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Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

274 Boyden Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040 · (973) 378-5209 · Part of South Orange-Maplewood School District

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

Directions
Students
423
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • 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–5Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolYou are here
6–8Maplewood Middle Schoolin Maplewood

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

274 Boyden Ave, Maplewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten101
Grade 166
Grade 254
Grade 365
Grade 463
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
456’20
394’21
373’22
392’23
423’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Black 32%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration 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
Delia Bolden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
A
518 students13:1
Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · S Orange
504 students13:1

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.