📍 8600 S Jog Rd, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, 33472
Ben Gamla-palm Beach is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elaniit Weizman. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Gamla-palm Beach enrolls 245 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 245 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ben Gamla-palm Beach is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 90.
Ben Gamla-palm Beach is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Ben Gamla-palm Beach is smaller than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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