Howard M. Phifer Middle School

Regular School · PENNSAUKEN, NJ

Howard M. Phifer Middle School is a regular school school in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 988 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

988

Teachers (FTE)

82.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	614	62%
Black or African American	208	21%
Asian	84	9%
White	52	5%
Two or more races	26	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	988	503M / 485F

English Language Learners: 63 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -11.6pp	25.6%	1,003
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -9.8pp	46.8%	1,036
Science Proficiency	8.0%	—	341

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

+0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

147

14.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

263

26.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	988	100%

Contact & Location

8201 PARK AVE

PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08109

Phone: (856)662-8511

http://phifer.pennsauken.net/

District

Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $29,188

District enrollment: 4,788

Other Schools in District

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Elementary
Delair Elementary School Elementary
G.H. Carson Elementary School Elementary
George B. Fine Elementary School Elementary
Pennsauken Intermediate School Elementary
Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST Elementary
A.E. Burling High School High
Pennsauken High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08109) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341287001612

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD