📍 3315 Maine Avenue, Kenner, Jefferson Parish, 70065
Tom Benson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kenner, Jefferson Parish. The school has 753 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tom Benson School enrolls 753 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 493 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 24% |
| White | 50 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 753 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tom Benson School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 LA-10, state senate district 10, state house district 92.
Tom Benson School is one of 82 schools in Jefferson Parish, based in Harvey, Louisiana. The district serves 46,790 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 753 students, Tom Benson School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large