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What's something BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000423
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER
13100 NW 12TH AVE, NORTH MIAMI, FL 33168 · (305) 681-3547 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
361 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER→MIAMI CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
22%
was 15%
% Black
76%
was 83%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in NORTH MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, with 548 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER shows that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is THE SEED SCHOOL OF MIAMI, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER. On composite proficiency, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 545 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in NORTH MIAMI
- NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,748 students
- DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,246 students
- NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 724 students
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 611 students
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 566 students
Nearby schools
- THE SEED SCHOOL OF MIAMI0.8 mi · 232
- CARRIE P. MEEK/WESTVIEW K-8 CENTER0.9 mi · 548
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 351
- PHOENIX ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE NORTH1.2 mi · 45
- THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY1.3 mi · 787
- NATHAN B. YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTERHow large is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER serve?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER have?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER?
At BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 76% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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