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Public | 5-9 | 450 students

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Posted June 22, 2012

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THIS SCHOOL DOES NOT OFFER A F.A.P.E AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE CHARGING MONEY TO GET YOUR SDC STUDENTS' DIPLOMA.RIDICULOUS AND ABSURD POSITION TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.SPECIALLY DURING THIS DOUBLE DIP RECESSION.WHAT IS THE PRINCIPAL DOING TO STOP THIS INJUSTICE! ! ! ! ! ! ! MY SON WAS DENNIED HIS DIPLOMA BECAUSE THE RECEPTIONIST SAID THAT HE OWES MONEY FOR BOOKS. LORD HAVE MERCY..................THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A PUBLIC SCHOOL ,LAST TIME I CHECKED THE ADMINISTRATION AT BENTON M. S. GETS PAID TAXPAYER MONEY ...............................
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Posted June 12, 2012

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This school has a great principalbut terrible,cruel and despicable assistant principal.Behavior support class need a better teacher.
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Posted July 10, 2010

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i hate this school i need to put 15 words so blah blah blah blah

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Posted September 19, 2006

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Great new leadership, great staff. Many changes seem to be creating a new culture of discipline and higher expectations. I've seen it, and things are looking very positive.
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Posted May 30, 2006

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This is a great school with lots of opportunities for the students to learn and grow. The teachers are very helpful in letting the parents know what is going on with their kids.
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Posted November 8, 2005

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New principal this year. Not thrilled. The new principal was the VP last year. Otherwise, the teachers are good, seem to be doing fine with students. A couple however are book only teachers.
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Posted July 2, 2005

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This will be my daughters third year at Benton and she loves it. All the teachers she's had have been very positive,and expect nothing less than your best. The teachers are always available for the students, whether its to prepare them for a big test or if the student has fallen behind the class, in the mornings before school starts. The school itself is a distinguished school led by a great principal and staff. We've had nothing but excellent experiences with Benton.
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Posted March 8, 2004

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I had one special ed student and a regular student who attended here. I have to say that some staff and teachers would benifit from sensitivty training. Special ed students were often not notified of field trips and assemblys and derogatory terms were used toward them by [the] staff.
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Posted January 14, 2004

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I couldn't be happier with the teachers and Principal at Benton. All teachers have a website for homework information, and the Principal, David Crabtree has an open door policy. I have always dropped in at the last minute, and I have never been told that he is unavailable. Personally, I see very little parent involvement. They are the first to complain and the last to help out.
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Posted October 19, 2003

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What many people don't know is that Benton has a good size special education population and their SAT9 and CAT6 scores are included into the regular education percentage. Not all other middle schools have this situation. This can bring down the percentages. Benton Middle School is a wonderful school.
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Posted September 9, 2003

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School could use more informative ways of letting parents know what s going on.
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Posted August 16, 2003

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I think that Benton Middle School has very horrible teachers. My daughter had attended Benton for her 8th grade year, and had some of the worst teachers I had every seen. Not at all prepared. The principle of Benton did nothing about such camplaints that were made to him from parents and students. There was also high drugs abuse at this school, meaning that the kids there were selling drugs, and using. I wish I had known earlier.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	66%	49%
White	27%	28%
African American	3%	7%
Asian	2%	8%
Filipino	1%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	10%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	36%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	95%	85%
Arabic	2%	1%
Korean	2%	1%
Rumanian	2%	0%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	31	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	14	N/A	11
Average years teaching	14	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	88%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	8%	N/A	2%

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