Richard L Rice School

Richard L Rice School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in MARLTON, New Jersey, run under Evesham Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 492 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Evesham Township School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,516 students; Richard L Rice School is among them.

Demographically, Richard L Rice School logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Richard L Rice School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Burlington County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Richard L Rice School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.9%; this one comes in at 44.7%, -17.3 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Burlington County put median household income runs about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richard L Rice School is one of 139 public schools in Burlington County (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students).

Marlton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richard L Rice School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richard L Rice School has decreased 11%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 492 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 83% to 60%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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