📍 68350 Cr 31, Goshen, Elkhart County, 46526
Benton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Goshen, Elkhart County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfield Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benton Elementary School enrolls 453 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 398 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 453 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. 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.
Benton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 12, state house district 82.
Benton Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Fairfield Community Schools, based in Goshen, Indiana. The district serves 2,209 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Benton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 552 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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