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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340504000811

Fairfield Township School

375 GOULDTOWN WOODRUFF ROAD, BRIDGETON, NJ 08302 · (856) 453-1882 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
526
Elementary
STATE 405
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
411 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8115%
Kindergarten418%
Grade 15110%
Grade 25410%
Grade 3469%
Grade 4428%
Grade 55410%
Grade 65010%
Grade 75210%
Grade 85510%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
White
245%
STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
23845%
STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
21541%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
397%
STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
71%
STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
25649%
Female
27051%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
12.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
7.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2512.0%7.2%
2023-2411.1%5.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Fairfield Township School

Fairfield Township School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Fairfield Township School this school52678.1%7.8%
Number 4
Linden
44777.9%27.6%
Lindenwold School Five
LINDENWOLD
59680.5%26.4%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
ASBURY PARK
44380.1%7.8%
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School
JERSEY CITY
61379.0%29.1%
Field Street School
CARNEYS POINT
46376.5%22.6%
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 Fairfield Township School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Cumberland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
7.8%#1,273 of 1,290#30 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
7.2%#1,291 of 1,319
▲ 10
#31 of 32
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
12.0%#1,292 of 1,319
▼ 11
#28 of 32
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
526#345 of 1,562#10 of 37
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#971 of 1,390#23 of 31
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.0%#417 of 1,392#14 of 31
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
78.1%#241 of 1,481#13 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.2%#495 of 798#13 of 24
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 2024-25
Enrollment
526
+46 (+10%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552642.512.4:178% (411)
2023-245164012.9:168% (351)
2022-235053215.8:115% (74)
2020-214804510.7:129% (140)
2017-185735011.5:113% (76)
2015-166404813.3:173% (468)
2010-116094613.2:173% (444)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Township School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (573 to 526); teachers down 15% (50 to 42.5).

About Fairfield Township School

As a medium-sized elementary school, Fairfield Township School serves students in BRIDGETON, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 526 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.

Fairfield Township School belongs to Fairfield Township School District.

Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Fairfield Township School, at 45%. Other groups include 41% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. By comparison, Cumberland County residents are about 36% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 42.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cumberland County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.

The allk12 Grade for Fairfield Township School is F. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

BeatsExpectations places Fairfield Township School in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.6 points below it (7.8% actual, 23.4% predicted).

Recent Census Bureau figures for Cumberland County show that the median household income is $67,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Fairfield Township School, Cumberland County has 51 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Fairfield Township School to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Bridgeton Public Charter School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 10.9%, higher than Fairfield Township School's 7.8%.

Fairfield Township School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.4:1) than in 2020-21 (10.7:1).

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Cumberland County at a glance

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Population
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students

Quick facts

School name
Fairfield Township School
District
Fairfield Township School District
Address
375 GOULDTOWN WOODRUFF ROAD, BRIDGETON, NJ 08302
Phone
(856) 453-1882
County
Cumberland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
526
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
411 (78%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
340504000811
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Fairfield Township School
How many students attend Fairfield Township School?
Fairfield Township School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Fairfield Township School serve?
Fairfield Township School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Fairfield Township School have?
Fairfield Township School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairfield Township School?
Student demographics at Fairfield Township School are roughly 5% White, 45% Hispanic, 41% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield Township School in?
Fairfield Township School is part of Fairfield Township School District.
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