Folsom Elementary School

Set in Folsom, New Jersey, Folsom Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus, run under Folsom Borough School District. It enrolls 375 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Folsom Borough School District is the operating authority for Folsom Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Folsom Elementary School logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Atlantic County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Folsom Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Atlantic County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Folsom Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 38.6%.

Around the school, Atlantic County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Folsom Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

Nearest neighbor: Collings Lakes Elementary School, around 2.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Folsom Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.