Benton High School vs. Lafayette High School
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School Overview
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Top Rankings
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Lafayette High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Overview
Serving 680 students in grades 9-12, Benton High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Missouri for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 15-19% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 30-34% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 43%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Missouri state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Missouri state average of 31% (majority Black).
Serving 726 students in grades 9-12, Lafayette High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Missouri for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 20-24% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50-54% (which is higher than the Missouri state average of 43%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Missouri state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is equal to the Missouri state average of 31% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
680 students
726 students
![This chart display total students of Benton High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display total students of Benton High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-zT7xVy.png)
![This chart display total students of Lafayette High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display total students of Lafayette High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-1KnDrD.png)
% Male | % Female
54% | 46%
53% | 47%
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Total Classroom Teachers
42 teachers
47 teachers
![This chart display the total teachers of Benton High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the total teachers of Benton High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-bvoESRl.png)
![This chart display the total teachers of Lafayette High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the total teachers of Lafayette High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-blZpGOa.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
15:1
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![This chart display the student teacher ratio of Lafayette High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the student teacher ratio of Lafayette High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-s4O0ns.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1699 out of 2084 schools in MO
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#1101 out of 2084 schools in MO
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
![This chart display the overall school rank of Benton High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the overall school rank of Benton High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-B5Cijm.png)
![This chart display the overall school rank of Lafayette High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the overall school rank of Lafayette High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-jxzccm.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
20-24%
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![This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-byrgyhY.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
50-54%
![This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Benton High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Benton High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-bu6KYsh.png)
![This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-b2bUS9T.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
10-14%
![This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Benton High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Benton High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-0qAazR.png)
![This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-uDBHlX.png)
Graduation Rate
75-79%
63%
![This chart display graduation rate of Benton High School and public school graduation rate of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display graduation rate of Benton High School and public school graduation rate of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/graduation_rate/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-fCS3sx.png)
![This chart display graduation rate of Lafayette High School and public school graduation rate of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display graduation rate of Lafayette High School and public school graduation rate of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/graduation_rate/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-pavqlb.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
![This chart display the students of Benton High School by grade. This chart display the students of Benton High School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-PNeLTn.png)
![This chart display the students of Lafayette High School by grade. This chart display the students of Lafayette High School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-zT7yr8.png)
Grade 9 Students
178
172
Grade 10 Students
206
187
Grade 11 Students
158
192
Grade 12 Students
138
175
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
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![This chart display the percentage of Asian students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of Asian students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-bki91OJ.png)
% Hispanic
10%
10%
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![This chart display the percentage of Hispanic students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of Hispanic students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-51Ahw9.png)
% Black
3%
9%
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![This chart display the percentage of Black students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of Black public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of Black students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of Black public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-Zc3ZI7.png)
% White
80%
69%
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![This chart display the percentage of White students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of White public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of White students in Lafayette High School and the percentage of White public school students in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-MfIs8I.png)
% Hawaiian
1%
1%
% Two or more races
6%
10%
![This chart display the percentage of students of two or more races in Benton High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students of two or more races in Benton High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-hyIXXN.png)
![This chart display the percentage of students of two or more races in Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students of two or more races in Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-3ATSuV.png)
Diversity Score
0.35
0.50
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![This chart display the diversity score of Lafayette High School and the public school average diversity score of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the diversity score of Lafayette High School and the public school average diversity score of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-G7F95K.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
31%
100%
![This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Benton High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Benton High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-byWbwS2.png)
![This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-AZCQ0J.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
1%
8%
![This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Benton High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Benton High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/47000/47388/benton-high-school-chart-birTlUz.png)
![This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data. This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Lafayette High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Missouri by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/47000/47400/lafayette-high-school-chart-Zc3ZJe.png)