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Best kept secret at Pennsauken Intermediate School?
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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341287000493
Pennsauken Intermediate School
8125 PARK AVENUE, PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08109 · (856) 662-8501 · Camden County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
489 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 288 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 334 | 54% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 24.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 →
Schools most like Pennsauken Intermediate School
Pennsauken Intermediate School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsauken Intermediate School this school | 622 | 78.6% | 23.2% |
| West End School North Plainfield | 600 | 76.0% | 29.3% |
| Number 2 LINDEN | 602 | 78.7% | 19.6% |
| Parsons NORTH BRUNSWICK | 566 | 70.5% | 25.7% |
| Alexander D. Sullivan School JERSEY CITY | 638 | 81.3% | 15.3% |
| Dr. William Mennies Elementary School VINELAND | 558 | 73.5% | 19.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pennsauken Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,078 of 1,290 | #71 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,026 of 1,319 ▲ 1 | #63 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #1,117 of 1,319 ▲ 8 | #65 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #194 of 1,562 | #7 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #280 of 1,390 | #19 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #642 of 1,392 | #42 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #231 of 1,481 | #7 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #298 of 798 | #14 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
622
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 622 | 64 | 9.7:1 | 79% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 62 | 10.4:1 | 40% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 65 | 9.3:1 | 54% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 66 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 61 | 11.8:1 | 72% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 57 | 13.5:1 | 68% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 68% (548) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennsauken Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (722 to 622); teachers up 5% (61 to 64).
About Pennsauken Intermediate School
Pennsauken Intermediate School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey. The school offers grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 622 students. The school is 54% above the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District runs Pennsauken Intermediate School along with 9 other schools, enrolling 4,891 students in total.
The largest group at Pennsauken Intermediate School is Hispanic students, at 63%. Other students are 18% Black, 10% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Camden County residents are about 19% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pennsauken Intermediate School scores 56%.
There are 64 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. Of all students at Pennsauken Intermediate School, 79% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Camden County, the average is 50%.
Pennsauken Intermediate School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.1% at Pennsauken Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.2%.
In the wider Camden County area, the median household earns about $88,755 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Camden County, 158 public schools serve about 82,104 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Howard M. Phifer Middle School, is the closest to Pennsauken Intermediate School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pennsauken Intermediate School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Pennsauken Intermediate School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 622 in 2024-25.
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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
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 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
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- George B. Fine Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Howard M. Phifer Middle School0.1 mi · 988
- George B. Fine Elementary School0.5 mi · 245
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 418
- Howard Yocum Elementary1.0 mi · 507
- Merchantville Elementary School1.4 mi · 394
- Delair Elementary School1.5 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Pennsauken Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pennsauken Intermediate School?
Pennsauken Intermediate School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Pennsauken Intermediate School serve?
Pennsauken Intermediate School serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pennsauken Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pennsauken Intermediate School is approximately 9.7:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pennsauken Intermediate School?
At Pennsauken Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 63% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pennsauken Intermediate School public or private?
Pennsauken Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.