Summary:
The 62812 zip code area is home to 3 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including Benton Grade School K-4, Benton Cons High School, and Benton Grade School 5-8. These schools operate under the Benton CCSD 47 and Benton Cons HSD 103 districts and serve a predominantly white, economically disadvantaged student population.
Among the 3 schools, the standout performer is Benton Grade School 5-8, the middle school, which ranks 480 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The middle school outperforms the district and state averages in several subject areas, including 8th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Science. In contrast, Benton Cons High School faces more challenges, with a lower 2-star rating and test scores that lag behind the state averages in SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts.
Across the schools, there is a significant percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.59% at Benton Cons High School to 62.88% at Benton Grade School K-4. This high rate of economic disadvantage may contribute to the academic challenges faced by these schools, despite their relatively low student-teacher ratios and varying levels of per-student spending.
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