Enrollment
375
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340528000104
Folsom Elementary School
1357 Mays Landing Road, Folsom, NJ 08037 · (609) 561-8666 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.6:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
103 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 41.1% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Folsom Elementary School
Folsom Elementary School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom Elementary School this school | 375 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| Olivet Elementary School PITTSGROVE | 357 | 30.5% | 42.0% |
| Central Elementary School GREAT MEADOWS | 349 | 25.5% | 64.0% |
| Warren H. Wolf Early Childhood Development Center BRICK | 359 | 24.0% | N/A |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR | 432 | 26.9% | 43.0% |
| Pitman Elementary School Pitman | 430 | 26.7% | 45.4% |
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 Folsom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #785 of 1,290 | #13 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #788 of 1,319 ▼ 60 | #12 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #801 of 1,319 ▲ 59 | #13 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #784 of 1,562 | #27 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #258 of 1,390 | #15 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #1,189 of 1,392 | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #894 of 1,481 | #39 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #574 of 798 | #20 of 27 |
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
375
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 375 | 39 | 9.6:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 38 | 9.9:1 | 24% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 41 | 9.2:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 36 | 10.7:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 36% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 31% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 28% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Folsom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (399 to 375); teachers unchanged (39 to 39).
About Folsom Elementary School
Folsom Elementary School, located in Folsom, New Jersey, is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 375 students.
The local education agency for Folsom Elementary School is Folsom Borough School District.
Folsom Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Atlantic County's population at about 56%. The chance that two students picked at random at Folsom Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
Dividing enrollment by its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. Eligible students account for 27% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Atlantic County averages 59%, higher than here.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Folsom Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Folsom Elementary School would be expected to post about 51.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Atlantic County show that median household income is about $78,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 77 public schools operate in Atlantic County, serving about 41,964 students.
Of nearby public schools, Collings Lakes Elementary School is the closest, at about 2.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. On proficiency, Folsom Elementary School is ahead of the 31.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 375 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 385. Students per teacher fell from 10.7 in 2020-21 to 9.6 in 2024-25.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Folsom Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Folsom Elementary. Folsom Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTHONOTOSASSA, FL · 484 students
- Folsom Elementary SchoolFolsom, LA · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Collings Lakes Elementary School2.1 mi · 221
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School3.9 mi · 696
- Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center3.9 mi · 472
- Hammonton Middle School4.0 mi · 795
- Hammonton High School4.2 mi · 1,315
- Winslow Township Elementary School One5.5 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Folsom Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Folsom Elementary School?
Folsom Elementary School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Folsom Elementary School serve?
Folsom Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Folsom Elementary School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Folsom Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Folsom Elementary School?
At Folsom Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Folsom Elementary School?
Folsom Elementary School is overseen by Folsom Borough School District in Atlantic County.
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