Benjamin School, Benjamin TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Benjamin School

Benjamin School is a pre-K through 12 school serving a single small rural Texas county seat where almost all students live, where the economy rests on ranching and agriculture, and where the school sits at the civic center rather than on a separate campus. It is the only public school in Benjamin ISD.

The enrollment is small, with roughly a hundred students spread across all grade bands from pre-K through grade 12 in one building. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the rural agricultural economy and limited job market. The racial makeup is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population; the search found no data on English learner or special education enrollment rates, a gap common in very small rural districts.

State testing results paint a mixed picture. In English language arts across elementary through middle grades, proficiency rates vary year to year, ranging from low to moderate. Fourth and eighth graders performed better than third, fifth, sixth, and seventh graders. Math proficiency is uneven: elementary grades three through five show modest performance, sixth grade drops sharply, seventh grade rebounds to about half, and eighth grade falls back to about two in five students meeting standard. Science proficiency in fifth grade was low; eighth grade was stronger. Social studies in eighth grade was below half. Across all tested subjects and grades, Benjamin School sits below the midpoint for overall proficiency when compared to other districts in Knox County.

The lack of multi-year trend data means it is not possible to say whether performance is stable, improving, or declining. The very small cohort sizes in each grade, with five to eleven students tested in any given grade and subject, mean individual student outcomes shift percentages materially; this is typical of rural schools this size and does not necessarily reflect program quality, but it does mean results are volatile.

The district recently completed a major facility upgrade: a new gymnasium with locker rooms and concessions, finished in 2024, represents a lasting investment in athletic and community space for a district this size. To fund this project, Benjamin ISD incurred tax-supported bond debt that will be repaid through the local property tax base over time, a commitment families considering the area should weigh.

Benjamin itself is economically static. The town is a county seat with a population decline over decades, centered on ranching and farming with no emerging commercial growth. Most residents own homes, the setting is quiet and agricultural, and the civic anchors are the county courthouse, a small park, and the school building itself. The area offers a traditional small-town rural environment where generations of families have remained, but no growth trajectory or new employment drivers are evident. For families working locally or committed to rural life, Benjamin School provides a consolidated K-12 path with some recent facility investment; for families seeking academic strength relative to state measures or a growing community, the data suggest looking elsewhere.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

Not publicly reportedCohort of 4 students · Class of 2021

The federal source does not publish a graduation rate for cohorts this small. The cohort size is shown for context.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 2 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 24 pts below state median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 16 pts above state median

This schoolBENJAMIN ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.