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Schools in Atco

Atco’s public schools

Waterford Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atco. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.2K
▼ 1% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
688 students on the public path
In brief

Atco’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Atco’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Waterford Elementary School places highest (better than 36%); Waterford Elementary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Atco, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KThomas Richards Early Childhood CenterWaterford Township School DistrictNo scores
3–6Waterford Elementary Schoolin WaterfordC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waterford Township School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 48.6% · 455 students tested
Math23%
State average 35.5% · 455 students tested

Atco vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Atco’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Atco—Waterford Township
WaterfordC−Waterford Township
MedfordB+Medford Township PK–8 · Lenape Regional 9–12
EveshamBEvesham Township PK–8 · Lenape Regional 9–12
BerlinBBerlin Borough PK–8 · Eastern Camden County Regional 9–12

Every school in Atco

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Atcoin other towns

Questions about Atco’s schools

Are Atco’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Atco. Waterford Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atco. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Atco in?

Waterford Township School District.

Where do Atco kids go to high school?

Waterford Elementary School.

Parents talk

What Atco families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.