Other / mixed grade configuration · Oaklyn, NJ

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn

Federal NCES profile for Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340342003485
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

43
Resource Index · Typical
10.8:1
students per teacher
9.8%
free-lunch eligible
43
students enrolled

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

43

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.8:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

9.8%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-67% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Oaklyn, New Jersey, enrolling 43 students.

At 10.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 9.8% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of New Jersey schools, with 43 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Its student body is led by White (61%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 57/100).

Collingswood Public School District also operates Collingswood High School (761 students) and Collingswood Middle School (446 students) alongside Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn compares

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.8:1 ▼ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.8% ▼ 67% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 43 top 99% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
43
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
9.8%
free-lunch eligible - 67% 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
10.8:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 41% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$22,347
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 60.5%
Hispanic or Latino 20.9%
African American 9.3%
Two or More 9.3%

Largest group: White at 60.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.3, Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Collingswood Public School District, which includes Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn.

$22,347
Per student
-11%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.9%
State 44.0%
Federal 6.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Collingswood High School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Collingswood Middle School Larger Higher economic need Lower 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 Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Collingswood Public School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn

How many students attend Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn?

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn has 43 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oaklyn, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn?

The student-teacher ratio at Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn is 10.8:1, which is 8% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 31% 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 School at Oaklyn?

9.8% of students at Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn?

The largest demographic group at Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn is White at 60.5% of enrollment, in Oaklyn, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn?

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

Is Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn a good school?

Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Collingswood Public School District?

Besides Collingswood Pre School at Oaklyn, 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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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

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