Benton Grade Sch 5-8
Benton, IL · Benton CCSD 47
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Town, remote
406th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 41%▲ Improving
1000 Forrest St, Benton, IL 62812
(618)438-4011NCES ID 170595004370Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Benton Grade Sch 5-8 406th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 41% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 27th in 2019 to 41th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 433 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.3% | 94.5% | ▼ 1.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.9% | 3.5% | ▲ 2.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.7% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $112K in zip 62812 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Benton Grade Sch 5-8
- #579Central Jr High SchoolFrankfort CUSD 168 · 5.8 mi away579th of 685
ELA 40% ▼11 · Math 12% ▼17Compare - #609Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolZeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 · 9.2 mi away609th of 685
ELA 33% ▼18 · Math 11% ▼18Compare - #362Sesser-Valier Jr High SchoolSesser-Valier CUSD 196 · 10.8 mi away362nd of 685
ELA 62% ▲11 · Math 25% ▼4Compare - #523Spring Garden Middle SchoolSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 · 10.9 mi away523rd of 685
ELA 43% ▼8 · Math 19% ▼10Compare - #565Washington Middle SchoolJohnston City CUSD 1 · 11.6 mi away565th of 685
ELA 38% ▼13 · Math 17% ▼12Compare - #282Herrin Middle SchoolHerrin CUSD 4 · 14.9 mi away282nd of 685
ELA 63% ▲12 · Math 36% ▲7Compare - #317Du Quoin Middle SchoolDu Quoin CUSD 300 · 17.4 mi away317th of 685
ELA 65% ▲14 · Math 29% =Compare - #443Marion Jr High SchoolMarion CUSD 2 · 18 mi away443rd of 685
ELA 44% ▼7 · Math 31% ▲2Compare
What school district is Benton Grade Sch 5-8 in?
Benton Grade Sch 5-8 is part of the Benton CCSD 47 district in Benton, Illinois.
Is Benton Grade Sch 5-8 a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Benton Grade Sch 5-8 406th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 41% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Benton Grade Sch 5-8?
White 95%, Hispanic 4%, Asian 1% (433 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Benton Grade Sch 5-8 cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62812 is $112K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.