Ben Gamla Charter School
11155 Sw 112th Ave
Miami FL, 33176, Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-596-6266
Ranking: 
(1,132 out of 2,614, top 43%)*
(1,132 out of 2,614, top 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Dade County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 18 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Total Students: | 248 | 239 | 159 | 77 | ||||
| Kindergarten: | 38 | 15.3% | 45 | 18.8% | 38 | 23.9% | 16 | 20.8% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 16.5% | 52 | 21.8% | 22 | 13.8% | 12 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 19.8% | 36 | 15.1% | 19 | 11.9% | 14 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 35 | 14.1% | 25 | 10.5% | 25 | 15.7% | 12 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 20 | 8.1% | 21 | 8.8% | 18 | 11.3% | 19 | 24.7% |
| Grade 5: | 18 | 7.3% | 19 | 7.9% | 21 | 13.2% | 4 | 5.2% |
| Grade 6: | 13 | 5.2% | 25 | 10.5% | 16 | 10.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 7: | 21 | 8.5% | 16 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 8: | 13 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 137 | 55.2% | 135 | 56.5% | 80 | 50.3% | 48 | 62.3% |
| Female: | 111 | 44.8% | 104 | 43.5% | 79 | 49.7% | 29 | 37.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 148 | 59.7% | 143 | 59.8% | 81 | 50.9% | 19 | 24.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 5.2% |
| White: | 95 | 38.3% | 92 | 38.5% | 77 | 48.4% | 51 | 66.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.6% |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 1.3% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 27.4% | 47 | 19.7% | 30 | 18.9% | 32 | 41.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 5.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 11 | 6.9% | 1 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 13.28 | 11.36 | 12.83 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 338 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 202 | 202 |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 202 | 203 | 201 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 306 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 214 | 199 | 201 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 205 | 198 | 201 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 334 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 216 | 215 |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 217 | 215 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 319 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 212 | 213 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 211 | 212 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 223 | 222 |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 221 | 221 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 220 | 221 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 219 | 220 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 315 | 322 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 200 | 201 |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 225 | 227 |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 229 | 225 | 226 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 223 | 225 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 224 | 225 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 233 | 235 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 230 | 231 |
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* Ben Gamla Charter School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.