Octavio V. Catto Community Family School vs G.H. Carson Elementary School

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School has a higher overall rating of 5.9/10 compared to 5.4/10. Octavio V. Catto Community Family School is significantly larger with 600 students, about 1.7× the size of G.H. Carson Elementary School (359). In math proficiency, G.H. Carson Elementary School leads at 37.0%.

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Octavio V. Catto Community Family School

Camden, NJ

5.9/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 8th

600 students

G.H. Carson Elementary School

Pennsauken, NJ

5.4/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 3rd

359 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Octavio V. Catto Community Family School	G.H. Carson Elementary School
Overall Rating	5.9 / 10	5.4 / 10
Academic Score	2.8	4.8
Growth Score	6.7	6.1
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	54.2%	56.5%
Environment Score	8.3	4.5
State Rank	#1,583 of 2,466	#1,828 of 2,466
State Percentile	36th	26th

Test Scores

Subject	Octavio V. Catto Community Family School	G.H. Carson Elementary School
Math Proficiency	21.0%	37.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	28.0%	32.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Octavio V. Catto Community Family School	G.H. Carson Elementary School
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Pre-K – 8th	Pre-K – 3rd
Enrollment	600	359
Student-Teacher Ratio	10.5:1	11.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	54.2%	56.5%
District	Camden City School District	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District
City	Camden	Pennsauken

Neighborhood

Metric	Camden (08105)	Pennsauken (08109)
Median Household Income	$48,319	$84,332
Median Home Value	$113,100	$227,200
Median Rent	$1,215	$1,142
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	8.0%	26.8%
Poverty Rate	23.4%	15.3%
Avg Commute	24 min	24 min

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