📍 7201 Irving Avenue, Pennsauken, Camden County, 08109
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pennsauken, Camden County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 18% |
| White | 52 | 14% |
| Asian | 16 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 362 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-10, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, based in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey. The district serves 4,951 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 495 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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