10,949
2020 $13,869

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tom Benson School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 412th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 383rd of 465 Middle schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Tom Benson School)2831
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)5251
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Tom Benson School)4331
 12%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)5759
 2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Tom Benson School)3514
 21%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)4336
 7%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Tom Benson School)3033
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)5553
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade Social Studies (Tom Benson School)3244
 12%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)5049
 1%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Tom Benson School)2016
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)3834
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5348
 5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Tom Benson School)4948
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6164
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Tom Benson School)3943
 4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)5549
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%
End of Course Algebra I (Tom Benson School)6194
 33%
   End of Course Algebra I (Jefferson Parish)6055
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students598753
 25.9%
African American248178
 28.2%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian320
 566.7%
Hispanic280493
 76.1%
Pacific Islander00
White4950
 2%
Two or More Races179
 47.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.1%59.6%
 21.5%


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Students who attend Tom Benson School usually go on to attend:

High : Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School

Tom Benson School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 753 students attended Tom Benson School.

Students at Tom Benson School are 65% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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