The Waterford Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Waterford Township

Waterford Township, New Jersey

Waterford Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,494....

, in Camden County

Camden County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 942 students and 77 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.23.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

For grades 7 - 12, public school students attend Hammonton Middle School and Hammonton High School

Hammonton High School

Hammonton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hammonton, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hammonton Public Schools....

 in Hammonton

Hammonton, New Jersey

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 as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Hammonton Public Schools

Hammonton Public Schools

The Hammonton Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hammonton, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States....

, alongside students from Folsom

Folsom, New Jersey

Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,885.Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township.New Jersey Monthly magazine...

, who attend as part of an agreement with the Folsom Borough School District

Folsom Borough School District

Folsom Borough School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Folsom, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States....

.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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 are:

• Atco Elementary School for Kindergarten and first grade (256 students)
  • Will Maddox - Principal
• Thomas Richards School for prekindergarten through third grade (234 students)
  • Will Maddox - Principal
• Waterford Elementary School for grades four through six (442 students)
  • Fred Hair - Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Gary L. Dentino, Superintendent
• Daniel J. Fox, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Waterford Township School District website
• Data for the Waterford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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• School closing information
• Hammonton High School