📍 338 S Woodchuck Ln, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67209
Benton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Elem enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 10% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 290 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 26, state house district 97.
Benton Elem is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Benton Elem is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large