The U.S. News and World Report has released the National High School Rankings. Below is a side-by-side comparison of the information available for the three high schools that affect Benton County residents, Vinton-Shellsburg,  Center Point-Urbana, and Benton Community.

(Blue font indicates a hyperlink to explain the category.)


Iowa Assessments Scores Relative to U.S. News Expectations

Vinton-Shellsburg  -  Well Above Expectations

Center Point Urbana  - Around Expectations

Benton Community -  Somewhat Below Expectations


Overall Scorecard

Vinton-Shellsburg              58.47

Center Point Urbana          41.81

Benton Community      less than 25


Iowa State Assessment:  Percentile Score

Vinton-Shellsburg        88.4%

Center Point Urbana    86.1%

Benton Community      51.6%

Iowa administered the Iowa Assessments to high school students. These figures display how well the school as a whole performed in reading, mathematics, and science. For this school, assessment data from 2021 were compared statewide against other data from this year.


Mathematics Proficiency

Vinton-Shellsburg      72% School and District, State 60%

Center Point Urbana  76%  School and District, State 60%

Benton Community    64% School and District, State 60%


Science Proficiency  

Vinton-Shellsburg      83% School and District, 60% State

Center Point Urbana  70%  School and District, 60% State

Benton Community    69%  School and District, 60% State


Reading Proficiency

Vinton-Shellsburg     80% School, District, State

Center Point Urbana  83% School and District, 80% State

Benton Community    79% School and District, 89% State


All Rankings:

Ranking Factors

How the schools performed nationally and statewide out of 17,680 nationally ranked schools and 317 schools ranked in Iowa.

Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college.

(Read more about  how we rank the Best High Schools.)

 

Proficiency Rank       National       State

Vinton-Shellsburg        #2,403         #44

Center Point Urbana    #2,454        #45

Benton Community        NA            NA


                                    National Rankings      State of Iowa Ranking

Vinton-Shellsburg                  #7,343                                77th

Center Point Urbana          #10,288                               131st

Benton Community       #13,261-17,680                  212th - 317th


State Assessment Performance Rank            National       State

Vinton-Shellsburg                                        #1,224 (tie)      #24

Center Point Urbana                                        #10,273        #182

Benton Community                                            NA              NA


               Ranking: In Cedar Rapids Metro Area High Schools

Vinton-Shellsburg                                        #5

Center Point Urbana                                    #10

Benton Community                                #16 - #19

                                                 

Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state-required tests. Below is the Percentile Score on Iowa Assessments.

Vinton-Shellsburg        86.4%

Center Point Urbana    86.1%

Benton Community      51.6%


    Undeserved Student Performance

    This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups.

    ...Who Are Proficient

    Vinton-Shellsburg      59.3%

    Center Point Urbana  61.3%

    Benton Community    57.9%


    Non-Underserved Students Who Are Proficient

    Vinton-Shellsburg      87.1%

    Center Point Urbana  79.6%  

    Benton Community    75.2%


    Gap Between School and State Among Underserved Students

    Vinton-Shellsburg        9%

    Center Point-Urbana  11.1%

    Benton Community      7.7%


    School Data


         Graduation             Rate     National Ranking     State Ranking

    Vinton-Shellsburg        88%           #12,540                    #269 (tie)    

    Center Point Urbana    95%          #6,401(tie)                 #154 (tie)

    Benton Community      93%             NA                             NA


             Vinton-Shellsburg    Center Point-Urbana    Center Poiint-Urbana

    Grades:    9-12                                 9-12                                   9-12

    Setting: Fringe Rural               Distant Rural                     Distant Rural

    Eligible for  Title Funding:

                     Yes                                  Yes                                     Yes

    Free Lunch Program (% of total)

                   25%                                   9%                                     23%

    Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total)

                   5%                                      0%                                     6%


    Student Teacher Ratio and Students/Teachers at the High School

    These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

    Vinton-Shellsburg :    15:1      Full-Time Equivalent Teachers 31

    Center Point Urbana  16:1      Full-Time Equivalent Teachers 30

    Benton Community    19:1      Full-Time Equivalent Teachers 27


    Total Enrollment

    Vinton-Shellsburg      450

    Center Point Urbana 478

    Benton Community    498


    Student Diversity

    Vinton-Shellsburg       Center Point-Urbana       Benton Community    

    Minority Enrollment    

         7.3%                                    7.1%                                  6.8%  

    White

        92.7%                                  92.9%                                 93.2%

      Hispanic

           2.4%                                    3.1%                                   3.4%

      Two or more Races

           2.4%                                     2.3%                                  2.2%

      Black

           1.6%                                     1.3%                                   .6%

      American Indian/Alaska Native

            .4%                                        0                                        .2%

      Asian

            .4%                                       .4%                                     .4%  

      Female  

            52%                                      49%                                    44%

      Male

            48%                                       51%                                    56%    


      Economically Disadvantaged

      Vinton-Shellsburg      30%

      Center Point Urbana    9%  

      Benton Community    29%