State/Public Middle Open

Roanoke-Benson Jr High School

๐Ÿ“ 131 W Reiter St, Benson, Woodford County, 61516

148
Pupils
13.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Roanoke-Benson Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benson, Woodford County. The school has 148 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tyler Severson. It is part of the Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tyler Severson
School district
Roanoke Benson CUSD 60

Enrollment & staffing

Roanoke-Benson Jr High School enrolls 148 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.

Male students
72 (49%)
Female students
76 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
11.1
Student-teacher ratio
13.4:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White13692%
Two or more races74.7%
Hispanic or Latino42.7%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

35 of the school's 148 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 5โ€“8

Roanoke-Benson Jr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 53, state house district 106.

School district: Roanoke Benson CUSD 60

Roanoke-Benson Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Roanoke Benson CUSD 60, based in Roanoke, Illinois. The district serves 449 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 148 students, Roanoke-Benson Jr High School is close to the district average of about 150 students per school.

449
District students
3
Schools
40
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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