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G.H. Carson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

4150 Garfield Avenue, Pennsauken, NJ 08109 · (856) 662-5751 · Part of Pennsauken Township School District

Pennsauken Township’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Students
358
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about G.H. Carson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Pennsauken Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Pennsauken Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolYou are here
4–82 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

4150 Garfield Avenue, Pennsauken

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 189
Grade 295
Grade 394
Enrollment over time
355’20
299’21
360’22
359’23
358’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 19%Asian 9%White 3%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about G.H. Carson Elementary School from Pennsauken Township families.

Other schools in Pennsauken Township School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Pennsauken Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.