Other / mixed grade configuration · Mt Laurel, NJ

Springville Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Springville Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341095000423
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
4
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Springville Elementary School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
13:1
large classes for New Jersey
5.0%
free-lunch eligible
480
students enrolled

Springville Elementary School has class sizes larger than 75% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

480

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

+10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

5.0%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-83% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Springville Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Springville Elementary School

Springville Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Mt Laurel, New Jersey, enrolling 480 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 13:1 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 5.0% of students eligible for free meals.

With 480 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 639 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #443.

Its student body is led by White (42%) and Asian (24%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 73/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 480 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 9.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Mount Laurel Township School District also operates T. E. Harrington Middle School (948 students) and Hartford Upper Elementary School (926 students) alongside Springville Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Springville Elementary School compares

Springville Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▲ 10% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.0% ▼ 83% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 480 top 43% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
480
Bigger than 59% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
5.0%
free-lunch eligible - 83% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 75% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 25% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$21,726
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 480 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 42.3%
Asian 23.5%
Two or More 12.5%
African American 11.9%
Hispanic or Latino 9.8%

Largest group: White at 42.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.6, Springville Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mount Laurel Township School District, which includes Springville Elementary School.

$21,726
Per student
-13%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 69.6%
State 26.2%
Federal 4.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Springville Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
T. E. Harrington Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hartford Upper Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Fleetwood Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Hillside Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Larchmont Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Springville Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mount Laurel Township School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Springville Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Springville Elementary School

How many students attend Springville Elementary School?

Springville Elementary School has 480 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mt Laurel, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Springville Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Springville Elementary School is 13:1, which is 10% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Springville Elementary School?

5.0% of students at Springville Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Springville Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Springville Elementary School is White at 42.3% of enrollment, in Mt Laurel, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Springville Elementary School?

Springville Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Springville Elementary School a good school?

Springville Elementary School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Mount Laurel Township School District?

Besides Springville Elementary School, Mount Laurel Township School District also operates T. E. Harrington Middle School (948 students), Hartford Upper Elementary School (926 students), and Fleetwood Elementary School (404 students). See the Mount Laurel Township School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.