📍 600 1st St, Van Horne, Benton County, 52346
Benton Community Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Van Horne, Benton County. The school has 235 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Junge. It is part of the Benton Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Community Middle School enrolls 235 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 235 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 Community Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 38, state house district 75.
Benton Community Middle School is one of 5 schools in Benton Comm School District, based in Van Horne, Iowa. The district serves 1,637 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 235 students, Benton Community Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 327 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Benton Community Middle School.
Find vacancies →