G.H. Carson Elementary School

Regular School · PENNSAUKEN, NJ

G.H. Carson Elementary School is a regular school school in PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, serving grades PK–03 with 358 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 03

Enrollment

358

Teachers (FTE)

33.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.8:1

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	241	67%
Black or African American	67	19%
Asian	33	9%
White	10	3%
Two or more races	7	2%
Total enrollment	358	214M / 144F

English Language Learners: 62 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	25.6%	78
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	46.8%	73

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.6% 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.)	358	100%

Contact & Location

4150 GARFIELD AVENUE

PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08109

Phone: (856)662-5751

http://carson.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
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
Howard M. Phifer Middle School Middle

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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

341287001632

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