Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center

Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in HAMMONTON, New Jersey, part of Hammonton School District. The school hosts 472 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Within Hammonton School District, which oversees 4 schools and 3,278 students, Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 35% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Atlantic County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Atlantic County) records that the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center is one.

Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center's enrollment has grew 33% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 472). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 42% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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