Other / mixed grade configuration · Collingswood, NJ

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center

Federal NCES profile for Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340342003497
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👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

46
Resource Index · Typical
9.7:1
small classes for New Jersey
8.3%
free-lunch eligible
58
students enrolled

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center has class sizes smaller than 78% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

School address

Collingswood, NJ 08108
District: Collingswood Public School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 340342003497 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-5 students YoY

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center shrank from 60 students in 2022-23 to 55 in 2023-24 (-8.3%).

Teacher FTE added 6.0 → 6.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-5 students YoY 340342003497 · Collingswood, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

58 enr · 9.7:1 · 8.3% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Collingswood High School (761 students)

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center shrank from 60 students in 2022-23 to 55 in 2023-24 (-8.3%). Teacher FTE added 6.0 → 6.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center reports 58 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center compares

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.7:1 ▼ 18% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 8.3% ▼ 72% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 58 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
58
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
8.3%
free-lunch eligible - 72% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 22% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$23,038
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 73.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5%
Two or More 8.8%
African American 3.5%
Asian 3.5%

Largest group: White at 73.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.6, Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Collingswood Public School District reports $23,038 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Collingswood High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Collingswood Middle School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
William P Tatem Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thomas Sharp Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Zane North Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Collingswood Public School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~58 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center

How many students attend Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center?

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center has 58 students enrolled. It is a public school in Collingswood, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 60 (2022-23) → 55 (2023-24), down 5.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center is 9.7:1, which is 18% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center?

8.3% of students at Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center?

The largest demographic group at Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center is White at 73.7% of enrollment, in Collingswood, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center?

Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Collingswood Public School District?

Besides Collingswood Pre Sch Penguins Childhood Center, Collingswood Public School District also operates Collingswood High School (761 students), Collingswood Middle School (446 students), and William P Tatem Elementary School (248 students). See the Collingswood Public School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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