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Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School

Public Grades 2-4

1180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-4 in the Maple Shade School District in New Jersey. With 571 students, the school is ranked 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, placing it in the bottom 15% of elementary schools in the state. The Maple Shade School District as a whole is also ranked low, at 537 out of 609 districts in New Jersey.

Maude M. Wilkins Elementary consistently performs well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.4% of 3rd graders and 31% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6% respectively. The math proficiency rates were even lower, at 21.8% for 3rd grade and 22.4% for 4th grade, versus the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.6% to 20.1% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

When comparing Maude M. Wilkins Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Mary E. Roberts Elementary School in Moorestown, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of performance. Mary E. Roberts Elementary significantly outperforms Maude M. Wilkins on test scores, with 74% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 83.8% proficient in math, compared to Maude M. Wilkins' 27.4% and 21.8% respectively. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and ensuring equitable funding and access to resources could be crucial for improving Maude M. Wilkins Elementary's performance.

554

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,864

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34 West Mill Road
Maple Shade, NJ 08052

(856) 779-1129

District: Maple Shade School District

Students who attend Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School
High:	Maple Shade High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.8%

Hispanic:

26.9%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg49%

1,180^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

537^th of 609Maple Shade School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1180 of 1347	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1178 of 1338	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1179 of 1342	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1121 of 1345	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1131 of 1317	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1121 of 1360	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1061 of 1353	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	1113 of 1352	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1143 of 1346	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1155 of 1357	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1135 of 1363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.2	921 of 1367	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	795 of 1363	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.6	770 of 1360	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.6	888 of 1354	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.7	974 of 1346	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.4	933 of 1338	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	763 of 1329	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.3	821 of 1314	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.4	750 of 1303	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	933 of 1298	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	50.0	722 of 1204	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	304 of 463	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	357 of 469	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	318 of 463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	354 of 494	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	366 of 456	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	377 of 522	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	245 of 517	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	315 of 340	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	466 of 597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	489 of 559	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	465 of 499	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	406 of 489	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	125 of 411	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	242 of 463	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	245 of 434	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1103 of 1326	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1062 of 1317	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1122 of 1318	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1110 of 1326	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1079 of 1290	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1022 of 1331	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1048 of 1333	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	848 of 1032	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	822 of 989	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	822 of 982	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	783 of 953	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	713 of 896	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	661 of 899	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	606 of 870	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	916 of 1023	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	775 of 939	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	691 of 910	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	599 of 863	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	601 of 839	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	727 of 948	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	646 of 942	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1146 of 1318	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1175 of 1313	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1129 of 1315	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1038 of 1324	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1097 of 1297	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1123 of 1335	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1003 of 1334	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	860 of 1023	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	864 of 989	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	819 of 958	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	787 of 949	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	631 of 868	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	757 of 1007	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	705 of 1001	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	911 of 970	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	926 of 963	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	930 of 975	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	906 of 976	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	936 of 964	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	937 of 1023	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	926 of 1022	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	2-4	34 West Mill Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-1129	554	50	11.0	57.4%	237 (42.8%)	97 (17.5%)	149 (26.9%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	14.7	1180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.4%		13.4	1178^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.0%	2		27.4	31.0		21.8	22.4		$8,864		$8,864
Thomas Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	4001 Church Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-1350	342	26	13.1	27.2%	162 (47.4%)	44 (12.9%)	65 (19.0%)	40 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	65.4	476^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.5	554^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.6%	78	38.8	66.7	54.9	58.8	64.7	47.0	54.4	$9,500	$175	$9,325
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08002	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3903	412	27	15.2	34.0%	162 (39.3%)	52 (12.6%)	93 (22.6%)	72 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	37.8	847^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.1%		45.1	733^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.2%	114	28.2	43.5	31.2	59.2	37.1	29.5	36.4	$7,774	$217	$7,557
Howard Yocum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	748 North Forklanding Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-7423	507	53	9.5	54.0%	203 (40.0%)	92 (18.1%)	141 (27.8%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)								(n/a)								$7,810	$679	$7,131
George B. Fine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3800 Gladwyn Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8568	245	30	8.1	79.2%	22 (9.0%)	31 (12.7%)	164 (66.9%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	62.3	512^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.0%		21.1	1060^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.8%	548		52.2			56.5			$12,099	$526	$11,573
Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Kingston Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-0986	417	34	12.2	32.9%	202 (48.4%)	40 (9.6%)	76 (18.2%)	68 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	55.6	608^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%		63.2	501^st of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%	107	31.5	41.4	38.5	61.9	68.9	47.7	56.2	$9,353	$117	$9,236
Clara Barton Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Rhode Island Ave.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3303	494	35	14.1	31.4%	223 (45.1%)	63 (12.8%)	112 (22.7%)	63 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	55.1	613^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.5%		61.7	524^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.8%	89	29.1	39.6	73.1	48.9	47.3	56.4	54.3	$7,759	$178	$7,581
Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Schoolhouse Lane	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 234-2750	293	29	10.0	16.7%	146 (49.8%)	40 (13.7%)	37 (12.6%)	42 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	44.8	744^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.8%		63.9	489^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.5%	255		29.1	48.7		51.0	52.7		$9,922		$9,922
Pennsauken Intermediate School	Public	4-5	8125 Park Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8501	622	64	9.7	78.6%	40 (6.4%)	114 (18.3%)	390 (62.7%)	60 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)								(n/a)	13.8		28.1	30.0		24.6	29.3	$10,375	$524	$9,851
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7201 Irving Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6455	418	37	11.2	69.1%	69 (16.5%)	60 (14.4%)	249 (59.6%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15.2	1167^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		20.5	1068^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.2%	99		26.2			23.8			$9,951	$443	$9,508

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