Thomas Hart Benton Elementary School
Phone: (816) 521-2850
Fax: (816) 521-2855
Fax: (816) 521-2855
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- Principal / Admin: R D Mallams
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Pre-K - 5th
- School Location: A Large Suburb
Brief Description
- Thomas Hart Benton Elementary School serves Pre-K through 5th Grade Students From The City Of Independence, Which Is Part Of Jackson County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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- Reviewed by a Student on December 05, 2008 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- hi everyone this is jasmine perkins from thb in mrs simpson class i want to say hi evaryone i realy miss you my new school is called blenhiem the grades are k-8
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School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Pre-Kindergarten: 31
- Kindergarten: 67
- 1st Grade: 71
- 2nd Grade: 65
- 3rd Grade: 62
- 4th Grade: 53
- 5th Grade: 68
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 6
- Asian: 10
- Hispanic: 40
- Black: 62
- White: 299
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 203
- Female: 214
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 75.3%
- All Independence Schools: 46.0%
- All Missouri Schools: 38.9%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Career and Technical Center at Fort Osage
- 2101 N Twyman Rd
- Independence, MO 64058
- (816) 650-7180
- Blue River Community College
- 20301 E 78 Hwy
- Independence, MO 64057
- (816) 655-6000
- National American University - Independence
- 3620 Arrowhead Avenue
- Independence, MO 64057
- (816) 353-4554
- Independence College of Cosmetology
- 815 W 23rd St
- Independence, MO 64055
- (816) 252-4247
- Wentworth Military Academy
- 1880 Washington Avenue
- Lexington, MO 64067
- (660) 259-2221
- Nevada Regional Technical Center
- 2015 North West Street
- Nevada, MO 64772
- (417) 448-2016
Libraries Near This School
- GENEOLOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY BRANCH
- 317 W. 24 HIGHWAY
- INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050
- (816) 252-7228
- NORTH INDEPENDENCE BRANCH
- HIGHWAY 24 & SPRING
- INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050
- (816) 252-0950
- MID-CONTINENT CONSOLIDATED LIBRARY DISTRICT
- 15616 EAST 24 HIGHWAY
- INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050
- (816) 836-5200
- SOUTH INDEPENDENCE BRANCH
- 13700 EAST 35TH STREET SOUTH
- INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055
- (816) 461-2050
- TRAILS WEST BRANCH
- 11401 E 23RD
- INDEPENDENCE, MO 64052
- (816) 701-3483
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 417
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 27
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 15.7:1
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- 1.2 Mi
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- 1.4 Mi
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; MO Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools