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Delia Bolden Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

518 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040 · (973) 378-7696 · Part of South Orange-Maplewood School District

Maplewood Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
518
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
8%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Delia Bolden Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Maplewood Township kids: Maplewood Middle School

On the path

Where Maplewood Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Maplewood Middle Schoolin Maplewood

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

518 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten105
Grade 188
Grade 380
Grade 478
Grade 5167
Enrollment over time
468’20
418’21
448’22
481’23
518’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 15%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 10%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Delia Bolden Elementary School from Maplewood Township families.

Other schools in South Orange-Maplewood School District

The district →
Montrose Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · South Orange
98 students10:1
South Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · S Orange
A−
613 students11:1
Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
B+
542 students10:1
Tuscan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
A−
531 students12:1
Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · S Orange
504 students13:1
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
C+
423 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Maplewood Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.