Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Summary:

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-4 in Mount Holly, New Jersey, with 332 students. The school is part of the Mount Holly Township Public School District, which is ranked 508 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, ranking between 897 and 1075 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. In comparison, nearby schools like Fleetwood Elementary (ranked 567-725) and Springfield Township School (ranked 373-493) have higher rankings and 2-4 star ratings, suggesting they are performing better than Gertrude C. Folwell.

Gertrude C. Folwell's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) are significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 29.2% of 3rd graders and 30.6% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to state averages of 43.6% and 50.8%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 39.5% for 3rd grade and 23.2% for 4th grade, compared to state averages of 47.6% and 45%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 18.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.


Detail:

Public 2-4

 455 Jacksonville Rd
       Mount Holly, NJ  08060-9622


(609) 267-0071

District: Mount Holly Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1030th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,482 Help


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

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

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  346

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.3%
African American:
29.2%
Hispanic:
22.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.7% Help


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Compare Details Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks worse than 77% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.99. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.3%), African American (29.2%), Hispanic (22%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is 11.4. (See more...)
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Compare Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School employs 30.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School is $12,482.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School 1030th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Mount Holly Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Holly Township Public School District 508th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 16.97 1006th 1204 16.4%
2004 6.06 1211th 1298 6.7%
2005 29.13 1048th 1303 19.6%
2006 27.94 1067th 1314 18.8%
2007 36.86 1019th 1329 23.3%
2008 32.13 1049th 1338 21.6%
2009 17.94 1159th 1346 13.9%
2010 27.26 1094th 1354 19.2%
2011 42.35 930th 1360 31.6%
2012 25.62 1100th 1363 19.3%
2013 26.17 1087th 1367 20.5%
2014 31.74 1029th 1363 24.5%
2015 29.17 985th 1357 27.4%
2016 28.70 1004th 1346 25.4%
2017 29.25 987th 1352 27.0%
2018 38.09 897th 1353 33.7%
2019 31.91 971st 1360 28.6%
2021 18.44 1052nd 1317 20.1%
2022 23.17 1034th 1345 23.1%
2023 21.05 1075th 1342 19.9%
2024 22.99 1030th 1338 23.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.30 619th 1001 38.2%
2019 32.04 622nd 1007 38.2%
2022 26.25 672nd 949 29.2%
2023 23.31 721st 958 24.7%
2024 17.29 844th 989 14.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.28 495th 942 47.5%
2019 44.19 495th 948 47.8%
2021 35.88 545th 839 35.0%
2022 41.20 485th 863 43.8%
2023 29.46 650th 910 28.6%
2024 38.01 568th 939 39.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.72 740th 1333 44.5%
2019 32.23 940th 1331 29.4%
2021 27.35 903rd 1290 30.0%
2022 22.73 1018th 1326 23.2%
2023 21.96 1022nd 1318 22.5%
2024 28.83 921st 1317 30.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.09 972nd 1334 27.1%
2019 32.21 930th 1335 30.3%
2021 13.61 1122nd 1297 13.5%
2022 25.65 971st 1324 26.7%
2023 22.12 1017th 1315 22.7%
2024 19.29 1045th 1313 20.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.58 109th 517 78.9%
2019 51.65 242nd 522 53.6%
2021 43.94 240th 456 47.4%
2022 38.85 304th 494 38.5%
2023 29.17 357th 463 22.9%
2024 47.68 231st 469 50.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.09 348th 870 60.0%
2019 40.06 536th 899 40.4%
2021 39.56 517th 896 42.3%
2022 40.01 532nd 953 44.2%
2023 31.92 659th 982 32.9%
2024 37.32 611th 989 38.2%
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Rank History for White students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.70 784th 1022 23.3%
2019 32.98 732nd 1023 28.4%
2021 8.23 935th 964 3.0%
2022 18.48 846th 976 13.3%
2023 16.98 850th 975 12.8%
2024 11.53 878th 963 8.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 285 103 12 47 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1989 266 97 5 49 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1990 272 123 5 55 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1991 314 123 9 44 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1992 297 142 7 48 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1993 296 136 9 41 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1994 284 129 13 40 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1995 268 135 13 54 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1996 268 135 13 54 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1998 288 151 9 55 7 n/a n/a 0 510
1999 258 133 6 56 2 n/a n/a 0 455
2000 213 145 7 54 14 n/a n/a 0 433
2001 147 91 4 47 2 n/a n/a 0 291
2002 160 117 6 39 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2003 160 117 6 39 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2004 154 124 9 43 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2005 135 128 10 43 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2006 140 105 6 39 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2007 147 104 7 36 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2008 142 95 5 40 0 n/a n/a 0 282
2009 147 106 5 59 0 1 0 0 318
2010 134 112 5 60 2 0 0 0 313
2011 81 62 3 32 1 0 2 0 181
2012 104 83 4 49 1 1 5 0 247
2013 156 89 7 58 2 3 5 0 320
2014 169 85 11 47 0 1 1 0 314
2015 190 105 13 42 0 2 0 0 352
2016 168 111 9 39 1 1 0 0 329
2017 139 106 4 56 0 1 12 0 318
2018 128 91 3 62 1 1 18 0 304
2019 119 99 5 73 1 0 26 0 323
2020 103 87 10 74 1 2 31 0 308
2021 90 93 12 70 1 3 44 0 313
2022 86 79 6 78 1 5 47 0 302
2023 101 94 7 76 2 5 47 0 332
2024 105 101 12 76 0 14 38 0 346

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 447 25.0 17.8 n/a
1989 417 27.0 15.4 n/a
1990 455 28.0 16.2 42.6
1991 490 30.0 16.3 35.7
1992 494 29.0 17.0 40.7
1993 483 27.0 17.9 40.2
1994 466 28.0 16.6 38.8
1995 470 27.0 17.4 42.8
1996 470 27.0 17.4 42.8
1998 510 28.0 18.2 40.2
1999 455 29.0 15.7 37.4
2000 433 30.0 14.4 41.1
2001 291 30.2 9.6 38.5
2002 322 23.0 14.0 38.5
2003 322 23.0 14.0 38.5
2004 330 23.0 14.3 34.5
2005 316 23.0 13.7 n/a
2006 290 20.0 14.5 31.4
2007 294 21.0 14.0 33
2008 282 19.0 14.8 32.6
2009 318 24.6 10.8 40.9
2010 313 19.0 16.4 58.5
2011 181 17.0 10.6 59.1
2012 247 24.2 10.1 57.1
2013 320 27.1 11.7 56.6
2014 314 n/a n/a 62.7
2015 352 31.0 11.3 61.6
2016 329 32.0 10.2 63.2
2017 318 28.5 11.1 61
2018 304 26.0 11.6 62.8
2019 323 27.5 11.7 62.8
2020 308 27.4 11.2 62.7
2021 313 28.4 10.9 59.4
2022 302 28.4 10.6 57.9
2023 332 29.1 11.3 60.2
2024 346 30.3 11.4 62.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 447 25.0 17.8 n/a
1989 417 27.0 15.4 n/a
1990 455 28.0 16.2 42.6
1991 490 30.0 16.3 35.7
1992 494 29.0 17.0 40.7
1993 483 27.0 17.9 40.2
1994 466 28.0 16.6 38.8
1995 470 27.0 17.4 42.8
1996 470 27.0 17.4 42.8
1998 510 28.0 18.2 40.2
1999 455 29.0 15.7 37.4
2000 433 30.0 14.4 41.1
2001 291 30.2 9.6 38.5
2002 322 23.0 14.0 38.5
2003 322 23.0 14.0 38.5
2004 330 23.0 14.3 34.5
2005 316 23.0 13.7 n/a
2006 290 20.0 14.5 31.4
2007 294 21.0 14.0 33
2008 282 19.0 14.8 32.6
2009 318 24.6 10.8 40.9
2010 313 19.0 16.4 58.5
2011 181 17.0 10.6 59.1
2012 247 24.2 10.1 57.1
2013 320 27.1 11.7 56.6
2014 314 n/a n/a 62.7
2015 352 31.0 11.3 61.6
2016 329 32.0 10.2 63.2
2017 318 28.5 11.1 61
2018 304 26.0 11.6 62.8
2019 323 27.5 11.7 62.8
2020 308 27.4 11.2 62.7
2021 313 28.4 10.9 59.4
2022 302 28.4 10.6 57.9
2023 332 29.1 11.3 60.2
2024 346 30.3 11.4 62.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $944 (7.6%) $11,538 (92.4%) $12,482

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 971st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1075th of 1342 Elementary schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School)39.217.5
 21.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mount Holly Township Public School District)39.217.5
 21.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School)45.923.7
 22.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mount Holly Township Public School District)45.923.7
 22.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School)56.835.8
 21%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Mount Holly Township Public School District)56.835.8
 21%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School)42.733.1
 9.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mount Holly Township Public School District)42.733.1
 9.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students323332
 2.8%
African American9994
 5.1%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian57
 40%
Hispanic7376
 4.1%
Pacific Islander05
White119101
 15.1%
Two or More Races2647
 80.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.8%60.2%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School

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

Students at Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School are 30% White, 29% African American, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School.


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