Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341287001632
G.H. Carson Elementary School
4150 GARFIELD AVENUE, PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08109 · (856) 662-5751 · Camden County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
280 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
G.H. Carson Elementary School→Pennsauken Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
358
+52 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
67%
was 54%
% Black
19%
was 24%
% Asian
9%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About G.H. Carson Elementary School
As a mid-tier elementary-level community in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, G.H. Carson Elementary School educates 358 students from grades pre-K through 3, one of the schools within Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District.
Within Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, which oversees 10 schools and 4,891 students, G.H. Carson Elementary School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, G.H. Carson Elementary School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Black, 9% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, G.H. Carson Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 78% of students at G.H. Carson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, G.H. Carson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 31.6%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. G.H. Carson Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).
Nearest neighbor: Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, G.H. Carson Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 28.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at G.H. Carson Elementary School has rose 17%, going from 306 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 54% to 67% over that span.
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Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District
- Pennsauken High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Howard M. Phifer Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Pennsauken Intermediate SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Delair Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- George B. Fine Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in PENNSAUKEN
- Pennsauken High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Howard M. Phifer Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Camden County Technical School-PennsaukenHigh · 786 students
- Pennsauken Intermediate SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- George B. Fine Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken0.2 mi · 786
- Eastside High School0.6 mi · 512
- Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST0.7 mi · 184
- A.E. Burling High School0.8 mi · 49
- Octavius V. Catto Community Family School0.8 mi · 593
- Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School0.9 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolHow large is G.H. Carson Elementary School?
G.H. Carson Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-03.
Is G.H. Carson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
G.H. Carson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does G.H. Carson Elementary School have?
G.H. Carson Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at G.H. Carson Elementary School?
At G.H. Carson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 67% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees G.H. Carson Elementary School?
G.H. Carson Elementary School is overseen by Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District in Camden County.
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