State/Public Elementary Open

Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

๐Ÿ“ 934 Lincoln Avenue, Atco, Camden County, 08004

267
Pupils
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atco, Camden County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterford Township School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“K in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Waterford Township School District

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center enrolls 267 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“K. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.

Male students
132 (49%)
Female students
135 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.1
Student-teacher ratio
10.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“K

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20677%
Hispanic or Latino2911%
Two or more races197.1%
Black or African American114.1%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

57 of the school's 267 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“K

Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-10, state senate district 8, state house district 8.

School district: Waterford Township School District

Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is one of 3 schools in Waterford Township School District, based in Waterford, New Jersey. The district serves 921 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is close to the district average of about 307 students per school.

921
District students
3
Schools
95
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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