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Enrollment
558
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTUA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340960002588
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School
393 MAIN ST, MANTUA, NJ 08051 · (856) 468-0818 · Gloucester County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
119 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 180 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mantua Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 44.2% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School this school | 558 | 21.3% | 49.3% |
| Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO | 534 | 18.2% | 55.1% |
| Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH | 597 | 24.8% | 45.3% |
| Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE | 510 | 25.5% | 39.7% |
| Glen Meadow Middle School VERNON | 617 | 25.4% | 37.5% |
| Macopin Middle School WEST MILFORD | 675 | 22.2% | 33.2% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #181 of 433 | #3 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #181 of 437 ▲ 5 | #3 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #226 of 437 ▼ 39 | #10 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #212 of 445 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #176 of 417 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #319 of 419 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #272 of 436 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #75 of 122 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
558
+81 (+17%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 558 | 53 | 10.5:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 48 | 9.8:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 59 | 8.0:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 52 | 9.2:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 53.7 | 9.8:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 59 | 9.4:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 15% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (529 to 558); teachers down 1% (53.7 to 53).
About J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in MANTUA, New Jersey. It enrolls 558 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 4 through 6.
Mantua Township School District has 1,295 students spread across 3 schools.
The largest group at J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School is White students, at 75%. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Gloucester County residents are about 76% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School scores 42%.
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.5 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 21% of the student body. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County, the school's rate is lower.
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of New Jersey public middle schools.
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3% and a predicted 54.5%.
In the wider Gloucester County area, the median household earns about $105,115 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Gloucester County, 86 public schools serve about 46,080 students.
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Pine Acres Early Childhood Center, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 81 students, from 477 to 558. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 10.5:1, from 9.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mantua Township School District
- Centre City Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Sewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Acres Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 298
- Centre City Elementary School1.1 mi · 464
- Wenonah Elementary School1.2 mi · 158
- Oak Valley Elementary School1.6 mi · 337
- Sewell Elementary School2.2 mi · 273
- Green-Fields Elementary School2.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About J. Mason Tomlin Elementary SchoolHow large is J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School?
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School serve?
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School.
How diverse is J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School?
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School?
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School is overseen by Mantua Township School District in Gloucester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.