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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fountain Woods Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
951
Elementary
DISTRICT 816 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340246000260
Fountain Woods Elementary School
601 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016 · (609) 387-1799 · Burlington County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.9:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
426 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 215 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 224 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 236 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 276 | 29% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Fountain Woods Elementary School→Burlington Township Middle School at Springside→Burlington Township High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burlington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 32.6% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Fountain Woods Elementary School
Fountain Woods Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Woods Elementary School this school | 951 | 44.8% | 35.5% |
| B. Bernice Young Elementary School BURLINGTON | 681 | 44.2% | N/A |
| Hannah Caldwell Elementary UNION | 812 | 39.8% | 33.9% |
| Dorothy L. Bullock School Glassboro | 701 | 49.9% | 24.3% |
| William L Antheil Elementary School EWING | 746 | 57.0% | 29.4% |
| Erial Elementary School SICKLERVILLE | 643 | 58.0% | 34.5% |
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 Fountain Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #847 of 1,290 | #41 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #800 of 1,319 ▲ 76 | #42 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #759 of 1,319 ▲ 196 | #27 of 56 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #19 of 1,562 | #1 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #844 of 1,390 | #46 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #40 of 1,392 | #6 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #662 of 1,481 | #24 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #196 of 545 | #17 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
951
+165 (+21%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 951 | 80.2 | 11.9:1 | 45% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 83.7 | 11.6:1 | 38% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 83.9 | 11.6:1 | 37% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 786 | 74 | 10.6:1 | 29% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 846 | 69 | 12.3:1 | 29% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 68 | 13.1:1 | 29% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 932 | 54 | 17.3:1 | 20% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 43 | 19.1:1 | 16% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fountain Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (846 to 951); teachers up 16% (69 to 80.2).
About Fountain Woods Elementary School
Fountain Woods Elementary School is a large elementary school in BURLINGTON, New Jersey, one of the schools in Burlington Township School District. It offers grades 2 through 5 and has 951 students enrolled. That is 135% bigger than the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Fountain Woods Elementary School is part of a district of 4 schools: Burlington Township School District, with 3,572 students.
The largest group at Fountain Woods Elementary School is Black students, at 38%. The remaining students are 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Burlington County is about 16% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fountain Woods Elementary School scores 74%.
Fountain Woods Elementary School reported 80.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.9:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. There are 426 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 45% of enrollment. That is higher than the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County.
Fountain Woods Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Fountain Woods Elementary School is 6.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.5% versus 41.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Burlington County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $108,111 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Fountain Woods Elementary School, Burlington County has 139 public schools.
The closest school to Fountain Woods Elementary School is Burlington Township High School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 35.5% is above the 34.3% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Fountain Woods Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 21% over 4 years, reaching 951 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 11.9:1.
The allk12 page for Fountain Woods Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Burlington Township School District
- Burlington Township High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Burlington Township Middle School at SpringsideMiddle · 822 students
- B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Burlington Township High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Burlington Township Middle School at SpringsideMiddle · 822 students
- Burlington City High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Florence Township Memorial High SchoolHigh · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington Township High School0.2 mi · 1,118
- Burlington Township Middle School at Springside0.6 mi · 822
- Burlington City High School0.7 mi · 757
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate School1.1 mi · 483
- Samuel Smith Elementary School1.2 mi · 310
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School1.2 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fountain Woods Elementary School?
Fountain Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 951 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Fountain Woods Elementary School serve?
Fountain Woods Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fountain Woods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fountain Woods Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fountain Woods Elementary School?
At Fountain Woods Elementary School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 38% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fountain Woods Elementary School public or private?
Fountain Woods Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.