Maple Shade School District

The Maple Shade School District in New Jersey consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district appears to be facing significant challenges, with its schools performing well below state averages on key metrics and several schools seeing declines in their statewide rankings.

Maple Shade High School, the only high school in the district, has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 276th out of 422 New Jersey high schools in 2022-2023 to 311th out of 426 in 2023-2024. The school has relatively low test scores, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in most subjects and grade levels. However, the school maintains a respectable 91.1% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 1.2% dropout rate. In contrast, Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School has also seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1,121st out of 1,345 New Jersey elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,178th out of 1,338 in 2023-2024, and its test scores are significantly below the state averages.

Across all schools in the Maple Shade School District, the proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20 percentage points or more. The lowest proficiency rates are seen in 8th grade Mathematics, where Maple Shade High School and Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School both have proficiency rates below 10%. Additionally, all schools in the district have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.89% at Maple Shade High School to 44.29% at Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School, suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.