Howard Yocum Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Maple Shade, New Jersey
Howard Yocum Elementary in Maple Shade, New Jersey enrolled 507 students in 2024-25 with 53.1 full-time teachers, 9.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
568 students in 2022-23, 536 students in 2023-24, 507 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.1 to 53.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 568 | 55.1 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 55.1 | 9.7 |
| 2024-25 | 507 | 53.1 | 9.6 |
9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 565 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Howard Yocum Elementary enrolled 565 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 565 of the 565 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.0% of students were White, 27.8% Hispanic, 18.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White40.0%
- Hispanic27.8%
- Black18.1%
- Two or more races8.9%
- Asian4.5%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Maple Shade
2 public elementary schools in Maple Shade report 2024-25 enrollment; Howard Yocum Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School | 554 | 11.1 | 49.5% |
| Howard Yocum Elementary | 507 | 9.6 | 48.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Howard Yocum Elementary
- Maude M. Wilkins Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 554 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Charles Street SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 417 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Howard Yocum Elementary with Maude M. Wilkins Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Maple Shade School District spends per student$24,097 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,097
- The largest public schools in New JerseyHoward Yocum Elementary is the number 387 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#387 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.9.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Howard Yocum Elementary
How many students attend Howard Yocum Elementary?
507 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 568 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Maple Shade, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard Yocum Elementary?
9.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Howard Yocum Elementary a Title I school?
Howard Yocum Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Howard Yocum Elementary in?
Maple Shade School District, NCES district ID 3409660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340966001108 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.