Howard Yocum Elementary

Howard Yocum Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in MAPLE SHADE, New Jersey, run under Maple Shade School District, with 507 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 405.

Maple Shade School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,360 students. Howard Yocum Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Howard Yocum Elementary shows that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Burlington County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Burlington County) logs that median household income runs about $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Howard Yocum Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Howard M. Phifer Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howard Yocum Elementary.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 550 students in 2018 compared to 507 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.