Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Public PK-K

934 Lincoln Avenue
Atco, NJ 08004-1325

(856) 767-2421

District: Waterford Township School District

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,980

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 267

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.3%

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Compare Details Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.2%), Hispanic (10.9%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is 10.2, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Waterford Township School District! (See more...)

Compare Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center employs 26.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is $8,980, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Waterford Township School District!

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2004	52.00	792^nd	1298	39.0%
2005	45.91	874^th	1303	32.9%
2006	34.54	1014^th	1314	22.8%
2007	42.19	959^th	1329	27.8%
2008	19.56	1155^th	1338	13.7%
2009	34.81	1015^th	1346	24.6%
2010	30.37	1063^rd	1354	21.5%
2011	23.38	1125^th	1360	17.3%
2012	25.51	1102^nd	1363	19.1%
2013	26.01	1090^th	1367	20.3%
2014	35.83	993^rd	1363	27.1%
2015	14.79	1176^th	1357	13.3%
2016	38.08	863^rd	1346	35.9%
2017	29.44	984^th	1352	27.2%
2018	30.14	998^th	1353	26.2%
2019	14.50	1181^st	1360	13.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.19	849^th	1001	15.2%
2019	12.22	949^th	1007	5.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.24	660^th	942	29.9%
2019	11.60	807^th	948	14.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.13	878^th	1333	34.1%
2019	17.10	1125^th	1331	15.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.29	1019^th	1334	23.6%
2019	14.54	1151^st	1335	13.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	22.03	703^rd	899	21.8%

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Rank History for White students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.54	923^rd	1022	9.7%
2019	3.99	971^st	1023	5.1%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	249	14	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	265
1989	284	17	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	303
1990	286	23	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	311
1991	280	18	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	305
1992	308	15	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	329
1993	311	15	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	329
1994	283	15	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	301
1995	259	15	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	280
1996	259	15	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	280
1998	287	13	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	306
1999	268	13	0	6	2	n/a	n/a	289
2000	238	12	1	4	4	n/a	n/a	259
2001	220	13	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	239
2002	243	21	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	273
2003	243	21	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	273
2004	271	23	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	306
2005	250	18	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	282
2006	242	14	5	13	0	n/a	n/a	274
2007	261	23	5	15	0	n/a	n/a	304
2008	229	25	6	16	1	n/a	n/a	277
2009	186	12	2	18	1	0	1	220
2010	206	16	1	10	0	0	1	234
2011	219	10	4	17	1	0	6	257
2012	213	7	4	27	1	0	5	257
2013	195	3	0	18	1	0	5	222
2014	201	5	0	14	1	0	8	229
2015	244	7	1	20	0	0	11	283
2016	218	4	2	22	0	1	10	257
2017	203	8	0	25	0	1	15	252
2018	225	8	1	29	1	0	12	276
2019	175	3	1	31	1	0	10	221
2020	181	7	2	30	0	0	14	234
2021	141	9	1	27	0	0	13	191
2022	188	7	2	25	0	0	16	238
2023	206	11	1	29	1	0	19	267

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	265	15.0	17.6	n/a
1989	303	19.0	15.9	n/a
1990	311	21.0	14.8	5.8
1991	305	22.0	13.8	7.5
1992	329	21.0	15.6	10
1993	329	23.0	14.3	9.7
1994	301	21.5	14.0	12.6
1995	280	19.5	14.4	15.7
1996	280	19.5	14.4	15.7
1998	306	20.0	15.3	15
1999	289	19.0	15.2	13.5
2000	259	19.0	13.6	18.1
2001	239	19.3	12.4	16.3
2002	273	17.0	16.1	15.8
2003	273	17.0	16.1	15.8
2004	306	18.0	17.0	17
2005	282	20.0	14.1	n/a
2006	274	20.0	13.7	12.8
2007	304	21.0	14.5	14.8
2008	277	13.0	21.3	22.4
2009	220	19.0	9.6	27.3
2010	234	13.0	18.0	24.4
2011	257	12.5	20.5	23
2012	257	20.4	12.5	27.6
2013	222	17.5	12.6	30.6
2014	229	18.5	12.3	37.1
2015	283	19.0	14.8	31.4
2016	257	18.0	14.2	26.5
2017	252	23.3	10.8	23
2018	276	22.8	12.0	25.4
2019	221	24.0	9.2	23.1
2020	234	22.8	10.2	24.8
2021	191	19.8	9.6	26.2
2022	238	24.0	9.9	17.6
2023	267	26.1	10.2	21.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	265	15.0	17.6	n/a
1989	303	19.0	15.9	n/a
1990	311	21.0	14.8	5.8
1991	305	22.0	13.8	7.5
1992	329	21.0	15.6	10
1993	329	23.0	14.3	9.7
1994	301	21.5	14.0	12.6
1995	280	19.5	14.4	15.7
1996	280	19.5	14.4	15.7
1998	306	20.0	15.3	15
1999	289	19.0	15.2	13.5
2000	259	19.0	13.6	18.1
2001	239	19.3	12.4	16.3
2002	273	17.0	16.1	15.8
2003	273	17.0	16.1	15.8
2004	306	18.0	17.0	17
2005	282	20.0	14.1	n/a
2006	274	20.0	13.7	12.8
2007	304	21.0	14.5	14.8
2008	277	13.0	21.3	22.4
2009	220	19.0	9.6	27.3
2010	234	13.0	18.0	24.4
2011	257	12.5	20.5	23
2012	257	20.4	12.5	27.6
2013	222	17.5	12.6	30.6
2014	229	18.5	12.3	37.1
2015	283	19.0	14.8	31.4
2016	257	18.0	14.2	26.5
2017	252	23.3	10.8	23
2018	276	22.8	12.0	25.4
2019	221	24.0	9.2	23.1
2020	234	22.8	10.2	24.8
2021	191	19.8	9.6	26.2
2022	238	24.0	9.9	17.6
2023	267	26.1	10.2	21.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$241 (2.7%)	$8,739 (97.3%)	$8,980

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	221	267	20.8%
African American	3	11	266.7%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	1	1
Hispanic	31	29	6.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	175	206	17.7%
Two or More Races	10	19	90%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	23.1%	21.3%	1.7%

Schools Near Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)						NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	(n/a)	(856) 767-2421	267	26	10.2	21.3%	206 (77.2%)	11 (4.1%)	29 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)								(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	(n/a)	(856) 767-8293	466	46	10.1	20.0%	361 (77.5%)	15 (3.2%)	58 (12.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	45.7	726^th of 1342 public elementary schools	45.9%		30.6	931^st of 1345 public elementary schools	30.8%	205	21.5		36.9	37.8	43.9	66.7			39.4	34.9	38.4	43.0					$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	(n/a)	(856) 767-4200	205	23	8.8	24.4%	156 (76.1%)	13 (6.3%)	23 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$10,830	$461	$10,369
Winslow Township Elementary School Two	Public	PK, KG-3	125 First Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 561-8450	308	33	9.2	44.2%	114 (37.0%)	108 (35.1%)	54 (17.5%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	22.5	1047^th of 1342 public elementary schools	22.0%		28.3	959^th of 1345 public elementary schools	28.7%	88			28.6						26.1								$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	(n/a)	(609) 268-0220	368	35	10.5	7.6%	328 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	67.4	451^st of 1342 public elementary schools	66.4%		64.6	499^th of 1345 public elementary schools	62.9%	48			57.0	61.7					51.3	55.9							$15,158	$139	$15,019
Cranberry Pines Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Fairview Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 983-2861	358	29	12.3	2.2%	317 (88.5%)	5 (1.4%)	15 (4.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	89	133^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.5	177^th of 1345 public elementary schools	86.8%	44	49.2		73.1	74.3	81.2				82.3	74.3	66.6						$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	(n/a)	(856) 767-9480	349	28	12.4	35.2%	216 (61.9%)	43 (12.3%)	52 (14.9%)	26 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	15.1	1151^st of 1342 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.9	1225^th of 1345 public elementary schools	8.9%	74			21.1	26.3					33.3	6.6							$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	(n/a)	(856) 988-0685	504	37	13.6	5.8%	367 (72.8%)	29 (5.8%)	41 (8.1%)	40 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	56.9	587^th of 1342 public elementary schools	56.3%		52	646^th of 1345 public elementary schools	52.0%	59	18.4		53.0	70.4	67.7				44.9	42.6	41.6						$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	(n/a)	(856) 767-0129	770	76	10.1	10.9%	549 (71.3%)	76 (9.9%)	62 (8.1%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	51.2	653^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	51.3%		51.8	648^th of 1345 public elementary schools	51.8%	5	30.9	22.0	34.8	49.4	68.3	47.9	68.7	63.8	36.9	43.6	43.9	36.2	58.6	41.0	96.3	96.3	$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	(n/a)	(609) 654-0991	158	15	10.4	1.9%	155 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)																	$7,824		$7,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center

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

Students at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 267 students attended Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center.

What district is Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center in?

Waterford Township School District

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