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Folsom Elementary School

Q: Is Folsom Elementary School a good school?

Folsom Elementary School ranks 737 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Folsom Elementary School is a public school in Hammonton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 375 students. The school is part of the Folsom Borough School District, which is ranked 404 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Folsom Elementary School's performance on NJSLA tests is generally below the state average across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 30% (3rd grade) to 54.8% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.5% (8th grade) to 52.2% (4th grade), compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 49.8%. The school's performance on NJSLA-S/Science assessments is also below the state average.

Folsom Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Waterford Elementary School, Whitehall Elementary School, and Warren E. Sooy Junior Elementary School, which have higher NJSLA proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, Folsom's performance is relatively better than some other nearby schools, such as those in the Buena Regional and Winslow Township school districts, which have even lower academic achievement and rankings.

375

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,563

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1357 Mays Landing Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037

(609) 561-8666

District: Folsom Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

737^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

441^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

404^th of 609Folsom Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	737 of 1347	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	705 of 1338	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	746 of 1342	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	756 of 1345	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	857 of 1317	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	919 of 1360	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	938 of 1353	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	908 of 1352	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.3	1023 of 1346	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	1023 of 1357	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.5	843 of 1363	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	898 of 1367	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	868 of 1363	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.4	749 of 1360	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	765 of 1354	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	828 of 1346	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.5	669 of 1338	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	533 of 1329	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.6	787 of 1314	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	948 of 1303	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.7	975 of 1298	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	58.9	612 of 1204	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	662 of 1326	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	529 of 1317	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	667 of 1318	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	756 of 1326	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	885 of 1290	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	962 of 1331	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1014 of 1333	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	403 of 1023	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	509 of 910	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	251 of 863	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	475 of 948	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	543 of 942	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	742 of 1318	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	846 of 1313	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	761 of 1315	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	698 of 1324	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	791 of 1297	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	786 of 1335	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	764 of 1334	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	523 of 1023	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	642 of 989	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	744 of 958	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	527 of 949	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	461 of 868	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	953 of 1007	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	544 of 1001	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	743 of 970	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	772 of 963	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	838 of 975	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	783 of 976	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	841 of 964	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	853 of 1023	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	913 of 1022	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	441 of 752	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	427 of 743	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	350 of 748	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	396 of 745	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	434 of 652	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	483 of 745	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	504 of 716	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.9	449 of 712	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.6	336 of 713	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	401 of 713	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	326 of 717	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.8	463 of 704	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.7	412 of 677	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.9	334 of 684	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	293 of 677	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	302 of 664	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.3	173 of 640	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	221 of 631	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	85.6	44 of 615	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	79.2	132 of 599	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	47.1	393 of 588	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.8	433 of 574	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	381 of 728	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	508 of 717	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	440 of 720	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	415 of 726	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	472 of 625	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	492 of 703	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	484 of 680	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	265 of 613	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	352 of 584	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	217 of 541	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.4	392 of 522	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	450 of 726	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	326 of 719	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	250 of 718	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	335 of 730	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	343 of 635	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	387 of 697	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	455 of 675	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	41.0	257 of 510	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	260 of 401	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	325 of 471	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	418 of 502	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	400 of 510	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	345 of 509	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	379 of 512	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	392 of 435	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	422 of 504	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	469 of 497	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2024)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I67%+21 vs state

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

Science19%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	375	39	9.6	27.5%	303 (80.8%)	11 (2.9%)	46 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	45.2	737^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.6	705^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.3%	32	23.8	12.9	30.0	56.8	51.2	54.8	39.6	45.5	37.5	52.2	41.8	40.5	35.4	11.5	66.7	66.7	$12,563	$338	$12,225
Collings Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	620 Cains Mill Rd & Lake Geor	Williamstown	08094	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 885-4994	221	18	12.3	71.5%	114 (51.6%)	25 (11.3%)	69 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,432	$575	$12,857
Warren E. Sooy Junior Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 N Fourth Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7070	696	70	9.9	43.5%	433 (62.2%)	19 (2.7%)	237 (34.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	36.7	861^st of 1347 public elementary schools	36.1%		41	780^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.7%	81	22.0		43.2	43.6	41.9				37.9	35.1	46.7						$10,636	$792	$9,844
Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-1	601c North 4th Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-6693	472	32	14.8	45.1%	283 (60.0%)	15 (3.2%)	166 (35.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)																	$11,841	$869	$10,972
Winslow Township Elementary School One	Public	PK, KG-3	413 Inskip Road	Blue Anchor	08037	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8300	380	32	11.8	67.6%	86 (22.6%)	161 (42.4%)	89 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.0%)	13.3	1197^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.1%		19.7	1076^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.6%	121			25.0						21.0								$10,063	$240	$9,823
Whitehall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Whitehall Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 728-8782	390	39	9.8	38.5%	223 (57.2%)	54 (13.8%)	78 (20.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	51.1	666^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.6%		56.5	588^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.1%	78			35.7	55.5					54.8	53.4							$6,021		$6,021
Mullica Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	371	39	9.5	47.4%	252 (67.9%)	20 (5.4%)	76 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	31.2	939^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.3%		24.4	1016^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.1%	77			37.2	40.0					37.3	38.2							$9,923	$598	$9,325
John C. Milanesi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	880 Harding Highway	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0605	192	21	9.2	50.5%	110 (57.3%)	15 (7.8%)	52 (27.1%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$8,953	$355	$8,598
Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 Central Ave	Minotola	08341	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-8080	320	23	13.7	62.2%	176 (55.0%)	31 (9.7%)	97 (30.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	19.1	1110^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.6%		19.5	1083^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	27	18.3		29.9	30.9	39.1				24.2	18.0	24.5						$10,856	$345	$10,511
Waterford Elementary School	Public	3-6	1106 Old White Horse Pike	Waterford Works	08089	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8293	431	42	10.2	34.6%	323 (74.9%)	23 (5.3%)	52 (12.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	43.8	756^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.9%		47	710^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.9%	46	30.4		33.6	38.3	46.5	56.9			50.0	36.4	45.6	43.5					$9,190	$291	$8,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Folsom Elementary School

What district is Folsom Elementary School in?

Folsom Borough School District

Is Folsom Elementary School a good school?

Folsom Elementary School ranks 737^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Folsom Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Folsom Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Folsom Elementary School?

Students at Folsom Elementary School are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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