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How has Richard L Rice School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVESHAM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340489006065
Richard L Rice School
50 CROWN ROYAL PARKWAY, MARLTON, NJ 08053 · (856) 988-0685 · Burlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
38 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 225 | 46% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 49.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Richard L Rice School
Richard L Rice School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard L Rice School this school | 492 | 7.7% | 44.7% |
| Watchung Elementary School MONTCLAIR | 406 | 9.1% | 65.9% |
| Ironia School RANDOLPH | 491 | 10.8% | 53.6% |
| Edward V. Walton Primary School Springfield | 511 | 12.3% | 61.2% |
| Tuscan Elementary School MAPLEWOOD | 531 | 7.2% | 70.6% |
| Signal Hill School VOORHEES | 436 | 8.5% | 63.9% |
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 Richard L Rice School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #642 of 1,290 | #25 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #671 of 1,319 ▼ 111 | #30 of 56 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #798 of 1,319 ▼ 195 | #28 of 56 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #425 of 1,562 | #19 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,018 of 1,390 | #53 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #510 of 1,392 | #36 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #1,298 of 1,481 | #67 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #392 of 798 | #16 of 32 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
492
-55 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 492 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 39.5 | 12.8:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 38.1 | 14.5:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 3% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard L Rice School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (551 to 492); teachers up 2% (38.1 to 39).
About Richard L Rice School
MARLTON, New Jersey, is home to Richard L Rice School, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 492 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 21% bigger than average.
Richard L Rice School reports to Evesham Township School District, which has 8 schools and 4,516 students.
About 60% of the student body at Richard L Rice School is White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 8% Asian. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Richard L Rice School are from different groups.
The school's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. At Richard L Rice School, 8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Burlington County report 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Richard L Rice School lands at C, ahead of 25% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Test results at Richard L Rice School are 17.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.7%, compared with a predicted 61.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The county, Burlington County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $108,111 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Richard L Rice School, Burlington County has 139 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Marlton Elementary is closest at about 1.7 miles. Richard L Rice School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 44.7% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Richard L Rice School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.6:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evesham Township School District
- Marlton MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Frances DeMasi Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- J Harold Van ZantElementary · 621 students
- Marlton ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Helen L BeelerElementary · 557 students
- Robert B Jaggard SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in MARLTON
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 2,082 students
- Marlton MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Frances DeMasi Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- J Harold Van ZantElementary · 621 students
- Marlton ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Helen L BeelerElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Marlton Elementary1.7 mi · 567
- Cranberry Pines Elementary1.8 mi · 371
- Marlton Middle1.8 mi · 744
- Cherokee High School2.0 mi · 2,082
- Robert B Jaggard School2.4 mi · 483
- Kresson School2.6 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Richard L Rice SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richard L Rice School?
Richard L Rice School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-05.
Is Richard L Rice School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richard L Rice School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Richard L Rice School have?
Richard L Rice School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Richard L Rice School?
Student demographics at Richard L Rice School are roughly 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Richard L Rice School public or private?
Richard L Rice School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evesham Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.