Bennett School
820 Bennett St
Jackson MI, 49202, Jackson County
Phone: 517-841-2730
Ranking: (2,009 out of 2,213, bottom 9%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Jackson Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 360 | 391 | 409 | 412 | 419 | 428 | 410 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 58 | 16.1% | 84 | 21.5% | 98 | 24.0% | 87 | 21.1% | 93 | 22.2% | 90 | 21.0% | 92 | 22.4% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 20.3% | 70 | 17.9% | 75 | 18.3% | 57 | 13.8% | 67 | 16.0% | 69 | 16.1% | 72 | 17.6% |
Grade 2: | 67 | 18.6% | 68 | 17.4% | 62 | 15.2% | 66 | 16.0% | 64 | 15.3% | 70 | 16.4% | 67 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 16.7% | 58 | 14.8% | 60 | 14.7% | 58 | 14.1% | 53 | 12.6% | 57 | 13.3% | 55 | 13.4% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 13.6% | 54 | 13.8% | 62 | 15.2% | 49 | 11.9% | 46 | 11.0% | 47 | 11.0% | 51 | 12.4% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 14.7% | 57 | 14.6% | 52 | 12.7% | 49 | 11.9% | 47 | 11.2% | 55 | 12.9% | 44 | 10.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 187 | 51.9% | 200 | 51.2% | 225 | 55.0% | 217 | 52.7% | 222 | 53.0% | 229 | 53.5% | 214 | 52.2% |
Female: | 173 | 48.1% | 191 | 48.8% | 184 | 45.0% | 195 | 47.3% | 173 | 41.3% | 191 | 44.6% | 192 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 7.2% | 28 | 7.2% | 29 | 7.1% | 30 | 7.3% | 34 | 8.1% | 23 | 5.4% | 20 | 4.9% |
Black: | 116 | 32.2% | 114 | 29.2% | 124 | 30.3% | 121 | 29.4% | 130 | 31.0% | 142 | 33.2% | 126 | 30.7% |
White: | 169 | 46.9% | 204 | 52.2% | 215 | 52.6% | 238 | 57.8% | 234 | 55.8% | 256 | 59.8% | 255 | 62.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 13.3% | 44 | 11.3% | 39 | 9.5% | 21 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 278 | 77.2% | 320 | 81.8% | 322 | 78.7% | 302 | 73.3% | 296 | 70.6% | 289 | 67.5% | 195 | 47.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.4% | 15 | 3.8% | 27 | 6.6% | 26 | 6.3% | 36 | 8.6% | 55 | 12.9% | 45 | 11.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.74 | 16.61 | 14.47 | 17.68 | 15.62 | 18.30 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.4% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 84.2% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.3% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 30.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 24.6% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.5% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 80.8% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75.5% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.5% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 79.6% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 51.2% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 49% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 39.2% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 38% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 42.4% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 48.2% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 75.2% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.4% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76.2% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 86.6% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88.6% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 33.4% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 29.6% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 68.3% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 73.6% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 72.2% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.8% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 70.5% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.2% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 56.6% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 52.9% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 43.1% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 27.2% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 31.1% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 31.9% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 38.9% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 29.6% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 32.2% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.6% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.9% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 53.1% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.4% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.2% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.2% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 30.9% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 29.2% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.3% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.1% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 68% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.3% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.5% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 56.8% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.7% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 66.4% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.3% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 62% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.8% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 65.7% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 61.9% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 10.2% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 5.9% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 59.9% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 45.5% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 38.2% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 45.7% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 50.1% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 53.3% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 58.5% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 66.2% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 71.8% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.7% | 84.5% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 70.3% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.6% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.3% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.6% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.1% | 84% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 63.4% | 75.3% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.6% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70.1% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 59% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 54.5% | 75.7% |
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* Bennett School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.