Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT LAUREL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341095001156
Countryside Elementary School
115 SCHOOLHOUSE LANE, MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 · (856) 234-2750 · Burlington County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
49 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 28% smaller than its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Mount Laurel Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.1pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 60.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Countryside Elementary School
Countryside Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside Elementary School this school | 293 | 16.7% | 50.3% |
| Lawrenceville Elementary School LAWRENCEVILLE | 301 | 18.9% | 46.9% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 287 | 19.9% | 54.3% |
| Woodcrest Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 374 | 15.5% | 57.9% |
| James Caldwell Elementary School Springfield | 276 | 17.0% | 56.3% |
| James F. Cooper Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 284 | 24.3% | 53.8% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Countryside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #515 of 1,290 | #19 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #556 of 1,319 ▼ 178 | #21 of 56 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #928 of 1,319 ▼ 262 | #39 of 56 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,135 of 1,562 | #60 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #340 of 1,390 | #17 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #196 of 1,392 | #24 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #1,103 of 1,481 | #50 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #522 of 798 | #27 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 29.3 | 10.0:1 | 17% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 28.5 | 10.7:1 | 11% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 29.5 | 10.9:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 12% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 29.8 | 10.6:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 4% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Countryside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (316 to 293); teachers down 2% (29.8 to 29.3).
About Countryside Elementary School
Federal records list Countryside Elementary School as an elementary school in MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 293 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
Besides Countryside Elementary School, Mount Laurel Township School District runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 4,173 students.
The largest group at Countryside Elementary School is White students, at 50%. It is also 14% Asian, 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Burlington County is roughly 64% White. The diversity index for Countryside Elementary School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Countryside Elementary School reported 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.0:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. There are 49 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 17% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Burlington County average 32%.
Countryside Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.0%.
In Burlington County, home to about 467,805 people, the median household earns about $108,111 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Countryside Elementary School shares Burlington County with 138 other public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Countryside Elementary School from the closest public school, Thomas Paine Elementary School. The five-mile area around Countryside Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.8% on proficiency, and Countryside Elementary School is above that at 50.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Countryside Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 293 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Countryside Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Laurel Township School District
- T. E. Harrington Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Hartford Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 926 students
- Springville Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Fleetwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Larchmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
Other schools in MOUNT LAUREL
- T. E. Harrington Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Hartford Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 926 students
- Fleetwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Larchmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
Other Countryside Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Countryside Elementary. Countryside Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYEDINA, MN · 665 students
- Countryside ElementarySterling, VA · 648 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolSurprise, AZ · 590 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MI · 426 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolBarrington, IL · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Paine Elementary School0.7 mi · 342
- Kingston Elementary School0.9 mi · 417
- Alternative High School1.2 mi · 32
- John A. Carusi Middle School1.5 mi · 859
- James F. Cooper Elementary School1.5 mi · 284
- Parkway Elementary School1.5 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Countryside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Countryside Elementary School?
Countryside Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-04.
Is Countryside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Countryside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Countryside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Countryside Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Countryside Elementary School?
At Countryside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 13% Hispanic, 14% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Countryside Elementary School in?
Countryside Elementary School is part of Mount Laurel Township School District.
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