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George B. Fine Elementary School

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George B. Fine Elementary School ranks 947 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George B. Fine Elementary School serves 245 students in prekindergarten through grade 3 in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. Its latest third-grade results show a sharp setback: in 2025–2026, 33% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 40% in math, both below state averages. The most important finding is that results fell markedly from the prior year and are now below the state in both subjects.

Math is Fine’s stronger subject in comparisons with the district and nearby schools, while ELA is its larger weakness. Fine’s math proficiency was 40%, above the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District average of 33% and just 4 points below the 44% average for eight nearby schools with third-grade results. ELA was 33%, only 3 points above the district but 13 points below the nearby-school average of 46%. Both results trailed the state—48% in ELA and 49% in math. Fine was not at the bottom of the nearby group: its ELA result exceeded those at Delair Elementary School, G.H. Carson Elementary School and Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. Roosevelt stood out in the same year, with 81% proficiency in ELA and 90% in math.

The latest scores reversed an unusually strong 2024–2025: ELA fell 20 percentage points, from 52% to 33%, and math fell 17 points, from 57% to 40%. Across four reported years, however, scores were up just 1 point in ELA and 4 points in math. SchoolDigger’s statewide standing also fell, from the 62nd percentile and three stars in 2024–2025 to the 29th percentile and one star in 2025–2026. Fine’s student-teacher ratio was 8.1 to 1 in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools with reported ratios; 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the second-highest nearby rate. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable contrast: English Language Learner students ranked at the 67th percentile, compared with 29th overall, while Special Education students ranked at the 2nd percentile, down from the 51st percentile in 2017–2018.

245

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,231

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3800 Gladwyn Ave
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-3415

(856) 662-8568

District: Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

Students who attend George B. Fine Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

African American:

12.7%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg49%

947^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

464^th of 607Pennsauken 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
2026	28.3	947 of 1331	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.3	512 of 1347	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.1	1060 of 1338	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	912 of 1342	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1115 of 1345	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1207 of 1317	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1202 of 1360	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1011 of 1353	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1150 of 1352	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	1155 of 1346	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	1242 of 1357	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.5	1202 of 1363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	1128 of 1367	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	1090 of 1363	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1060 of 1360	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1085 of 1354	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1135 of 1346	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	1107 of 1338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	966 of 1329	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.5	916 of 1314	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.1	935 of 1303	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.3	997 of 1298	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.4	1013 of 1204	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	62.6	144 of 463	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	368 of 456	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	277 of 522	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	140 of 517	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	190 of 581	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.9	106 of 597	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	166 of 559	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.7	246 of 499	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	252 of 489	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	400 of 411	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	811 of 1311	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1177 of 1290	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1155 of 1331	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	991 of 1333	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	515 of 991	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	805 of 896	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	761 of 899	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	368 of 870	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	484 of 1002	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	90.6	52 of 1023	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	20.4	709 of 839	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	357 of 942	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1017 of 1306	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1176 of 1297	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1178 of 1335	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	961 of 1334	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	949 of 970	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	639 of 958	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	489 of 1001	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)69th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-9 vs state

English Language Arts33%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	28.3	947^th of 1331 public elementary schools	28.9%		62.3	512^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.0%	435			32.7						40.0											$22,231	$606	$21,625
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)	12.6			20.9	25.6					25.6	28.6									$15,648	$970	$14,678
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%)	13	1183^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.2	1167^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%	16			23.4						25.5											$14,257	$932	$13,325
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)																				$17,886	$68	$17,818
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%)	39.4	811^th of 1331 public elementary schools	39.1%		31.3	938^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%	127	16.3	12.7	48.4	45.6	51.2	48.6	51.3	55.5	31.2	32.6	25.6	48.6	35.9	7.7						$17,215	$751	$16,464
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%)	95.4	31^st of 1331 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.8	2^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%	29	54.6	30.0	81.0	72.7	77.2	95.5	72.2	85.0	90.4	95.5	95.5	100.0			61.1		61.1	45.0	45.0	$15,279	$581	$14,698
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	2-4	34 West Mill Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-1129	554	50	11.0	57.4%	237 (42.8%)	97 (17.5%)	149 (26.9%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	29.1	937^th of 1331 public elementary schools	29.6%		14.7	1180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.4%	243			46.8	31.0					36.4	26.4										$12,225	$667	$11,558
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%)	15.5	1140^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.4%		14.2	1187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.9%	47			24.7						28.9											$15,996	$1,112	$14,884
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08002	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3903	412	27	15.2	34.0%	162 (39.3%)	52 (12.6%)	93 (22.6%)	72 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	34.2	880^th of 1331 public elementary schools	33.9%		37.8	847^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.1%	33	9.4		46.0	39.1	41.5				47.6	42.0	20.7									$13,517	$843	$12,674
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%)	15.6	1139^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.4%		23.6	1040^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.8%	99			28.0						25.8											$15,092	$1,105	$13,987

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