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Howard M Phifer Middle School
8201 Park Ave
Merchantville NJ, 08109, Camden County
Phone: 856-662-8511
Ranking: 
(1,447 out of 1,847, bottom 22%)*
(1,447 out of 1,847, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Pennsauken Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 71 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 59 | 74 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 821 | 797 | 819 | 831 | 848 | 891 | 905 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 361 | 44.0% | 353 | 44.3% | 347 | 42.4% | 364 | 43.8% | 365 | 43.0% | 393 | 44.1% | 378 | 41.8% |
| Grade 8: | 362 | 44.1% | 361 | 45.3% | 357 | 43.6% | 375 | 45.1% | 402 | 47.4% | 378 | 42.4% | 406 | 44.9% |
| Ungraded: | 98 | 11.9% | 83 | 10.4% | 115 | 14.0% | 92 | 11.1% | 81 | 9.6% | 120 | 13.5% | 121 | 13.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 424 | 51.6% | 413 | 51.8% | 424 | 51.8% | 421 | 50.7% | 443 | 52.2% | 450 | 50.5% | 476 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 397 | 48.4% | 384 | 48.2% | 395 | 48.2% | 410 | 49.3% | 405 | 47.8% | 441 | 49.5% | 425 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 68 | 8.3% | 69 | 8.7% | 67 | 8.2% | 82 | 9.9% | 80 | 9.4% | 79 | 8.9% | 93 | 10.3% |
| Hispanic: | 362 | 44.1% | 354 | 44.4% | 327 | 39.9% | 316 | 38.0% | 302 | 35.6% | 306 | 34.3% | 300 | 33.1% |
| Black: | 289 | 35.2% | 259 | 32.5% | 292 | 35.7% | 307 | 36.9% | 332 | 39.2% | 351 | 39.4% | 371 | 41.0% |
| White: | 100 | 12.2% | 115 | 14.4% | 133 | 16.2% | 126 | 15.2% | 134 | 15.8% | 155 | 17.4% | 140 | 15.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 458 | 55.8% | 461 | 57.8% | 459 | 56.0% | 441 | 53.1% | 385 | 45.4% | 375 | 42.1% | 398 | 44.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 13.0% | 114 | 14.3% | 110 | 13.4% | 110 | 13.2% | 165 | 19.5% | 157 | 17.6% | 149 | 16.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.56 | 11.07 | 12.62 | 14.76 | 14.37 | 10.20 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.6% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 59.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 55.7% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.0% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 45.3% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 46.4% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 58.5% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.4% | 50.4% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 61.0% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 57.9% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 56.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 68.3% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.4% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 62.7% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.8% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 55.7% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.7% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.9% | 74.9% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 74.2% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 75.7% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 60.6% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 54.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 52.7% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 58.6% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 55.7% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 31.2% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 43.4% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 47.1% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 53.7% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 60.6% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 62.4% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 68.0% | 78.9% |
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* Howard M Phifer Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.