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

Pennsauken, NJ

5.4/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 3rd

359 students

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School

Camden, NJ

5.9/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 8th

600 students

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Ratings Comparison

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

Test Scores

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

School Details

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

Neighborhood

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

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