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Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Public Grades PK-K

257

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,980

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

934 Lincoln Avenue
Atco, NJ 08004-1325

(856) 767-2421

District: Waterford Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

12.1%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2010 → 13th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2010

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg53%

Not ranked this year

Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2019	14.5	1181 of 1360	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	998 of 1353	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	984 of 1352	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	863 of 1346	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.8	1176 of 1357	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	993 of 1363	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1090 of 1367	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	1102 of 1363	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	1125 of 1360	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	1063 of 1354	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	1015 of 1346	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	1155 of 1338	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	959 of 1329	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	1014 of 1314	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.9	874 of 1303	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.0	792 of 1298	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	17.1	1125 of 1331	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	878 of 1333	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	22.0	703 of 899	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	11.6	807 of 948	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	660 of 942	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	1151 of 1335	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1019 of 1334	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	12.2	949 of 1007	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	849 of 1001	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	4.0	971 of 1023	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	923 of 1022	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2019)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)15th percentile~ school

Male (2019)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2018-2019) ?

Mathematics34%-21 vs state

English Language Arts27%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	934 Lincoln Avenue	Atco	08004	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-2421	257	25	10.2	30.7%	194 (75.5%)	17 (6.6%)	31 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)																	$8,980	$241	$8,739
Waterford Elementary School	Public	3-6	1106 Old White Horse Pike	Waterford Works	08089	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8293	431	42	10.2	34.6%	323 (74.9%)	23 (5.3%)	52 (12.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	43.8	756^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.9%		47	710^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.9%	46	30.4		33.6	38.3	46.5	56.9			50.0	36.4	45.6	43.5					$9,190	$291	$8,899
Atco Elementary School	Public	1-2	2162 Cooper Road	Atco	08004	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-4200	221	21	10.2	38.0%	169 (76.5%)	13 (5.9%)	20 (9.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,830	$461	$10,369
Winslow Township Elementary School Two	Public	PK, KG-3	125 First Ave	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8450	338	32	10.4	60.4%	110 (32.5%)	131 (38.8%)	65 (19.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	55.8	601^st of 1347 public elementary schools	55.4%		36	854^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.2%	253			44.6						57.1								$9,619	$155	$9,464
Indian Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Indian Mills Road	Shamong	08088	Burlington County	Shamong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0220	347	35	9.9	8.4%	311 (89.6%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	70.2	422^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%		62.2	516^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.4%	94			57.2	63.6					61.5	60.0							$15,158	$139	$15,019
Cranberry Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Fairview Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 983-2861	371	30	12.3	4.6%	311 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	90.9	101^st of 1347 public elementary schools	92.5%		87.2	172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.1%	71	68.4		77.6	72.9	86.9				84.5	68.5	82.0						$8,592		$8,592
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	228 Mt Vernon Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	357	26	13.7	47.9%	199 (55.7%)	36 (10.1%)	79 (22.1%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	14	1192^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	11.5%		30.1	943^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	29.5%	249			22.2	22.9					30.6	20.9							$14,727	$598	$14,129
Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	492	39	12.6	7.7%	297 (60.4%)	37 (7.5%)	66 (13.4%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.4%)	45.8	729^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.9%		55.5	601^st of 1338 public elementary schools	55.1%	128	28.3		46.3	48.6	45.3				53.7	54.3	34.0						$8,190	$15	$8,175
Berlin Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	215 S Franklin Ave	Berlin	08009	Camden County	Berlin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0129	853	77	11.0	23.6%	573 (67.2%)	86 (10.1%)	98 (11.5%)	35 (4.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.7%)	48.2	705^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.7%		52.1	644^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.9%	61	23.5	21.1	51.1	48.8	52.5	58.7	69.5	60.0	45.8	44.2	31.3	52.1	54.8	31.5	100.0	100.0	$11,413	$352	$11,061
Nokomis School	Public	PK, KG-2	135 Mudjekeewis Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0991	126	16	8.1	4.0%	115 (91.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	$7,824		$7,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

What district is Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center in?

Waterford Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center?

Students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center.

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