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Pine Acres Early Childhood Center

720 PURDUE AVE, WENONAH, NJ 08090 · (856) 464-1260 · Gloucester County
GRADES KG–KGELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
94 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten298100%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
15050%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
7023%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
3813%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
196%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
217%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15151%
Female
14749%

School pathway

Feeds from
Central Early Childhood CenterPK–PK
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SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center this school29831.5%N/A
Morgan Elementary School
HAMILTON
28532.3%47.3%
Good Intent Elementary School
DEPTFORD
32730.9%42.8%
University Heights Elementary School
HAMILTON
30833.8%40.9%
Central Early Childhood Center
DEPTFORD
31028.4%N/A
Parkview Elementary School
STRATFORD
35727.5%45.5%
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Pine Acres Early Childhood Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Gloucester County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
298#1,113 of 1,562#36 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#1,318 of 1,390#45 of 45
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.6%#266 of 1,392#11 of 45
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.5%#830 of 1,481#23 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+24.2%#80 of 545#5 of 22
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
298
+58 (+24%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529819.315.4:132% (94)
2023-2419917.511.4:118% (36)
2022-231711412.2:126% (44)
2020-212401912.6:122% (53)
2017-1824015.915.1:140% (96)
2015-162471714.5:134% (83)
2010-112421122.0:121% (50)
2000-011941117.6:122% (43)
1990-91150916.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Acres Early Childhood Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 24% (240 to 298); teachers up 21% (15.9 to 19.3).

About Pine Acres Early Childhood Center

As a small elementary school, Pine Acres Early Childhood Center serves students in WENONAH, New Jersey. Enrollment is 298 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.

Deptford Township Public School District counts 8 schools and 4,096 students, including Pine Acres Early Childhood Center.

Pine Acres Early Childhood Center is 50% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. In Gloucester County overall, about 76% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Pine Acres Early Childhood Center employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Pine Acres Early Childhood Center's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 32%. For comparison, public schools in Gloucester County average 32%.

Census estimates describe Gloucester County this way: the median household income is $105,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Pine Acres Early Childhood Center, Gloucester County has 85 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Wenonah Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Pine Acres Early Childhood Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Pine Acres Early Childhood Center is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

Enrollment at Pine Acres Early Childhood Center climbed 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 240 to 298 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.

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Gloucester County at a glance

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Population
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students

Quick facts

School name
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center
District
Deptford Township Public School District
Address
720 PURDUE AVE, WENONAH, NJ 08090
Phone
(856) 464-1260
County
Gloucester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–KG
Total enrollment
298
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
94 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340390002526
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pine Acres Early Childhood Center
How large is Pine Acres Early Childhood Center?
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-KG.
Is Pine Acres Early Childhood Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-KG.
How many students per teacher at Pine Acres Early Childhood Center?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Pine Acres Early Childhood Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Acres Early Childhood Center?
At Pine Acres Early Childhood Center, the student body is approximately 50% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Pine Acres Early Childhood Center public or private?
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deptford Township Public School District.
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