Joe Henderson Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Benicia, California

Joe Henderson Elementary in Benicia, California enrolled 530 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 26.5 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

512 students in 2022-23, 519 students in 2023-24, 530 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 20.0.

Students enrolled at Joe Henderson Elementary by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235122023-245192024-25530
Students enrolled at Joe Henderson Elementary by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235122023-245192024-25530
Students enrolled at Joe Henderson Elementary by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235122023-245192024-25530
Students enrolled at Joe Henderson Elementary by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235122023-245192024-25530
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351221.523.8
2023-2451922.023.6
2024-2553020.026.5

26.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 26.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 26.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 26.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 26.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 26.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 2,132 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joe Henderson Elementary enrolled 533 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 2,132 of the 533 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.8% of students were White, 25.7% Hispanic, 17.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White39.8%
  2. Hispanic25.7%
  3. Two or more races17.0%
  4. Asian12.6%
  5. Black4.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Joe Henderson Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2258‑62%50‑52%45%
Math, 2022-2363%47‑49% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Benicia

4 public elementary schools in Benicia report 2024-25 enrollment; Joe Henderson Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Joe Henderson Elementary53026.520.6%
Matthew Turner Elementary52925.29.8%
Robert Semple Elementary48020.932.3%
Mary Farmar Elementary47723.922.0%

All public schools in Benicia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Joe Henderson Elementary

  1. Matthew Turner ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 529 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Mary Farmar ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 477 students, 23.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Joe Henderson Elementary with Matthew Turner ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Benicia Unified spends per student$14,271 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,271
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaJoe Henderson Elementary is the number 2,072 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,072 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.26.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Joe Henderson Elementary

  1. How many students attend Joe Henderson Elementary?
    530 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 512 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Benicia, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe Henderson Elementary?
    26.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Joe Henderson Elementary a Title I school?
    Joe Henderson Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Joe Henderson Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Joe Henderson Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Joe Henderson Elementary in?
    Benicia Unified, NCES district ID 0604620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060462009116 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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