Is Joe Henderson Elementary a good school?

Joe Henderson Elementary ranks 1263 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joe Henderson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 519 students attended Joe Henderson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Joe Henderson Elementary?

Students at Joe Henderson Elementary are 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Joe Henderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joe Henderson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Benicia Middle High : Benicia High

Joe Henderson Elementary

Summary:

Joe Henderson Elementary is a public elementary school in Benicia, California, serving 512 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Benicia Unified School District, which is ranked 434 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Joe Henderson Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 55.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 62.77% in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special needs, who rank significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 24.7% in 2022-2023, an area that will require attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Matthew Turner Elementary stands out with even stronger academic performance, with 68.85% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 69.55% in Mathematics. Joe Henderson Elementary also serves a more affluent student population, with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to the surrounding Vallejo City Unified schools. Additionally, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio than the nearby Robert Semple Elementary and Matthew Turner Elementary, which may contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public K-5

650 Hastings Dr.
Benicia, CA 94510-1312

(707) 747-8370

District: Benicia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1263^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,815

Students who attend Joe Henderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benicia Middle
High:	Benicia High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 519

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joe Henderson Elementary ranks better than 78.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Benicia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.61. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Joe Henderson Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Benicia Unified School District. Student population at Joe Henderson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.6%), Hispanic (24.3%), two or more races (16.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joe Henderson Elementary is 23.5, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Benicia Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joe Henderson Elementary is $5,815, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Benicia Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joe Henderson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Joe Henderson Elementary 1263^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Joe Henderson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Benicia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Benicia Unified 434^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Joe Henderson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	95.70	198^th	4809	95.9%
2005	95.10	216^th	4822	95.5%
2006	87.54	612^th	4818	87.3%
2007	88.64	582^nd	5113	88.6%
2008	87.61	623^rd	5113	87.8%
2009	76.07	1162^nd	5193	77.6%
2010	79.76	1015^th	5314	80.9%
2011	72.45	1371^st	5377	74.5%
2012	76.83	1183^rd	5390	78.1%
2013	80.02	1048^th	5530	81.0%
2015	84.61	906^th	5611	83.9%
2016	82.55	1019^th	5614	81.8%
2017	83.08	996^th	5692	82.5%
2018	79.15	1178^th	5662	79.2%
2019	79.88	1176^th	5789	79.7%
2022	73.49	1473^rd	5883	75.0%
2023	80.36	1158^th	5874	80.3%
2024	77.61	1263^rd	5862	78.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.39	251^st	339	26.0%
2019	41.02	302^nd	445	32.1%
2022	52.57	337^th	610	44.8%
2023	55.49	337^th	669	49.6%
2024	77.97	137^th	669	79.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.25	267^th	2420	89.0%
2024	85.13	260^th	2634	90.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.96	2491^st	5084	51.0%
2022	55.72	1935^th	5264	63.2%
2023	50.14	2357^th	5374	56.1%
2024	73.68	1110^th	5511	79.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.66	1258^th	5413	76.8%
2019	77.94	1177^th	5492	78.6%
2022	73.37	1380^th	5635	75.5%
2023	80.18	1090^th	5617	80.6%
2024	81.00	1052^nd	5605	81.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.79	1112^th	5431	79.5%
2019	75.85	1261^st	5510	77.1%
2022	71.46	1459^th	5663	74.2%
2023	77.20	1212^th	5650	78.5%
2024	71.31	1437^th	5636	74.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.85	733^rd	4830	84.8%
2019	77.16	822^nd	4963	83.4%
2022	73.61	991^st	5084	80.5%
2023	84.00	577^th	5098	88.7%
2024	82.02	644^th	5102	87.4%

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Rank History for White students at Joe Henderson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.83	835^th	2737	69.5%
2019	68.64	876^th	2834	69.1%
2022	46.32	1571^st	2726	42.4%
2023	60.19	1104^th	2662	58.5%
2024	51.61	1360^th	2647	48.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Joe Henderson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	362	33	55	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
1989	450	30	71	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	585
1990	484	35	76	45	1	n/a	n/a	0	641
1991	492	45	90	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	676
1992	495	35	102	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
1993	512	42	95	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1994	493	34	87	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1995	486	32	89	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	654
1996	486	32	89	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	654
1997	487	33	81	53	3	n/a	n/a	0	657
1998	487	32	73	62	3	n/a	n/a	0	657
1999	480	29	85	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	663
2000	481	27	80	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	647
2001	476	28	76	60	5	n/a	n/a	0	645
2002	412	27	73	50	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
2003	412	27	73	50	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
2004	380	28	76	42	3	n/a	n/a	0	529
2005	360	30	64	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	493
2006	393	59	77	65	3	n/a	n/a	2	599
2007	345	40	79	66	1	n/a	n/a	27	558
2008	350	34	70	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	513
2009	309	37	72	56	2	0	82	0	558
2010	307	43	70	91	3	0	64	0	578
2011	291	42	64	94	0	1	71	0	563
2012	299	50	63	68	1	1	70	0	552
2013	265	46	58	61	1	0	78	0	509
2014	303	40	57	74	2	2	65	0	543
2015	297	37	69	76	2	1	72	0	554
2016	288	42	69	69	2	1	81	0	552
2017	272	38	64	67	0	1	80	0	522
2018	288	36	64	72	0	0	103	0	563
2019	264	40	54	74	1	0	115	0	548
2020	258	41	60	70	1	1	133	0	564
2021	246	40	67	61	1	1	146	0	562
2022	235	28	74	98	0	2	97	0	534
2023	220	26	67	112	0	2	85	0	512
2024	216	24	67	126	0	2	84	0	519

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joe Henderson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	465	16.5	28.1	n/a
1989	585	21.0	27.8	n/a
1990	641	26.0	24.6	n/a
1991	676	26.6	25.4	n/a
1992	679	27.0	25.1	2.2
1993	696	27.5	25.3	1.6
1994	660	25.5	25.9	1.8
1995	654	26.2	25.0	4.3
1996	654	26.2	25.0	4.3
1997	657	27.5	23.9	7
1998	657	31.0	21.2	5.6
1999	663	31.0	21.4	4.8
2000	647	30.4	21.3	3.7
2001	645	30.4	21.2	4.2
2002	564	27.0	20.9	4.1
2003	564	27.0	20.9	4.1
2004	529	25.0	21.2	1.7
2005	493	24.2	20.4	4.9
2006	599	30.2	19.8	8.9
2007	558	28.6	19.5	13.7
2008	513	30.9	16.6	11.3
2009	558	26.9	20.0	14.7
2010	578	27.4	21.0	15.9
2011	563	n/a	n/a	19.5
2012	552	21.0	26.2	15.8
2013	509	19.0	26.7	18.7
2014	543	21.0	25.8	19
2015	554	21.0	26.3	13.2
2016	552	21.0	26.2	14.5
2017	522	21.0	24.8	12.8
2018	563	20.0	28.1	18.7
2019	548	21.0	26.0	19.3
2020	564	n/a	n/a	20.4
2021	562	22.0	25.5	20.1
2022	534	24.2	22.0	22.3
2023	512	21.5	23.7	21.1
2024	519	22.0	23.5	19.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joe Henderson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	465	16.5	28.1	n/a
1989	585	21.0	27.8	n/a
1990	641	26.0	24.6	n/a
1991	676	26.6	25.4	n/a
1992	679	27.0	25.1	2.2
1993	696	27.5	25.3	1.6
1994	660	25.5	25.9	1.8
1995	654	26.2	25.0	4.3
1996	654	26.2	25.0	4.3
1997	657	27.5	23.9	7
1998	657	31.0	21.2	5.6
1999	663	31.0	21.4	4.8
2000	647	30.4	21.3	3.7
2001	645	30.4	21.2	4.2
2002	564	27.0	20.9	4.1
2003	564	27.0	20.9	4.1
2004	529	25.0	21.2	1.7
2005	493	24.2	20.4	4.9
2006	599	30.2	19.8	8.9
2007	558	28.6	19.5	13.7
2008	513	30.9	16.6	11.3
2009	558	26.9	20.0	14.7
2010	578	27.4	21.0	15.9
2011	563	n/a	n/a	19.5
2012	552	21.0	26.2	15.8
2013	509	19.0	26.7	18.7
2014	543	21.0	25.8	19
2015	554	21.0	26.3	13.2
2016	552	21.0	26.2	14.5
2017	522	21.0	24.8	12.8
2018	563	20.0	28.1	18.7
2019	548	21.0	26.0	19.3
2020	564	n/a	n/a	20.4
2021	562	22.0	25.5	20.1
2022	534	24.2	22.0	22.3
2023	512	21.5	23.7	21.1
2024	519	22.0	23.5	19.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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