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Schools in Benson

Benson’s public schools

Northville Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.9K
▼ 11% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
414 students on the public path
In brief

Benson’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Benson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Northville Elementary School places highest (better than 48%); Northville High School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Benson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northville Elementary Schoolin NorthvilleB−
6–12Northville High Schoolin NorthvilleC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northville Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 414 students · 8.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,904NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 48.9% · 211 students tested
Math52%
State average 46.5% · 192 students tested

Benson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Benson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benson—Northville Central
Hope—Northville Central PK–12 · Wells Central PK–12
Bleecker—Gloversville City
MayfieldBMayfield Central
Wells—Wells Central
NorthamptonB−Northville Central

2 of the 5 neighbors share Northville Central with Benson, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Benson

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bensonin other towns
Northville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northville
B−
175 students8:1Rate it →
Northville High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Northville
C−
239 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Benson’s schools

Are Benson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benson. Northville Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benson in?

Northville Central School District.

Where do Benson kids go to high school?

Northville High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.