Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MULLICA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341107000172
Mullica Township Primary School
500 ELWOOD ROAD, ELWOOD, NJ 08217 · (609) 561-3868 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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
9.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
176 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 94 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Mullica Township Primary School→Mullica Township Middle School
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 32.8% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Mullica Township Primary School
Mullica Township Primary School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullica Township Primary School this school | 371 | 47.4% | 34.4% |
| Pine Beach Elementary School PINE BEACH | 371 | 46.9% | 30.1% |
| Montague Township School MONTAGUE | 329 | 43.8% | 45.5% |
| Osbornville Elementary School BRICK | 372 | 49.2% | 43.8% |
| Valley Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE | 365 | 49.9% | N/A |
| Washington Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 354 | 42.4% | 40.4% |
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 Mullica Township Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #869 of 1,290 | #15 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #842 of 1,319 ▲ 29 | #14 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #959 of 1,319 ▲ 112 | #15 of 38 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #801 of 1,562 | #28 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #237 of 1,390 | #13 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #837 of 1,392 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #617 of 1,481 | #30 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #589 of 798 | #21 of 27 |
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
371
+40 (+12%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 371 | 38.9 | 9.5:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 38 | 9.7:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 42% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 43% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 28.6 | 13.7:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 47% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 39% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 40% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mullica Township Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (393 to 371); teachers up 36% (28.6 to 38.9).
About Mullica Township Primary School
Students in ELWOOD, New Jersey, attend Mullica Township Primary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 371 students in pre-K through 4.
Mullica Township School District is responsible for 2 schools, Mullica Township Primary School included, with 633 students in all.
The share of White students at Mullica Township Primary School is 68%, a majority. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Atlantic County is about 56% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Atlantic County average 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mullica Township Primary School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mullica Township Primary School would be expected to post about 40.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.4%.
Census data for Atlantic County show the median household earns about $78,050 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Atlantic County number 77, with about 41,964 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mullica Township Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Mullica Township Primary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% increase, from 331 to 371.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mullica Township School District
- Mullica Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Mullica Township Middle School0.0 mi · 262
- Cedar Creek High School4.9 mi · 928
- Charles L. Spragg School5.1 mi · 285
- Egg Harbor City Community School5.4 mi · 266
- Hammonton Middle School6.5 mi · 795
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School6.9 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Mullica Township Primary SchoolHow large is Mullica Township Primary School?
Mullica Township Primary School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-04.
Is Mullica Township Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mullica Township Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mullica Township Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mullica Township Primary School is approximately 9.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mullica Township Primary School?
At Mullica Township Primary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mullica Township Primary School in?
Mullica Township Primary School is part of Mullica Township School District.
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