Bensley Elementary School serves 733 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Bensley Elementary School placed in the upper 50% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 10%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 91% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 71% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Virginia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 93% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American and Latino).

School Overview: Bensley Elementary School’s learner population of 733 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 52 teachers has grown by 13% over five school years.

School Comparison: Bensley Elementary School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Bensley Elementary School is 0.49, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Bensley Elementary School is Meadowbrook High School (1.8 miles away)

The closest middle school is Falling Creek Middle School (1.8 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Beulah Elementary School (1.3 miles away)