📍 4150 Garfield Avenue, Pennsauken, Camden County, 08109
G.H. Carson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pennsauken, Camden County. The school has 360 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 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
G.H. Carson Elementary School enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 15% |
| Asian | 39 | 11% |
| White | 16 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 360 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
G.H. Carson Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-10, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
G.H. Carson 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 360 students, G.H. Carson 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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