Summary:
The city of Atco, New Jersey is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the schools in the Winslow Township School District appear to be underperforming, with low statewide rankings, poor test scores, and high rates of poverty, the Waterford Township School District elementary schools show more diversity in their student populations.
Winslow Township High School has the largest student population with 1,273 students, but it also has the lowest statewide ranking, with only 34.5% of students proficient in ELA and 8.8% proficient in Algebra I. Similarly, Winslow Township Middle School has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past 3 years, with student test scores well below state averages.
In contrast, the two elementary schools in the Waterford Township School District, Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center and Atco Elementary School, have significantly different student racial makeups, with Thomas Richards being predominantly white and Atco more diverse. However, both schools have room for improvement in terms of academic outcomes and attendance, with Thomas Richards having a high chronic absenteeism rate of 37.1%.
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