Waterford Elementary School

Waterford Elementary School is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Waterford, New Jersey, run under Waterford Township School District, enrolling 431 students in grades 3 through 6.

Within Waterford Township School District, which oversees 3 schools and 909 students, Waterford Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waterford Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Waterford Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Waterford Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Waterford Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Camden County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,755 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Waterford Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).

Winslow Township Early Childhood Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Waterford Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 27.7%.

Waterford Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Waterford Elementary School's enrollment has increased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 431). White enrollment moved from 84% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.