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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340951000704

Mansfield Township Elementary School

200 MANSFIELD ROAD EAST, COLUMBUS, NJ 08022 · (609) 298-2037 · Burlington County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
36 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 37525%
Grade 47725%
Grade 58127%
Grade 67023%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
18962%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
279%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
3612%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
2910%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
207%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17357%
Female
13043%

School pathway

Feeds from
John Hydock Elementary SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within Mansfield Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
75.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
69.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.2%69.4%
2023-2478.3%61.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Mansfield Township Elementary School

Mansfield Township Elementary School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mansfield Township Elementary School this school30311.9%65.5%
Mary E. Roberts Elementary School
MOORESTOWN
33913.9%76.0%
John Hydock Elementary School
COLUMBUS
24512.2%N/A
Parkway Elementary School
MOUNT LAUREL
36615.3%50.1%
John I. Dawes Early Learning Center
MANALAPAN
30614.4%N/A
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School
Springfield
27613.8%55.2%
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 Mansfield Township Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Burlington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.5%#224 of 1,290#7 of 56
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.4%#247 of 1,319
▲ 103
#8 of 56
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.2%#164 of 1,319
▼ 54
#3 of 56
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
303#1,092 of 1,562#55 of 76
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#212 of 1,390#9 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.5%#596 of 1,392#41 of 70
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
11.9%#1,204 of 1,481#61 of 73
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.3%#243 of 798#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
303
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530332.29.4:112% (36)
2023-2429124.611.8:18% (24)
2022-2330026.411.4:18% (25)
2020-21288309.6:16% (16)
2017-1836233.610.8:19% (33)
2015-164033312.2:19% (37)
2010-114342915.0:18% (34)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mansfield Township Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (362 to 303); teachers down 4% (33.6 to 32.2).

About Mansfield Township Elementary School

Mansfield Township Elementary School is a small elementary school in New Jersey, located in COLUMBUS. It covers grades 3 through 6, with a total enrollment of 303 students. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.

The district, Mansfield Township School District, operates 2 schools serving 548 students.

White students make up a majority at Mansfield Township Elementary School, at 62%. The remaining students are 12% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Burlington County is about 64% White. Mansfield Township Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.

Mansfield Township Elementary School employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 12% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Burlington County averages 32%, higher than here.

Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Mansfield Township Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The model predicts 59.7% for a school in New Jersey with Mansfield Township Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mansfield Township Elementary School posts 65.5%.

Census estimates describe Burlington County this way: the median household income is $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mansfield Township Elementary School, Burlington County has 138 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Mansfield Township Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Mansfield Township Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.5% against a local average of 48.3%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.

Mansfield Township Elementary School's enrollment grew from 288 in 2020-21 to 303 in 2024-25.

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Burlington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mansfield Township Elementary School
District
Mansfield Township School District
Address
200 MANSFIELD ROAD EAST, COLUMBUS, NJ 08022
Phone
(609) 298-2037
County
Burlington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
303
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
36 (12%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
340951000704
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Mansfield Township School District
Other schools in COLUMBUS
Other Mansfield Township Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Mansfield Township Elementary. Mansfield Township Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mansfield Township Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Mansfield Township Elementary School?
Mansfield Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Mansfield Township Elementary School serve?
Mansfield Township Elementary School serves grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Mansfield Township Elementary School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Mansfield Township Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mansfield Township Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mansfield Township Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mansfield Township Elementary School in?
Mansfield Township Elementary School is part of Mansfield Township School District.
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