Benicia Unified School District
- 350 EAST K ST
- BENICIA, CA 94510
- (707) 747-8300
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District Information
District Overview
| District | State Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 54.2% | 71.2% |
| Dropout Rate | 3.4% | 5.0% |
| Per Pupil Spending | $8,035 | $9,292 |
| Students Per Teacher | 20.6 | 20.8 |
| Number of Schools | 8 | - |
| Number of Students | 4,959 | - |
| Number of (FTE) Teachers | 241 | - |
District Test Scores
CST - Test Performance by Grade and Subject
Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 68.0% | 53.0% | |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 53.0% | |
| 2008 | 60.0% | 48.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 62.0% | |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 63.0% | |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 59.0% | |
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 43.0% | |
| 2009 | 66.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 60.0% | 38.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 65.0% | |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 64.0% | |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 61.0% | |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.0% | 63.0% | |
| 2009 | 79.0% | 61.0% | |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 55.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.0% | 68.0% | |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 66.0% | |
| 2008 | 79.0% | 61.0% | |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.0% | 58.0% | |
| 2009 | 72.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2008 | 69.0% | 48.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.0% | 61.0% | |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 57.0% | |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 51.0% | |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.0% | 56.0% | |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 49.0% | |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 46.0% | |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 55.0% | |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 52.0% | |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 47.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 52.0% | |
| 2009 | 58.0% | 49.0% | |
| 2008 | 54.0% | 44.0% | |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.0% | 55.0% | |
| 2009 | 70.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 49.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 48.0% | |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 43.0% | |
| 2008 | 60.0% | 41.0% | |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 67.0% | 42.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2009 | 69.0% | 48.0% | |
| 2008 | 66.0% | 45.0% | |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 48.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2009 | 48.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 31.0% | |
| CST History - Social Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2009 | 60.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2008 | 67.0% | 36.0% | |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 59.0% | |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 56.0% | |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 52.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2008 | 100.0% | 84.0% | |
Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 48.0% | 22.0% | |
| 2009 | 37.0% | 21.0% | |
| 2008 | 28.0% | 18.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 50.0% | |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 49.0% | |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 36.0% | 17.0% | |
| 2009 | 31.0% | 17.0% | |
| 2008 | 26.0% | 18.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 43.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 37.0% | 19.0% | |
| 2009 | 31.0% | 15.0% | |
| 2008 | 36.0% | 5.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2009 | 92.0% | 65.0% | |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 66.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2009 | 54.0% | 51.0% | |
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 34.0% | 12.0% | |
| 2009 | 18.0% | 11.0% | |
| 2008 | 15.0% | 9.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 59.0% | 40.0% | |
| 2009 | 53.0% | 37.0% | |
| 2008 | 50.0% | 36.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2009 | 59.0% | 34.0% | |
| 2008 | 52.0% | 35.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 45.0% | |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 41.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 39.0% | 14.0% | |
| 2009 | 27.0% | 14.0% | |
| 2008 | 30.0% | 12.0% | |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 56.0% | 40.0% | |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2009 | 57.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 33.0% | |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2009 | 100.0% | 71.0% | |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 68.0% | |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 6.0% | 8.0% | |
| 2009 | 11.0% | 8.0% | |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 5.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 27.0% | 14.0% | |
| 2009 | 27.0% | 12.0% | |
| 2008 | 37.0% | 11.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 55.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 49.0% | 39.0% | |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2009 | 56.0% | 27.0% | |
| 2008 | 66.0% | 25.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 40.0% | |
| 2008 | 56.0% | 37.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 28.0% | 6.0% | |
| 2009 | 17.0% | 7.0% | |
| 2008 | 14.0% | 6.0% | |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 50.0% | |
| 2009 | 69.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2008 | 65.0% | 43.0% | |
| CST U.S. History Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.0% | 45.0% | |
| 2009 | 54.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 52.0% | 38.0% | |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 10.0% | 15.0% | |
| 2009 | 7.0% | 11.0% | |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 35.0% | 26.0% | |
| 2008 | 43.0% | 28.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2008 | 2.0% | 10.0% | |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.0% | 31.0% | |
| 2009 | 45.0% | 28.0% | |
| 2008 | 34.0% | 25.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 47.0% | 31.0% | |
| 2009 | 46.0% | 28.0% | |
| 2008 | 49.0% | 27.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 58.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2008 | 51.0% | 42.0% | |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2009 | 58.0% | 36.0% | |
| 2008 | 66.0% | 32.0% | |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 44.0% | 27.0% | |
| 2009 | 42.0% | 26.0% | |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 27.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 52.0% | 27.0% | |
| 2009 | 46.0% | 26.0% | |
| 2008 | 45.0% | 24.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 36.0% | 16.0% | |
| 2009 | 30.0% | 13.0% | |
| 2008 | 32.0% | 11.0% | |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 50.0% | |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 47.0% | |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 59.0% | 41.0% | |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 33.0% | |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 32.0% | 28.0% | |
| 2008 | 33.0% | 28.0% | |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
Student Enrollment (2009-2010)
| Students | Student/Teacher Ratio | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Student Enrollment | 4,959 | 20.6 |
Student Enrollment By Grade
| Students | |
|---|---|
| Prekindergarten Students | - |
| Kindergarten Students | 319 |
| 1st Grade Students | 319 |
| 2nd Grade Students | 337 |
| 3rd Grade Students | 337 |
| 4th Grade Students | 333 |
| 5th Grade Students | 363 |
| 6th Grade Students | 382 |
| 7th Grade Students | 422 |
| 8th Grade Students | 417 |
| 9th Grade Students | 426 |
| 10th Grade Students | 460 |
| 11th Grade Students | 429 |
| 12th Grade Students | 449 |
| Ungraded Students | - |
Student Enrollment By Race
| Students | |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 677 |
| Hispanic | 758 |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 484 |
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 2,707 |
Student Enrollment By Gender
| Students | |
|---|---|
| Male | 2,585 |
| Female | 2,408 |
Faculty and Staff (2009-2010)
Teachers Per Grade Level
| Student/Teacher Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Teachers | 241 | 20.6 |
| Prekindergarten Teachers | - | - |
| Kindergarten Teachers | 15 | - |
| Elementary Teachers | 138 | - |
| Secondary Teachers | 86 | - |
| Teachers of Ungraded Classes | 2 | - |
Instructional Faculty
| Instructional Aides | 40 |
| Instructional Coordinators and Supervisors | 3 |
Guidance Counselors & Directors
| Total Guidance Counselors & Directors | 5 |
| Elementary | 1 |
| Secondary | 4 |
| Other | - |
Librarians & Staff
| Librarians | - |
| Library Support Staff | - |
Administrators
| Total Administrators & Support Staff | 125 |
| Local Education Agency (LEA) Administrators | 2 |
| LEA Administrative Support Staff | 16 |
| School Administrators | 7 |
| School Administrative Support Staff | 17 |
| Student Support Services | 12 |
| Other Support Services Staff | 71 |
District Financial Details (2008)
Revenues For Education
| Percent of Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues | $44,789,000 | - |
| Total Local Revenues | $19,417,000 | 43.4% |
| Property Tax | $15,749,000 | 35.2% |
| Other School Systems | $854,000 | 1.9% |
| Tuition Fees from Pupils and Parents | $15,000 | 0.03% |
| School Lunch | $707,000 | 1.6% |
| Other Sales and Services | $266,000 | 0.6% |
| Rents and Royalties | $187,000 | 0.4% |
| Interest Earnings | $688,000 | 1.5% |
| Miscellaneous | $951,000 | 2.1% |
| Total State Revenues | $23,613,000 | 52.7% |
| General Formula Assistance | $16,649,000 | 37.2% |
| Staff Improvement Programs | $380,000 | 0.8% |
| Special Education Programs | $32,000 | 0.07% |
| Compensatory and Basic Skills Programs | $433,000 | 1.0% |
| Gifted and Talented Programs | $45,000 | 0.1% |
| School Lunch Programs | $17,000 | 0.04% |
| Capital Outlay and Debt Services Programs | $13,000 | 0.03% |
| Transportation Programs | $284,000 | 0.6% |
| Other Programs | $4,567,000 | 10.2% |
| State Revenues on Behalf - Employee Benefits | $1,193,000 | 2.7% |
| Total Federal Revenues | $1,759,000 | 3.9% |
| Through State - Title I | $199,000 | 0.4% |
| Through State - Children With Disabilities (IDEA) | $723,000 | 1.6% |
| Through State - Math, Science and Teacher Quality | $557,000 | 1.2% |
| Through State - Title V, Part A | $14,000 | 0.03% |
| Through State - Vocational and Tech Education | $18,000 | 0.04% |
| Through State - Child Nutrition Act | $218,000 | 0.5% |
| Through State - Other | $30,000 | 0.07% |
Expenditures For Education
| Percent of Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Current Expenditures | $40,294,000 | - |
| Total Instruction Expenditures | $26,491,000 | 65.7% |
| Total Support Services Expenditures | $12,897,000 | 32.0% |
| Student Support | $1,931,000 | 4.3% |
| Instructional Staff Support | $1,102,000 | 2.5% |
| General Administration Support | $813,000 | 1.8% |
| School Administration Support | $2,499,000 | 5.6% |
| Operation and Maintenance Support | $4,228,000 | 9.4% |
| Student Transportation Support | $344,000 | 0.8% |
| Other Support Services | $1,980,000 | 4.4% |
| Total Other Expenditures | $906,000 | 2.2% |
| Food Services | $906,000 | 2.0% |
Graduation and Dropout Details (2007-08)
Graduation Information
| Overall Graduation Rate | 54.2% | |
| Total Diploma Count | 252 | |
| Other High School Completion Certificate (OHC) Recipients | - |
Dropout Information
| Dropouts | Dropout Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Grades 9-12 | 61 | 3.4% |
Map and Listings of Schools Within Benicia Unified School District
Schools Summary:
- Schools: 8
- Students: 4,959
- Full-Time Equivalent Teachers: 241
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| School Name (Sort  ) |
Total Enrollment (Sort by) |
Student/Teacher Ratio (Sort by) |
School Reviews (Sort by) |
School Rating (Sort by) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENICIA HIGH SCHOOL | ||||
1101 Military West
Benicia, CA Public | 9-12 | 1,671 | 22.2 |  Review This School |
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| BENICIA MIDDLE SCHOOL | ||||
1100 Southampton Rd
Benicia, CA Public | 6-8 | 1,222 | 23.3 |  1 out of 5 1 Review |
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| COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | ||||
426 East K St
Benicia, CA Public | 7-12 | 13 | - | Review This School |
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| JOE HENDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||||
650 Hastings Dr
Benicia, CA Public | KG-5 | 578 | 21.1 | Review This School |
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| LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL | ||||
351 East J St
Benicia, CA Public | 9-12 | 80 | 11.8 | Review This School |
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| MARY FARMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||||
901 Military West
Benicia, CA Public | KG-5 | 490 | 20.4 | Review This School |
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| MATTHEW TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||||
540 Rose Dr
Benicia, CA Public | KG-5 | 506 | 21.1 | Review This School |
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| ROBERT SEMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||||
2015 East Third St
Benicia, CA Public | KG-5 | 433 | 20.6 |  5 out of 5 1 Review |
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