📍 1120 Carl Sweeney Pkwy, Neosho, Newton County, 64850
Benton Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Neosho, Newton County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neosho School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benton Elem. enrolls 505 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 26% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 55 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 505 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 qualify for free lunch and 67 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
Benton Elem. is one of 10 schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEOSHO, Missouri. The district serves 4,998 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 505 students, Benton Elem. is close to the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant