Dr. Albert M. Bean School

Dr. Albert M. Bean School, a mid-tier elementary-level community in PINE HILL, New Jersey, overseen by Pine Hill School District, instructs 364 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Dr. Albert M. Bean School is one of 4 schools operated by Pine Hill School District, a district that instructs 2,016 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Dr. Albert M. Bean School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% White, 24% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dr. Albert M. Bean School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.6%, the actual is 22.9%, a residual of -0.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Camden County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $88,755 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Dr. Albert M. Bean School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

The closest other public school is Clementon Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. Albert M. Bean School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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