How many students attend Bentley Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 374 students attended Bentley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bentley Elementary School?

Students at Bentley Elementary School are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Bentley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bentley Elementary School usually go on to attend Lincoln-Way Central High School

Bentley Elementary School

Summary:

Bentley Elementary School is a public middle school located in New Lenox, Illinois, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 374 students. It is part of the New Lenox School District 122.

Bentley Elementary consistently outperforms the New Lenox School District and the state of Illinois in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 71.4% of Bentley Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.7% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, 54% of Bentley Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 47.2% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's science proficiency rate was 75.7%, higher than the district's 66.3% and the state's 53.2%. However, when compared to higher-performing schools outside the district, such as Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort CCSD 157C, Bentley Elementary's academic performance, while still strong, is not as exceptional.

Bentley Elementary has seen a fluctuation in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.7% in 2019-2020 to 14.8% in 2022-2023. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.6% in 2023-2024 is lower than the state average. Additionally, Bentley Elementary has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 15.51% in 2022-2023 to 16.35% in 2021-2022, suggesting a student population with a higher socioeconomic status compared to the state average. The school's spending per student has increased from $9,709 in 2019-2020 to $11,296 in 2022-2023, indicating a commitment to investing in the school's resources.

Detail:

Public 4-6

513 E Illinois Hwy
New Lenox, IL 60451-2781

(815) 485-4451

District: New Lenox School District 122

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,138

Students who attend Bentley Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln-Way Central High School

Feeder schools for Bentley Elementary School:

Elementary:

Arnold J Tyler School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 374

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bentley Elementary School ranks better than 92.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bentley Elementary School is $12,138. 4 middle schools in the New Lenox School District 122 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bentley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bentley Elementary School 147^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Bentley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bentley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	77.48	444^th	2020	78.0%
2004	79.02	373^rd	2030	81.6%
2005	77.02	403^rd	2022	80.1%
2006	76.38	449^th	2086	78.5%
2007	66.95	816^th	2095	61.1%
2008	71.96	654^th	2092	68.7%
2009	63.89	938^th	2120	55.8%
2010	68.59	792^nd	2139	63.0%
2011	62.78	970^th	2147	54.8%
2012	68.87	776^th	2166	64.2%
2013	59.58	953^rd	2167	56.0%
2014	54.69	993^rd	2093	52.6%
2015	51.28	872^nd	2052	57.5%
2016	60.27	734^th	2046	64.1%
2017	64.59	657^th	2044	67.9%
2018	66.96	618^th	2037	69.7%
2019	70.51	552^nd	2086	73.5%
2021	73.86	446^th	1948	77.1%
2022	66.69	619^th	2082	70.3%
2023	87.60	219^th	2077	89.5%
2024	92.88	147^th	2067	92.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.00	233^rd	763	69.5%
2019	57.09	375^th	1194	68.6%
2021	42.38	327^th	640	48.9%
2022	38.35	582^nd	1113	47.7%
2023	71.30	223^rd	1156	80.7%
2024	76.21	188^th	1195	84.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.47	523^rd	1765	70.4%
2019	66.03	434^th	1816	76.1%
2021	69.80	262^nd	1514	82.7%
2022	61.96	495^th	1763	71.9%
2023	76.62	234^th	1808	87.1%
2024	85.29	124^th	1793	93.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.55	584^th	1964	70.3%
2019	72.19	496^th	2019	75.4%
2021	74.64	349^th	1680	79.2%
2022	66.95	579^th	1970	70.6%
2023	86.52	218^th	1957	88.9%
2024	91.62	133^rd	1942	93.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.25	262^nd	907	71.1%
2024	54.31	296^th	886	66.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.11	604^th	1972	69.4%
2019	67.17	584^th	2019	71.1%
2021	65.33	490^th	1707	71.3%
2022	63.39	624^th	1977	68.4%
2023	85.62	231^st	1984	88.4%
2024	91.90	139^th	1959	92.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.36	715^th	938	23.8%
2019	53.90	364^th	955	61.9%
2021	70.69	112^th	742	84.9%
2022	61.00	259^th	954	72.9%
2023	73.15	159^th	970	83.6%
2024	89.01	52^nd	959	94.6%

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Rank History for White students at Bentley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.10	722^nd	1463	50.6%
2019	53.48	660^th	1462	54.9%
2021	61.15	457^th	1308	65.1%
2022	48.06	731^st	1425	48.7%
2023	78.75	230^th	1419	83.8%
2024	85.49	139^th	1392	90.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Bentley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	547	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	549
1990	586	n/a	1	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	592
1991	626	0	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
1992	626	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
1993	639	1	2	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	664
1994	659	2	5	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	687
1995	566	0	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	590
1996	566	0	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	590
1997	591	0	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
1998	652	1	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	666
1999	657	3	5	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2000	422	4	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
2001	416	9	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
2002	476	3	3	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	500
2003	476	3	3	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	500
2004	505	3	5	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	527
2005	510	3	2	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	525
2006	573	1	4	10	2	n/a	n/a	1	591
2007	454	4	0	16	2	n/a	n/a	1	477
2008	432	4	0	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	460
2009	434	8	1	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2010	448	8	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
2011	387	5	2	40	4	0	12	0	450
2012	362	5	1	37	2	0	12	0	419
2013	358	7	2	30	2	0	10	0	409
2014	359	5	4	36	1	0	8	0	413
2015	349	4	4	38	2	0	10	0	407
2016	335	3	2	42	1	0	12	0	395
2017	313	3	0	30	1	0	10	0	357
2018	311	7	1	30	0	0	12	0	361
2019	349	5	2	30	0	0	15	0	401
2020	355	6	2	32	1	0	16	0	412
2021	335	4	1	33	0	0	14	0	387
2022	326	3	0	39	0	0	5	0	373
2023	313	5	0	45	0	0	11	0	374

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Bentley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	549	23.0	23.8	n/a
1990	592	25.0	23.6	n/a
1991	639	28.0	22.8	n/a
1992	627	29.0	21.6	n/a
1993	664	29.0	22.9	n/a
1994	687	29.0	23.7	n/a
1995	590	25.1	23.5	n/a
1996	590	25.1	23.5	n/a
1997	601	24.9	24.1	n/a
1998	666	26.0	25.6	n/a
1999	679	30.0	22.6	n/a
2000	439	23.0	19.1	n/a
2001	439	22.1	19.9	n/a
2002	500	29.0	17.2	3.2
2003	500	29.0	17.2	3.2
2004	527	27.0	19.5	4.9
2005	525	26.0	20.2	4.8
2006	591	32.0	18.5	5.4
2007	477	24.0	19.9	11.8
2008	460	22.0	20.9	12.2
2009	464	24.0	19.3	12.3
2010	458	23.0	19.9	15.3
2011	450	22.0	20.4	20.4
2012	419	21.0	19.9	20.8
2013	409	24.7	16.5	20.5
2014	413	21.0	19.6	22
2015	407	22.0	18.5	24.3
2016	395	21.0	18.8	16.2
2017	357	19.6	18.1	21.3
2018	361	21.0	17.1	15.5
2019	401	21.0	19.0	14
2020	412	22.0	18.7	10.7
2021	387	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	373	24.0	15.5	16.4
2023	374	21.1	17.6	15.5

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 Bentley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	549	23.0	23.8	n/a
1990	592	25.0	23.6	n/a
1991	639	28.0	22.8	n/a
1992	627	29.0	21.6	n/a
1993	664	29.0	22.9	n/a
1994	687	29.0	23.7	n/a
1995	590	25.1	23.5	n/a
1996	590	25.1	23.5	n/a
1997	601	24.9	24.1	n/a
1998	666	26.0	25.6	n/a
1999	679	30.0	22.6	n/a
2000	439	23.0	19.1	n/a
2001	439	22.1	19.9	n/a
2002	500	29.0	17.2	3.2
2003	500	29.0	17.2	3.2
2004	527	27.0	19.5	4.9
2005	525	26.0	20.2	4.8
2006	591	32.0	18.5	5.4
2007	477	24.0	19.9	11.8
2008	460	22.0	20.9	12.2
2009	464	24.0	19.3	12.3
2010	458	23.0	19.9	15.3
2011	450	22.0	20.4	20.4
2012	419	21.0	19.9	20.8
2013	409	24.7	16.5	20.5
2014	413	21.0	19.6	22
2015	407	22.0	18.5	24.3
2016	395	21.0	18.8	16.2
2017	357	19.6	18.1	21.3
2018	361	21.0	17.1	15.5
2019	401	21.0	19.0	14
2020	412	22.0	18.7	10.7
2021	387	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	373	24.0	15.5	16.4
2023	374	21.1	17.6	15.5

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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