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Benton Heights Elementary

Q: Is Benton Heights Elementary a good school?

Benton Heights Elementary ranks 1035 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Benton Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 471 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Benton Heights Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were significantly lower than the district and state across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has struggled to support the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, with lower rankings for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. As a result, Benton Heights Elementary has been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years, with a consistent 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Benton Heights Elementary to nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. Schools like Sardis Elementary and Wesley Chapel Elementary have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and rankings. However, the data also indicates that there is potential for improvement at Benton Heights Elementary, and the school and district should focus on addressing the unique challenges faced by the school to provide a high-quality education for all students.

451

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,222

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Concord Ave
Monroe, NC 28110-2980

(704) 296-3100

District: Union County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

African American:

20.2%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Union County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

1,035^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1035 of 1490	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1194 of 1505	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1077 of 1502	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1177 of 1514	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1189 of 1489	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1022 of 1473	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1260 of 1434	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	1217 of 1429	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	1298 of 1425	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	1265 of 1440	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	1241 of 1390	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1250 of 1403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	1029 of 1388	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1019 of 1381	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	963 of 1363	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1181 of 1354	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	944 of 1324	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.6	658 of 1293	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.0	477 of 1276	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	507 of 918	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	640 of 924	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	405 of 933	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	602 of 927	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	534 of 896	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	743 of 949	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	862 of 927	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	23.8	772 of 897	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	193 of 563	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	304 of 533	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	262 of 514	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	285 of 485	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	255 of 385	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	144 of 497	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	273 of 421	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1052 of 1451	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1091 of 1455	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	945 of 1459	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1159 of 1458	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1234 of 1440	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	871 of 1424	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1197 of 1405	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	466 of 961	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	557 of 951	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	489 of 915	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	527 of 893	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	554 of 843	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	351 of 865	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	609 of 851	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	778 of 1437	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1019 of 1450	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	742 of 1437	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	802 of 1366	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	953 of 1329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	972 of 1361	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1222 of 1332	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	985 of 1450	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1235 of 1464	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1142 of 1461	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1110 of 1464	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1069 of 1444	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1101 of 1430	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1270 of 1413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science58%-4 vs state

Mathematics52%-8 vs state

Reading39%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 29, 2011

Mr Harvey the principle has just achieved his PHD, congrats ! Unfortunately if you have a concern or dare you question an action or policy in his school, watch out !
Remember that he is the boss of the staff including teachers and all. Of course his school is 70% hispanic and from what the school says most of the parents of can't speak very good english. Even though translations are given on everything, who's going to complain about anything ! Let's not jump on the Race wagon yet! Yes were White or lighter complextion in the left over 30% of which we are the 10%. My concern is that I'm scared not of being a minority, but how the now majority is not treated with respect. My GOD their of six years of age and children, can you not respect them for being children of any RACE when concern is raised ? To point I have ask the man on multiple emails simple questions without answer. I then emailed Teachers and Staff with concerns about an answer if possible. These same staff and teachers had previously been very helpful, not this time! Not even a reply of sorry I can't help you. Granted when your 1st grader comes home 40 minutes late so you call the school looking for them, they have no answer. Yes the only simple answer from him was your child was absent the day the notice was given. I wish for others that this is the only concern but its only one of the simple ones. They can't even begin to address the big ones, never the less any of the simple small ones. This if quickly becoming the country of the Do Nothing...It Will Fix Itself.
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Schools Near Benton Heights Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Concord Ave	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3100	451	44	10.2	99.3%	34 (7.5%)	91 (20.2%)	310 (68.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	33	1035^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%		25	1194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.7%	159	58.0	48.5	50.0				27.5	42.4	50.0				58.3		$16,222	$2,475	$13,747
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Elizabeth Ave	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3110	423	36	11.7	99.3%	11 (2.6%)	129 (30.5%)	268 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	14.2	1359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.4	1398^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.1%	39	33.3	38.1	56.7				6.7	19.0	23.0				48.3		$14,165	$2,305	$11,860
ALA Monroe	Public, Charter	K-8	2505 Weddington Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	ALA Monroe	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 807-3300	237	13	18.2		34 (14.3%)	92 (38.8%)	73 (30.8%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)								(n/a)	20.0	43.3	26.1	40.7	30.8	18.2	36.0	50.0	26.1	48.1	42.3	54.5	30.4	36.4
Walter Bickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 South ML King Blvd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 238-8704	444	41	10.9	99.3%	30 (6.8%)	135 (30.4%)	257 (57.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	7.9	1443^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.5	1403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	6.8%	40	33.7	35.5	27.3				16.3	25.0	30.3				43.9		$14,234	$2,482	$11,752
Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N. Rocky River Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1523	536	40	13.4	99.4%	183 (34.1%)	117 (21.8%)	195 (36.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	67.1	442^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.7	480^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.1%	38	61.0	69.1	75.5				48.1	66.0	56.4				68.1		$13,540	$2,549	$10,991
Rock Rest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Old Pageland-Monroe Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1513	394	37	10.6	99.2%	35 (8.9%)	58 (14.7%)	295 (74.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67.1	445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%		63.1	524^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.2%	79	86.1	79.7	78.5				43.1	62.7	35.4				72.3		$13,512	$2,722	$10,790
Wingate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Bivens Street	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-0635	394	30	13.1	99.2%	52 (13.2%)	126 (32.0%)	193 (49.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	56.1	634^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.4%		59.3	595^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.5%	39	80.7	71.7	73.0				43.9	51.7	41.3				54.0		$12,882	$2,524	$10,358
Shiloh Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5200 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1559	563	42	13.3	55.2%	256 (45.5%)	101 (17.9%)	137 (24.3%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.4%)								(n/a)															$9,132	$624	$8,508
Shiloh Valley Elementary	Public	3-5	5210 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3035	574	35	16.4	51.2%	266 (46.3%)	111 (19.3%)	130 (22.6%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	62.4	524^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%		52.3	712^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.7%	188	70.4	66.0	61.2				49.7	59.2	52.7				69.7		$9,884	$425	$9,459
Sardis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4416 Sardis Church Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3145	529	41	13.0	98.1%	171 (32.3%)	74 (14.0%)	248 (46.9%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	67.1	443^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.3%		56.4	640^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.5%	197	79.6	70.1	68.8				44.1	64.2	51.9				69.7		$11,237	$2,176	$9,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Benton Heights Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Benton Heights Elementary?

Students at Benton Heights Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Benton Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Benton Heights Elementary.

What district is Benton Heights Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Benton Heights Elementary a good school?

Benton Heights Elementary ranks 1035^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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