George B. Fine Elementary School

George B. Fine Elementary School is a K-5 school of modestly sized scale in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, operated by Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, teacheing 245 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,891 students. George B. Fine Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, George B. Fine Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% Black, 9% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, George B. Fine Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George B. Fine Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.8%; this one delivers 41.3%, a residual of +18.4 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,755 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. George B. Fine Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: Howard M. Phifer Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George B. Fine Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

George B. Fine Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. George B. Fine Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 245). Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 67% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for George B. Fine Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.