Eclc Of New Jersey

21 Lum Ave Chatham, NJ 07928
eclcofnj.org

Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Special Education School
  • Grades: Inquire with school
  • Enrollment: 166 students
  • Average class size: 12 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Special Education School
  • Grades: Inquire with school
  • Enrollment: 166 students
  • Average class size: 12 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

School Facts

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Inquire with school
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
LD/severe/cognitively impaired
Year Founded
1970
Summer School Offered
Yes
School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students
166 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
31%
State avg.: 40%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
28 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
National avg.: 11:1
Average Class Size
12 students

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling

School Notes

  • Eclc Of New Jersey helps the whole child develop socially, emotionally, academically and physically.
  • Our program integrates academics with speech, language, physical and occupational therapies, counseling, social skills development, work-readiness preparation, activities of daily living and real job experiences.
  • Our goal is to prepare our students to face the world of work and to prepare them to integrate into the communities where they live.
  • Through the ECLC Foundation, the fundraising arm of the school, ECLC is able to provide funding for our after school programs, respite programs, alumni activities, and CPS. In addition, the Foundation makes scholarships available to students on an as-needed basis, as well as scholarship money for post high school planning.
  • ECLC is committed to serving children and adults with severe disabilities.
  • To meet the evolving needs of ECLC's alumni and the developmentally disabled population at large, ECLC of New Jersey is creating the PRIDE program.
  • School Mascot: Eagles
  • Eclc Of New Jersey helps the whole child develop socially, emotionally, academically and physically.
  • Our program integrates academics with speech, language, physical and occupational therapies, counseling, social skills development, work-readiness preparation, activities of daily living and real job experiences.
  • Our goal is to prepare our students to face the world of work and to prepare them to integrate into the communities where they live.
  • Through the ECLC Foundation, the fundraising arm of the school, ECLC is able to provide funding for our after school programs, respite programs, alumni activities, and CPS. In addition, the Foundation makes scholarships available to students on an as-needed basis, as well as scholarship money for post high school planning.
  • ECLC is committed to serving children and adults with severe disabilities.
  • To meet the evolving needs of ECLC's alumni and the developmentally disabled population at large, ECLC of New Jersey is creating the PRIDE program.
Source: Verified school update

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