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Thomas Richards Elementary Primary School
934 Lincoln Ave
Atco NJ, 08004, Camden County
Phone: 856-767-2421
Ranking: 
(1,505 out of 1,869, bottom 19%)*
(1,505 out of 1,869, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Waterford Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 13 | 19 | 13 | |||
| Total Students: | 234 | 220 | 277 | |||
| Grade 2: | 115 | 49.1% | 112 | 50.9% | 100 | 36.1% |
| Grade 3: | 118 | 50.4% | 100 | 45.5% | 142 | 51.3% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.4% | 8 | 3.6% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 125 | 53.4% | 108 | 49.1% | 142 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 109 | 46.6% | 112 | 50.9% | 131 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 6 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 4.3% | 18 | 8.2% | 16 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 16 | 6.8% | 12 | 5.5% | 25 | 9.0% |
| White: | 206 | 88.0% | 186 | 84.5% | 229 | 82.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 17.1% | 45 | 20.5% | 43 | 15.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 7.3% | 15 | 6.8% | 19 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.00 | 9.60 | 21.30 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.9% | N/A |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | N/A |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | N/A |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 46.6% | N/A |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 49.6% | N/A |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | N/A |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 79.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 83.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 67.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thomas Richards Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.