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Richard Stockton Elementary School

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Richard Stockton Elementary School ranks 238 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Richard Stockton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, serving 360 students in grades K-5 and part of the Cherry Hill School District. This high-performing school consistently exceeds state and district averages in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 65% of 3rd graders, 71.6% of 4th graders, and 62.5% of 5th graders at Richard Stockton Elementary School were proficient or better in NJSLA/ELA, compared to state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's performance is especially strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 56th out of 330 New Jersey elementary schools for Asian students and 172nd out of 1,023 for special education students in NJSLA/ELA and Mathematics. However, the school has experienced a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.4% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area the school may want to address.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Cherry Hill School District, Richard Stockton Elementary School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 39th out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the top-performing elementary schools in the state. This consistent high performance over the years suggests that the school has a well-established and effective educational program.

394

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,457

Per pupil spending ?

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Wexford Dr.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-1827

(856) 424-1505

District: Cherry Hill School District

Students who attend Richard Stockton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry C. Beck Middle School
	Rosa International Middle School
High:	Cherry Hill High School East

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Asian:

13.5%

Hispanic:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherry Hill School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg46%

238^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Cherry Hill School District

236^th of 609Cherry Hill 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	238 of 1347	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	186 of 1338	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	192 of 1342	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	149 of 1345	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	235 of 1317	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	74 of 1360	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	147 of 1353	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	126 of 1352	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	84.6	195 of 1346	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	88.6	132 of 1357	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	125 of 1363	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	133 of 1367	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	100 of 1363	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	99 of 1360	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.8	134 of 1354	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	91 of 1346	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	39 of 1338	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	44 of 1329	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.8	46 of 1314	96.5%	★★★★★
2005	84.3	58 of 1303	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	85.9	48 of 1298	96.3%	★★★★★
2003	87.2	59 of 1204	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	56 of 330	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	61 of 340	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.7	246 of 346	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	185 of 348	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.0	36 of 370	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	10 of 370	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	336 of 1326	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	240 of 1317	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	226 of 1318	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	123 of 1326	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.7	230 of 1290	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	98 of 1331	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	109 of 1333	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	387 of 1032	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.8	84 of 989	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	162 of 1318	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	130 of 1313	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	160 of 1315	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	165 of 1324	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	282 of 1297	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	71 of 1335	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	202 of 1334	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	172 of 1023	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	88 of 989	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	83 of 958	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	138 of 949	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	75 of 868	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	74 of 1007	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	83 of 1001	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	240 of 970	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	148 of 963	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	212 of 975	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	191 of 976	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	254 of 964	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	52 of 1023	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	176 of 1022	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+26 vs state

English Language Arts67%+16 vs state

Science52%+22 vs state

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard Stockton Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Wexford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1505	394	27	14.8	9.4%	253 (64.2%)	20 (5.1%)	42 (10.7%)	53 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	82.6	238^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.3%		86.4	186^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.1%	52	51.7	65.0	71.6	62.5	75.0	73.9	69.3	$8,457		$8,457
James F. Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	1960 Greentree Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-4554	284	24	11.8	24.3%	136 (47.9%)	36 (12.7%)	32 (11.3%)	57 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	57.3	582^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	56.8%		75.1	355^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.5%	227	30.0	38.6	73.2	47.5	43.2	71.4	55.0	$11,363		$11,363
Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Old Orchard Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1550	455	27	16.8	15.2%	202 (44.4%)	24 (5.3%)	43 (9.5%)	156 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.2%)	92.7	66^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.6	39^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.1%	27	66.7	76.3	79.7	86.2	79.3	79.8	81.6	$6,656	$16	$6,640
J Harold Van Zant	Public	K-5	270 Conestoga Drive	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0687	621	40	15.7	19.0%	410 (66.0%)	52 (8.4%)	45 (7.2%)	67 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.9%)	49.2	690^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.8%		38.8	813^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.2%	123	22.8	41.1	56.9	55.3	53.3	48.6	43.0	$8,694	$146	$8,548
Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1220 Winston Way	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-7283	174	16	10.6	21.8%	76 (43.7%)	26 (14.9%)	35 (20.1%)	27 (15.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$7,754		$7,754
Bret Harte Elementary School	Public	K-5	1909 Queen Anne Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 795-0515	363	23	15.7	12.4%	182 (50.1%)	39 (10.7%)	31 (8.5%)	82 (22.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	70.1	424^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.5%		77.2	318^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.2%	106	39.4	41.3	60.4	68.2	68.3	60.0	71.2	$7,655		$7,655
Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Schoolhouse Lane	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 234-2750	293	29	10.0	16.7%	146 (49.8%)	40 (13.7%)	37 (12.6%)	42 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	44.8	744^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.8%		63.9	489^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.5%	255		29.1	48.7		51.0	52.7		$9,922		$9,922
Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Kingston Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-0986	417	34	12.2	32.9%	202 (48.4%)	40 (9.6%)	76 (18.2%)	68 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	55.6	608^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%		63.2	501^st of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%	107	31.5	41.4	38.5	61.9	68.9	47.7	56.2	$9,353	$117	$9,236
James Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-8848	457	34	13.4	28.9%	209 (45.7%)	38 (8.3%)	102 (22.3%)	68 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	58	573^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		61.5	526^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.7%	47	36.8	46.8	53.5	56.6	55.9	47.7	57.9	$8,729	$164	$8,565
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Cranford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-2058	374	31	12.2	15.5%	214 (57.2%)	34 (9.1%)	43 (11.5%)	60 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	74.9	355^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		72	398^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.3%	43	49.2	66.0	56.1	76.9	67.9	49.2	67.7	$8,197		$8,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Stockton Elementary School

What district is Richard Stockton Elementary School in?

Cherry Hill School District

Is Richard Stockton Elementary School a good school?

Richard Stockton Elementary School ranks 238^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Richard Stockton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Richard Stockton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry C. Beck Middle School
Middle : Rosa International Middle School
High : Cherry Hill High School East

What is the racial makeup of Richard Stockton Elementary School?

Students at Richard Stockton Elementary School are 64% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Richard Stockton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Richard Stockton Elementary School.

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