📍 748 North Forklanding Road, Maple Shade, Burlington County, 08052
Howard Yocum Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Maple Shade, Burlington County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Maple Shade School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Howard Yocum Elementary enrolls 568 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 16% |
| Asian | 45 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 568 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howard Yocum Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-10, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
Howard Yocum Elementary is one of 4 schools in Maple Shade School District, based in Maple Shade, New Jersey. The district serves 2,388 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 568 students, Howard Yocum Elementary is close to the district average of about 597 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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