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Mullica Township Primary School

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Mullica Township Primary School ranks 939 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mullica Township Primary School is an elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Elwood, New Jersey, with 368 students. The school faces several challenges, including underperformance on standardized tests, high chronic absenteeism, and a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Academically, Mullica Township Primary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on NJSLA tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.2% of 3rd graders and 40% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6% respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were 37.3% for 3rd grade and 38.2% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and students with special needs consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Mullica Township Primary School generally performs worse academically. For instance, Winslow Township Elementary School One, which is 11.58 miles away, had higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA (25% vs. 37.2%) and Mathematics (21% vs. 37.3%) in 2024-2025. Similarly, George L. Hess Educational Complex, 10.31 miles away, had higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA (30.1% vs. 37.2%) and Mathematics (33.4% vs. 37.3%) in the same year. Additionally, Mullica Township Primary School's spending per student ($9,923 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools ($17,036) and Pomona Preschool ($20,846).

371

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,923

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Elwood Road
Elwood, NJ 08217-0318

(609) 561-3868

District: Mullica Township School District

Students who attend Mullica Township Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mullica Township Middle School
High:	Cedar Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg49%

939^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

440^th of 609Mullica Township 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	31.2	939 of 1347	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1016 of 1338	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	890 of 1342	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	787 of 1345	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	836 of 1317	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	755 of 1360	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	729 of 1353	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.9	694 of 1352	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	831 of 1346	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	990 of 1357	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.1	934 of 1363	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.2	779 of 1367	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	751 of 1363	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	74.8	357 of 1360	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	58.9	679 of 1354	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.3	631 of 1346	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	697 of 1338	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.5	570 of 1329	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.7	446 of 1314	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	584 of 1303	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.9	631 of 1298	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.9	614 of 1204	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	111 of 463	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	944 of 1326	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	876 of 1317	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	706 of 1318	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	761 of 1326	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	839 of 1290	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	735 of 1331	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	558 of 1333	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	700 of 989	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	875 of 982	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.4	255 of 953	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	324 of 896	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	160 of 899	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	471 of 870	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	360 of 1023	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	707 of 939	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	363 of 910	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.2	99 of 863	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	480 of 839	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	377 of 948	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	193 of 942	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	829 of 1318	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1037 of 1313	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	994 of 1315	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	747 of 1324	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	786 of 1297	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	739 of 1335	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	869 of 1334	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	588 of 1023	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	709 of 989	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	604 of 958	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	384 of 949	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.7	738 of 868	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	443 of 1007	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	514 of 1001	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	875 of 970	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	847 of 963	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	819 of 975	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	741 of 976	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	814 of 964	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	553 of 1023	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	609 of 1022	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-11 vs state

Mathematics38%-10 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
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
Charles L. Spragg School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 Buffalo Ave	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	285	31	9.0	71.6%	65 (22.8%)	64 (22.5%)	132 (46.3%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	3.6	1339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.1	1316^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.6%	23			8.6						8.3								$10,681	$1,412	$9,269
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
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
Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK-K	5801 Third Street	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6141	602	53	11.3	46.8%	236 (39.2%)	134 (22.3%)	167 (27.7%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,454	$2,285	$8,169
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
Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	4805 Nawakwa Boulevard	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 909-9147	200	32	6.2	35.5%	54 (27.0%)	57 (28.5%)	71 (35.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,036		$17,036
George L. Hess Educational Complex	Public	1-5	700 Babcock Road	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6101	1,315	127	10.3	61.8%	417 (31.7%)	337 (25.6%)	373 (28.4%)	62 (4.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (8.9%)	23.1	1048^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.2%		21.6	1052^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	21.4%	4	20.7		30.1	33.9	39.9				33.4	24.4	25.7						$9,563	$342	$9,221
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mullica Township Primary School

What schools do graduates of Mullica Township Primary School attend?

Students who attend Mullica Township Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mullica Township Middle School
High : Cedar Creek High School

What district is Mullica Township Primary School in?

Mullica Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Mullica Township Primary School?

Students at Mullica Township Primary School are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Mullica Township Primary School a good school?

Mullica Township Primary School ranks 939^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mullica Township Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Mullica Township Primary School.

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