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Benson West Elem School

(402) 554-8633

Physical Address:
6652 Maple ST
Omaha, NE  68104
Mailing Address:
6652 Maple ST
Omaha, NE  68104

School Information

District:
Omaha Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Douglas County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 6
Number of Students:
605

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Benson West Elem School

This School County Average State Average
White 50.91% 57.81% 80.42%
Black 33.22% 21.38% 7.30%
Hispanic 12.40% 16.10% 12.30%
American Indian 1.98% 1.85% 4.01%
Asian/Pacific 1.49% 3.50% 2.30%

Genders in Benson West Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.90% 50.96% 46.90%
Female 48.1% 49.04% 53.1%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Benson West Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 338 333 308
Black 173 167 201
Hispanic 52 63 75
American Indian 10 11 12
Asian/Pacific 4 8 9
Others 0 0 0
Total 577 582 605

Enrollment by Gender for Benson West Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 303 298 314
Female 274 284 291
Total 577 582 605

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Benson West Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 577 582 605
# Eligible for free lunch 298 (52%) 316 (54%) 389 (64%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 84 (15%) 83 (14%) 64 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 382 (66%) 399 (69%) 453 (75%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Benson West Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 577 582 605
Fulltime teachers 37.6 37.2 36.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.30 15.60 16.49
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.14 14.18 13.20