Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community in MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey, run under Mount Holly Township Public School District. The school instructs 327 students in grades 2 through 4.

Within Mount Holly Township Public School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,082 students, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Burlington County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Burlington County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Burlington County indicate median household income runs about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is one.

Rancocas Valley Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.8%.

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School has increased 8%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 327 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 42% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.