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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

1167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Pennsauken, New Jersey, with 373 students. The school is part of the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District, which is ranked 434 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency for 3rd grade students. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.3% for the district and 44.9% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 23.8%, while the district and state had rates of 35.7% and 49.8%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state's average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has increased from 6.31% in 2021-2022 to 47.45% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and G.H. Carson Elementary School, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School consistently performs worse in academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Roosevelt STEM had 85% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, while Benjamin Franklin had only 26.2%. The Roosevelt STEM school, located just 1.61 miles away, is a stark contrast to Benjamin Franklin Elementary, as it is ranked 2nd out of 1,347 elementary schools in New Jersey and has consistently high academic proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas, far exceeding the state and district averages.

418

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,951

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7201 Irving Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-3173

(856) 662-6455

District: Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Howard M. Phifer Middle School
High:	Pennsauken High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

16.5%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg47%

1,167^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

434^th of 609Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1167 of 1347	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1068 of 1338	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1018 of 1342	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1038 of 1345	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1009 of 1317	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1047 of 1360	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1138 of 1353	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1042 of 1352	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1094 of 1346	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	1122 of 1357	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.8	1083 of 1363	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1027 of 1367	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	1134 of 1363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	1201 of 1360	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	1175 of 1354	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.6	1119 of 1346	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	1009 of 1338	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1105 of 1329	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	1105 of 1314	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	1194 of 1303	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.0	1110 of 1298	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	39.6	839 of 1204	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	364 of 463	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	451 of 469	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.2	200 of 463	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	227 of 494	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	178 of 456	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	195 of 522	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	362 of 517	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	297 of 340	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	325 of 370	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	360 of 597	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1108 of 1326	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1057 of 1317	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	973 of 1318	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1040 of 1326	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	929 of 1290	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1059 of 1331	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1082 of 1333	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	772 of 1032	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	573 of 989	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	540 of 982	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	661 of 953	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	765 of 896	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	704 of 899	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	584 of 870	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	768 of 1023	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	482 of 939	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	376 of 910	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	313 of 863	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	258 of 839	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	419 of 948	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	741 of 942	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1143 of 1318	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	979 of 1313	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	960 of 1315	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	929 of 1324	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	983 of 1297	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	958 of 1335	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1111 of 1334	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	801 of 1023	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	396 of 989	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	539 of 958	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	710 of 949	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	604 of 868	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	433 of 1007	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.0	807 of 1001	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	879 of 970	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	399 of 1023	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.2	934 of 1022	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)13th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 9, 2018

If you have a child suffering from depression or any other mental illnesses this is not the school for you. They failed my son miserably. Their solution for his behavior issues were to suspend him often though not once did my son lay a finger on anyone and the teachers swore up and down they could help with his behavior in school, but the teachers failed him as well. The school child study team couldn't come up with a game plan that worked for them, the guidance counselor was horrible as well only looking to kick my son out of the school when they found out he moved out of the district before the school year ended with only 2 months left in the school year. The principal was a moron that couldn't come up with adverse consequence punishments to deter my childs behavior in school. The school psychologist was the only one smart enough to see that my son was purposefully getting himself in trouble to obtain what he saw as a reward. If my son didn't want to go to the next class he would misbehave so he could be removed from the class or not have to attend the next one. Great job in seeing that sir. Your colleagues are fools who don't have the vision you do. This school needs educators who are trained in the psychology field to understand children. The teachers they have right now aren't good enough for any child. By the way, though my son misbehaved, being in kindergarten, he was found my professionals to be performing at a grade level of between 2nd and 3rd grade. His behavior didn't impact his education. Comes to show how the teachers and principal have no ability resolve problems. If you can go to another school or district I would go that route. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7201 Irving Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6455	418	37	11.2	69.1%	69 (16.5%)	60 (14.4%)	249 (59.6%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15.2	1167^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		20.5	1068^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.2%	99			26.2						23.8											$9,951	$443	$9,508
Pennsauken Intermediate School	Public	4-5	8125 Park Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8501	622	64	9.7	78.6%	40 (6.4%)	114 (18.3%)	390 (62.7%)	60 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)								(n/a)	13.8			28.1	30.0					24.6	29.3									$10,375	$524	$9,851
George B. Fine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3800 Gladwyn Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8568	245	30	8.1	79.2%	22 (9.0%)	31 (12.7%)	164 (66.9%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	62.3	512^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.0%		21.1	1060^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.8%	548			52.2						56.5											$12,099	$526	$11,573
Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	394	36	11.0	42.1%	181 (45.9%)	48 (12.2%)	119 (30.2%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	31.3	938^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.4	875^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.6%	63	33.3	14.0	29.8	32.5	54.3	39.0	42.3	59.1	32.6	22.5	22.3	43.9	44.4	11.5		70.6	70.6			$10,608	$614	$9,994
Delair Elementary School	Public	K-3	850 Derousse Avenue	Delair	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6164	301	30	10.2	82.1%	13 (4.3%)	71 (23.6%)	192 (63.8%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	14.2	1187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.3	1126^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.8%	61			25.3						22.6											$8,537	$497	$8,040
Howard Yocum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	748 North Forklanding Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-7423	507	53	9.5	54.0%	203 (40.0%)	92 (18.1%)	141 (27.8%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)								(n/a)																				$7,810	$679	$7,131
Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	97.8	2^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.2	48^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.4%	46	81.0	57.1	85.0	100.0	100.0	89.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.4	100.0	79.0			55.0		55.0	61.9	61.9
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	515	51	10.0	44.5%	9 (1.7%)	93 (18.1%)	387 (75.1%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8.8	1273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.1	1280^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%	7	5.7	0.0	22.0	14.0	16.7	8.2	31.3	17.9	28.2	22.9	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0		0.0	0.0			$20,427	$3,485	$16,942
G.H. Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4150 Garfield Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-5751	358	33	10.7	78.2%	10 (2.8%)	67 (18.7%)	241 (67.3%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	23.6	1040^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.8%		25.2	1003^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.0%	37			27.7						36.0											$9,874	$505	$9,369
Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	1136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.3	1157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.5%	21	14.0	1.5	18.3	54.9	29.9	7.7	12.8	14.1	28.2	25.5	24.6	7.8	8.5	0.0		22.3	22.3			$16,913	$3,301	$13,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Howard M. Phifer Middle School
High : Pennsauken High School

Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in?

Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

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