Benton’s public schools beat 64% of Wisconsin districts
The public schools Benton’s kids attend outperform 64% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Benton’s schools, in brief
Benton’s schools are very small
All of Benton’s public school students add up to 223 children, with about 10 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. The grade is built on just 97 tested students, so read it as a rough guide. Every school ↓
The high school is the weak link
One district takes students from Benton Elementary all the way to Benton High. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (A); the high school earns the lowest (C−). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution; the grade rests on only 97 tested students.
How Benton compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wisconsin’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Wisconsin only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Benton.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in Benton
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Benton families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Benton
There’s no college in Benton, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Wisconsin-Platteville in Platteville, 12.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Benton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.