Parkway Elementary School

Parkway Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary school in MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, run under Mount Laurel Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 366 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Within Mount Laurel Township School District, which oversees 8 schools and 4,173 students, Parkway Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Parkway Elementary School logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 7% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Burlington County's rate of about 32%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parkway Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Burlington County indicate median household earnings sit near $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Parkway Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Countryside Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Parkway Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parkway Elementary School has edged down 6%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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