Richard Stockton Elementary School

Set in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Richard Stockton Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school, part of Cherry Hill School District. It works with 394 students across grades K through 5.

Richard Stockton Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Cherry Hill School District, a district that serves 10,653 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Richard Stockton Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder consists of 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Richard Stockton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 9% of students at Richard Stockton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richard Stockton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 66.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Camden County put median household income runs about $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Richard Stockton Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James F. Cooper Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richard Stockton Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richard Stockton Elementary School has ticked up 10%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025.

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