The Benjamin School
School Notes Overview:
The mission of The Benjamin School is to provide a challenging college preparatory education to a diverse student body in a structured, nurturing community environment. The School motivates students to master the skills of learning, communicating and evaluating choices; encourages them to grow intellectually, socially, morally, and physically to their fullest potential; and develops in them a coherent set of values that include love of learning, personal responsibility, self-motivation, concern for others and a desire to serve society....
School Overview:
The Benjamin School |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 12 | |
| County | Palm Beach County, FL | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 1313 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(FL) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 8% | 28% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Pre-K - 80 students | ||
| Kind - 89 students | ||
| Grade 1 - 90 students | ||
| Grade 2 - 89 students | ||
| Grade 3 - 95 students | ||
| Grade 4 - 83 students | ||
| Grade 5 - 72 students | ||
| Grade 6 - 97 students | ||
| Grade 7 - 97 students | ||
| Grade 8 - 87 students | ||
| Grade 9 - 108 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 107 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 118 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 101 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 113 teachers | |
This School |
(FL) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:11 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 174 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 6 hours | 6 hours |
School Notes:
- The mission of The Benjamin School is to provide a challenging college preparatory education to a diverse student body in a structured, nurturing community environment. The School motivates students to master the skills of learning, communicating and evaluating choices; encourages them to grow intellectually, socially, morally, and physically to their fullest potential; and develops in them a coherent set of values that include love of learning, personal responsibility, self-motivation, concern for others and a desire to serve society.
- Profile last updated: 02/04/2007
In the News:
- North Palm Beach County events calendar: November 15 (The Jupiter Courier)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:21:58 pm
Want to have your upcoming events publicized in The Jupiter Courier? Please submit your Looking Ahead events by going to tcpalm.com/submit and clicking on the Calendar form. Longer versions of your events, along with photos, also should be posted at tcpalm.com/YourNews. These may appear on the YourNews Community Calendar segment on WPTV News Channel 5. - Students help kids with cancer (WPTV West Palm Beach)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:24:37 pm
Benjamin School Lower and Middle Schools students participate in the Stack the Caps event. - North Palm Beach County events calendar: November 11 (The Jupiter Courier)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 02:21:32 am
Want to have your upcoming events publicized in The Jupiter Courier? Please submit your Looking Ahead events by going to tcpalm.com/submit and clicking on the Calendar form. Longer versions of your events, along with photos, also should be posted at tcpalm.com/YourNews. These may appear on the YourNews Community Calendar segment on WPTV News Channel 5. - Firefighter Games brings hot competition to Palm Beach County (The Palm Beach Post)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:19:29 am
The soccer games will be hotly contested, and the softball pitchers will be throwing heat. - Benjamin School Changes Sick Policy After Absences (WPBF Palm Beach)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:53:49 pm
The Benjamin School has had to implement a new sick policy after scores of students came down with flu-like symptoms.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (33408) | School Zip (33408) |
(FL) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 17,086 people | 15,979,631 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 42% | 27% |
| Population Average Age | 52 years old | 38 years old |
| Average Household size | 1.9 persons | 2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income | $53,730 | $40,558 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 4.9 rooms | 4.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 35 years old | 33 years old |
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| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (33408) 
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| % Owning / % Renting | 78% / 22% | 66% / 34% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- Baldwin Prep School - 62 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
- Palm Beach Preparatory School - 60 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
- Batt Private School - 94 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
- The Weiss School - 274 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
- Juno Beach Preparatory School - 10 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
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