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Benson West Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6652 Maple St

Omaha NE, 68104, Douglas County

Phone: 402-554-8633

Ranking:

(736 out of 761, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Omaha 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:	34		32		35		36		37		37		38
Total Students:	620		610		592		571		605		582		577
Prekindergarten:	3	0.5%	6	1.0%	6	1.0%	2	0.4%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%
Kindergarten:	89	14.4%	90	14.8%	91	15.4%	85	14.9%	89	14.7%	80	13.7%	88	15.3%
Grade 1:	95	15.3%	103	16.9%	91	15.4%	84	14.7%	91	15.0%	91	15.6%	87	15.1%
Grade 2:	104	16.8%	75	12.3%	90	15.2%	79	13.8%	87	14.4%	93	16.0%	80	13.9%
Grade 3:	72	11.6%	101	16.6%	72	12.2%	87	15.2%	95	15.7%	76	13.1%	78	13.5%
Grade 4:	98	15.8%	73	12.0%	86	14.5%	88	15.4%	84	13.9%	88	15.1%	82	14.2%
Grade 5:	78	12.6%	85	13.9%	80	13.5%	76	13.3%	82	13.6%	79	13.6%	84	14.6%
Grade 6:	81	13.1%	77	12.6%	76	12.8%	70	12.3%	74	12.2%	72	12.4%	76	13.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	319	51.5%	310	50.8%	316	53.4%	306	53.6%	310	51.2%	294	50.5%	301	52.2%
Female:	301	48.5%	300	49.2%	276	46.6%	265	46.4%	287	47.4%	280	48.1%	272	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.6%	5	0.8%	8	1.4%	6	1.1%	12	2.0%	11	1.9%	10	1.7%
Asian:	60	9.7%	36	5.9%	14	2.4%	12	2.1%	9	1.5%	8	1.4%	4	0.7%
Hispanic:	75	12.1%	84	13.8%	95	16.0%	97	17.0%	75	12.4%	63	10.8%	52	9.0%
Black:	175	28.2%	178	29.2%	161	27.2%	149	26.1%	201	33.2%	167	28.7%	173	30.0%
White:	260	41.9%	266	43.6%	274	46.3%	260	45.5%	308	50.9%	333	57.2%	338	58.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	45	7.3%	41	6.7%	39	6.6%	47	8.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	457	73.7%	443	72.6%	402	67.9%	381	66.7%	389	64.3%	316	54.3%	298	51.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	9.8%	49	8.0%	54	9.1%	60	10.5%	64	10.6%	83	14.3%	84	14.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.34		19.18		16.91		15.95		16.49		15.60		15.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NeSA
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	78.95	90.87	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	86.35	96.28	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	85.43	96.01	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	85.18	89.72	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.32	94.01	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	94.29	98.42	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	91.97	97.81	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	75.21	86.54	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	77.46	91.68	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	76.90	93.08	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	76.40	89.19	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	87.73	94.71	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	93.63	99.46	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	81.14	100.63	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	36.65	40.86	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	61.95	85.71	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	70.95	95.36	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	77.18	92.50	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	80.70	85.92	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	84.36	93.89	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	84.29	103.41	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	93.94	103.60	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	67.08	84.69	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	71.98	85.59	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	70.64	84.40	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	70.47	93.31	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	63.45	89.36	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.00	89.38	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	91.58	100.16	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.62	103.95	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	85.31	103.83	115.06

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,828.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,547.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,985.0

* Benson West Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.