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Benson Middle

Benson, NC

PublicMiddle · Grades 5–8
bms.johnston.k12.nc.us1600 N Wall Street, Benson, NC 27504(919) 894-3889
School performance grade
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

C grade for 2024–25, score 55.

Measure2022–232023–242024–25
GradeDCC
School performance score515755
School achievement score4449.647.4
Reading and math39.5%48.6%47.8%
English learner progress12.1%Below 5%19.5%
Science, grades 5 and 869.6%63.1%54.2%
Math, grades 3–839.5%52.1%48.6%
Reading, grades 3–839.5%45.1%47%
School growth score81.288.583.8
Growth statusMetExceededMet
Math performance gradeDCC
Math performance score466056
Math growth score73.293.285.9
Math growth statusMetExceededExceeded
Reading performance gradeDDD
Reading performance score465354
Reading growth score73.783.881.5
Reading growth statusMetMetMet

The grade combines applicable achievement measures and academic growth.

Safety incidents
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

15.957 reportable criminal acts per 1,000 students in 2024–25.

Measure2022–232023–242024–25
Reportable criminal acts per 1,000 students8.0320.00015.957

Rate denominators: 2022–23, 2023–24: Final average daily membership; 2024–25: Student population estimate.

Discipline
State and federal reports

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

260.64 short-term out-of-school suspensions per 1,000 students in 2024–25.

Measure2022–232023–242024–25
Short-term suspensions per 1,000 students373.49422.45260.64

Rate denominator: Final average daily membership.

Short-term suspensions last up to 10 school days. Repeat suspensions count separately.

U.S. Department of Education

Measure2021–222023–24
Enrolled in the fall485498
Suspended out of school16.3% · 7922.3% · 111
Suspended in school29.1% · 14129.3% · 146
Expelled0.4% · 20.0% · 0
School Profile

Location

Rural, Distant

Enrollment

493 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Demographics
Hispanic/Latino37.9%
x
White35.1%
x
Black or African American20.5%
x
Asian0.0%
x
Two or More Races6.3%
x
American Indian or Alaska Native0.0%
x
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.2%
x
School information
North Carolina School Report Cards · 2024–25
Calendar
Traditional
Title I
Y
Public school directory

NCES ID 370237000582

District
Johnston County Public Schools
Status
Open
School category
Regular School
Charter
No
Virtual instruction
No virtual instruction
Enrollment
493 students
Teachers (FTE)
32.8

Sources