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Pennsauken Intermediate School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Pennsauken Intermediate School
Located at 8125 PARK AVENUE, in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, Pennsauken Intermediate School is a well-populated elementary campus that educates 622 students (grades 4 through 5), run under Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 54% bigger than typical.
Across the 10 schools in Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District (4,891 students total), Pennsauken Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Pennsauken Intermediate School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 18% Black, 10% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pennsauken Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.1%; this one delivers 23.2%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Camden County) reports that median household income runs about $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pennsauken Intermediate 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 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pennsauken Intermediate School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 722 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 46% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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- 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
- 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