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Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center

Public Grades PK, KG-3
1282nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in the Camden City School District in New Jersey. The school has 363 students and is located in Camden, NJ, a district that is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in the state and rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and serving a high-poverty student population. In 2024-2025, only 13.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, and 20.6% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8% respectively.

The issues facing Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center are not unique to the school, as the other public elementary schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Thomas H. Dudley Family School, Yorkship Elementary School, and Forest Hill School, also perform poorly and have similar challenges. However, one notable exception is James A. Garfield Elementary School, which is located in the neighboring Collingswood Public School District and significantly outperforms the Camden City schools.

349
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,623
Per pupil spending ?
73.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1875 Mulford Street
       Camden, NJ  08104

(856) 966-4760

District: Camden City School District


Students who attend Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center usually attend:

High:    Camden High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.8%
Hispanic:
25.8%
Two or more races:
4.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2011 → 5th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2011
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 14% New Jersey)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg18%
New Jersey avg47%
1,282nd of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 9Elementary Schools in the Camden City School District
606th of 609Camden City 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20258.11282 of 13474.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.21341 of 13601.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.41344 of 13530.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.91264 of 13526.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.11329 of 13461.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20152.91353 of 13570.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.81355 of 13630.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.21367 of 13670.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.21361 of 13630.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.31358 of 13600.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.61350 of 13540.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.71335 of 13460.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.11337 of 13380.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.91314 of 13291.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.21310 of 13140.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200512.61174 of 13039.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200414.51136 of 129812.5%★☆☆☆☆
200325.1942 of 120421.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202518.1371 of 46319.9%★☆☆☆☆
201913.3494 of 5225.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.3475 of 5178.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20254.71284 of 13263.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.11312 of 13311.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.31312 of 13331.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20185.9805 of 8707.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202518.5932 of 10238.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.4941 of 9420.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20193.51298 of 13352.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.31312 of 13341.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20194.6734 of 7451.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.1702 of 7162.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.0709 of 7120.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.9711 of 7130.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.5712 of 7130.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20141.4700 of 7172.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.2693 of 7041.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.2667 of 6771.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.7681 of 6840.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.0660 of 6772.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.9656 of 6641.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.3622 of 6402.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.9624 of 6311.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.2590 of 6154.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.7553 of 5997.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200430.8451 of 58823.3%★☆☆☆☆
200321.6469 of 57418.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2025)20th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2018)7th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2019)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics21%-29 vs state
English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

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Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center ranks in the bottom 4.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center.

Students at Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center are 67% African American, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center usually go on to attend:

High : Camden High School


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