Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340300001456
Richard Stockton Elementary School
200 Wexford Dr., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003 · (856) 424-1505 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
37 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 78.2% | 72.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Stockton Elementary School
Richard Stockton Elementary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Stockton Elementary School this school | 394 | 9.4% | 66.5% |
| Signal Hill School VOORHEES | 436 | 8.5% | 63.9% |
| Albert Payson Terhune Elementary WAYNE | 347 | 10.4% | 67.8% |
| Lester C Noecker ROSELAND | 451 | 6.4% | 73.8% |
| Kirby's Mill Elementary School MEDFORD | 402 | 13.4% | 67.3% |
| Sandshore Rd. Elementary School BUDD LAKE | 409 | 10.5% | 57.2% |
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 Stockton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #204 of 1,290 | #9 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #198 of 1,319 ▼ 28 | #7 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #339 of 1,319 ▼ 228 | #14 of 85 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #722 of 1,562 | #39 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,299 of 1,390 | #73 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #661 of 1,392 | #43 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #1,261 of 1,481 | #81 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #260 of 545 | #19 of 40 |
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
394
+61 (+18%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 394 | 26.5 | 14.9:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 9% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 9% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard Stockton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (359 to 394); teachers up 15% (23 to 26.5).
About Richard Stockton Elementary School
Richard Stockton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, under Cherry Hill School District. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 394 students.
Cherry Hill School District counts 19 schools and 10,653 students, including Richard Stockton Elementary School.
At Richard Stockton Elementary School, White students make up 64% of the student body. Next come 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 55% White. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Richard Stockton Elementary School was 14.9:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 14.9:1 here. Richard Stockton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 9%. Across public schools in Camden County, the average is 50%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Richard Stockton Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 61.0% for a school in New Jersey with Richard Stockton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Richard Stockton Elementary School posts 66.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Camden County, the median household income is $88,755, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Camden County has 158 public schools and roughly 82,104 students.
James F. Cooper Elementary School is located about 0.7 miles from Richard Stockton Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Richard Stockton Elementary School is ahead of the 57.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
NCES assigns Richard Stockton Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 61 students since 2020-21, to 394. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.9:1, from 11.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Hill School District
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
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- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other schools in CHERRY HILL
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- James F. Cooper Elementary School0.7 mi · 284
- Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School0.7 mi · 455
- Henry C. Beck Middle School1.1 mi · 701
- J Harold Van Zant1.2 mi · 621
- Cherry Hill High School East1.4 mi · 2,120
- Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Richard Stockton Elementary SchoolHow large is Richard Stockton Elementary School?
Richard Stockton Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Richard Stockton Elementary School serve?
Richard Stockton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Richard Stockton Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Richard Stockton Elementary School.
How diverse is Richard Stockton Elementary School?
Richard Stockton Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Richard Stockton Elementary School in?
Richard Stockton Elementary School is part of Cherry Hill School District.
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