Summary:
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District includes nine schools serving grades from PK–3 through 6–12, with six elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools. Results vary sharply by school: while Roosevelt STEM excels across many tested grades, most other reported results are below state proficiency rates, making the district’s uneven performance its most important pattern.
Roosevelt STEM stands out most: in 2025–2026 it scored 81% in grade 3 ELA and 90% in math, compared with 23% and 26% at Benjamin Franklin Elementary—gaps of 58 and 65 points. Roosevelt also ranked 31st of 1,331 elementary schools, at the 98th percentile with five stars, according to SchoolDigger. Among other grade 3 schools, George B. Fine Elementary led with 33% in ELA and 40% in math. Across five schools, grade 3 averages were 38% in ELA and 42% in math, below state rates of 48% and 49%. One exception to the broader pattern is Howard M. Phifer Middle School: its grade 8 Algebra I proficiency was 90%, above the state’s 75%.
Recent changes were mixed, but the matched grade 3 averages moved farther from state rates: ELA fell from 43% to 38% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 as the state rate rose from 45% to 48%; math fell from 48% to 42%, while the state rate edged down from 50% to 49%. Fine’s grade 3 scores dropped 20 points in ELA and 17 in math. Context measures alone do not explain these differences: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible ranged from 47% at Roosevelt to 86% at A.E. Burling High School; Roosevelt’s student–teacher ratio was 10.8. At Pennsauken High School, the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 78% versus 89% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 28% versus 14% statewide.
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