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Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Q: Is Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School a good school?

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks 979 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mount Holly, New Jersey, serving grades 2-4 with a total enrollment of 346 students. The school is part of the Mount Holly Township Public School District, which is ranked 491 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on NJSLA tests significantly below the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.4% of 3rd-grade students and 34.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school's mathematics performance is also below the state average. Compared to nearby John Brainerd Elementary School, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School performs similarly or slightly worse on NJSLA tests.

The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.1% to 17.8% over the past few years, is significantly higher than the state average and may be contributing to the school's low academic performance. Additionally, Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students is likely a factor in the school's academic challenges.

327

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,482

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 Jacksonville Rd
Mount Holly, NJ 08060-9622

(609) 267-0071

District: Mount Holly Township Public School District

Students who attend Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	F. W. Holbein Middle School
High:	Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.5%

White:

27.2%

Hispanic:

24.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg49%

979^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

491^st of 609Mount Holly Township Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	979 of 1347	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1030 of 1338	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1075 of 1342	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1034 of 1345	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1052 of 1317	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	971 of 1360	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	897 of 1353	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	987 of 1352	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	1004 of 1346	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	985 of 1357	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	1029 of 1363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	1087 of 1367	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	1100 of 1363	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	930 of 1360	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.3	1094 of 1354	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	1159 of 1346	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	1049 of 1338	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	1019 of 1329	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1067 of 1314	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.1	1048 of 1303	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.1	1211 of 1298	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.0	1006 of 1204	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	160 of 463	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	231 of 469	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	357 of 463	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	304 of 494	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	240 of 456	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	242 of 522	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	109 of 517	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	854 of 1326	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	921 of 1317	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1022 of 1318	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1018 of 1326	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	903 of 1290	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	940 of 1331	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	740 of 1333	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	621 of 1032	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	611 of 989	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	659 of 982	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	532 of 953	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	517 of 896	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	536 of 899	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	348 of 870	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	665 of 1023	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	568 of 939	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	650 of 910	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	485 of 863	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	545 of 839	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	495 of 948	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	495 of 942	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1017 of 1318	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1045 of 1313	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1017 of 1315	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	971 of 1324	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1122 of 1297	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	930 of 1335	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	972 of 1334	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	779 of 1023	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	844 of 989	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	721 of 958	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	672 of 949	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	622 of 1007	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	619 of 1001	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	839 of 970	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	878 of 963	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	850 of 975	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	846 of 976	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	935 of 964	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	732 of 1023	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	784 of 1022	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)65th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-8 vs state

English Language Arts32%-17 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
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School	Public	2-4	455 Jacksonville Rd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0071	327	31	10.4	57.5%	89 (27.2%)	103 (31.5%)	79 (24.2%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	33 (10.1%)	28.5	979^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.3%		23	1030^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.0%	51			30.4	34.5					41.2	38.9							$12,482	$944	$11,538
John Brainerd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	100 Wollner Dr	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-3600	304	32	9.5	42.8%	99 (32.6%)	90 (29.6%)	60 (19.7%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	44 (14.5%)								(n/a)																	$13,340	$2,009	$11,331
Eastampton Township Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Student Drive	Eastampton	08060	Burlington County	Eastampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-9172	600	56	10.7	25.2%	278 (46.3%)	128 (21.3%)	125 (20.8%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	50.2	680^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.5%		40.8	785^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.3%	105	32.2	15.6	47.5	48.3	34.6	48.1	30.5	45.4	59.1	51.8	41.8	50.0	36.9	24.0	92.9	92.9	$12,289	$519	$11,770
Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Ogden Drive	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-8565	460	34	13.3	37.2%	141 (30.7%)	137 (29.8%)	87 (18.9%)	55 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.3%)	38.7	832^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.2%		33.3	896^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.0%	64			41.4						41.0								$9,987	$319	$9,668
Bobby's Run Elementary School	Public	2-5	32 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 702-5555	457	35	13.2	35.7%	192 (42.0%)	117 (25.6%)	71 (15.5%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	40	812^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.7	935^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.1%	123	25.4		42.7	54.0	38.6				50.9	34.0	36.8						$13,627	$175	$13,452
Hainesport Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 Broad Street	Hainesport	08036	Burlington County	Hainesport Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-1316	523	58	9.0	13.8%	367 (70.2%)	66 (12.6%)	46 (8.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	55.1	614^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.4%		42.4	762^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.0%	148	34.7	14.9	58.0	51.7	44.9	48.5	34.0	50.0	63.9	60.0	48.9	31.4	48.9	29.0	86.9	86.9	$12,400	$190	$12,210
Ashbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	33 Municipal Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 518-0030	371	31	11.9	29.6%	142 (38.3%)	100 (27.0%)	71 (19.1%)	23 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.4%)								(n/a)																	$13,612	$229	$13,383
Fleetwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 Fleetwood Ave	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3004	404	36	11.3	28.5%	171 (42.3%)	79 (19.6%)	55 (13.6%)	53 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	34.4	887^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%		45.5	725^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.8%	162			34.9	44.5					39.6	40.9							$7,934	$121	$7,813
Springfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	2146 Jacksonville Road	Jobstown	08041	Burlington County	Springfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2479	297	17	17.6	12.5%	246 (82.8%)	11 (3.7%)	21 (7.1%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	53.6	632^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.1%		63.8	493^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	63.2%	139	31.6		30.4	55.9	57.9	77.7			45.7	44.2	39.5	65.7					$15,391	$477	$14,914
Garfield ECDC	Public	PK-K	150 Evergreen Dr.	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8990	294	15	20.2	56.1%	11 (3.7%)	197 (67.0%)	64 (21.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Is Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School a good school?

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks 979^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : F. W. Holbein Middle School
High : Rancocas Valley Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School?

Students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School are 31% African American, 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School.

What district is Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School in?

Mount Holly Township Public School District

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