Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT HOLLY TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341092001150
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School
455 JACKSONVILLE RD, MOUNT HOLLY, NJ 08060 · (609) 267-0071 · Burlington County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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
10.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
188 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 108 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 32% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School→F. W. Holbein Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mount Holly Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 30.6% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School this school | 327 | 57.5% | 33.4% |
| Winslow Township Elementary School Two Sicklerville | 338 | 60.4% | 44.4% |
| Summerfield Elementary School NEPTUNE | 389 | 52.2% | 45.8% |
| Woodrow Wilson NEPTUNE CITY | 264 | 56.1% | 17.1% |
| Samuel Smith Elementary School BURLINGTON | 310 | 65.8% | N/A |
| John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School TEANECK | 361 | 49.9% | 43.4% |
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 Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #897 of 1,290 | #43 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #790 of 1,319 ▲ 130 | #41 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,067 of 1,319 ▼ 3 | #48 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #999 of 1,562 | #51 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #475 of 1,390 | #25 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #11 of 1,392 | #3 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #487 of 1,481 | #11 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #310 of 545 | #25 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
327
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 327 | 31.3 | 10.4:1 | 57% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 30.3 | 11.4:1 | 63% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 29.1 | 11.4:1 | 60% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 59% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 63% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 63% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 59% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 30 | 9.7:1 | 38% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (304 to 327); teachers up 20% (26 to 31.3).
About Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School
In MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey, part of Burlington County, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is an elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 2 through 4, with 327 students on the rolls.
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up Mount Holly Township Public School District (1,082 students in total).
The biggest share of students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School, 32%, is Black. The next largest groups are 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. In Burlington County overall, about 16% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
Classroom staffing at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School totals 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 57% of students (188) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Burlington County, the average is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 31% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is 1.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.4% versus 34.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Burlington County, home to about 467,805 people, median household income comes to about $108,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 139 public schools in the county, enrolling about 69,020, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School among them.
Rancocas Valley Regional High School is the nearest public school to Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 313 to 327, a 4% rise.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Mount Holly Township Public School District
- F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- John Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other schools in MOUNT HOLLY
- Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- John Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School0.1 mi · 1,928
- F. W. Holbein Middle School0.8 mi · 451
- John Brainerd Elementary School0.9 mi · 304
- Eastampton Township Community School1.4 mi · 600
- Holly Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 460
- Bobby's Run Elementary School2.1 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary SchoolHow large is Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School?
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School serve?
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School have?
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School?
At Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School public or private?
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Holly Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.