Benjamin Middle School News Today

Forecasting a growth in student population, Benjamin School District 25 intends to add six new classrooms at Evergreen Elementary School in Carol Stream. Carol Stream officials on April 16 met with di...

Out of the 61,644 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 57.6% failed the Mathematics portion of the test.

Out of the 61,721 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 55% failed the ELA portion of the test.

In DuPage County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Truancy is a persistent issue in many schools across the United States, with some students regularly skipping classes and falling behind in their studies.

Schools among DuPage County had the 72nd highest truancy rate of 6.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 96 percent. Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Benjamin SD 25 saw a chronic truancy rate of 0.4 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent. The school enrolled 290 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The aver...