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Maplewood Middle School

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Maplewood Middle School ranks 248 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Maplewood Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, located in Maplewood, New Jersey. With 733 students, the school consistently ranks in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, typically in the 200-300 range out of over 700 schools.

Maplewood Middle School's academic performance is generally strong, with students scoring above the state average on NJSLA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school particularly stands out in its performance on Algebra I and Geometry assessments, as well as the NJSLA-S Science assessment for 8th grade. The school's performance for its White and English Language Learner student subgroups is notably stronger than its performance for other subgroups, suggesting the need to address equity gaps and ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

While Maplewood Middle School performs on par with or better than many nearby middle schools, such as Kawameeh Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School, it lags behind the highly-ranked Millburn Middle School, which is in the top 3% of New Jersey middle schools. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 8.6% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which the school and district should investigate and address.

762

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,140

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Burnett St
Maplewood, NJ 07040-2620

(973) 378-7660

District: South Orange-Maplewood School District

Students who attend Maplewood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbia High School

Feeder schools for Maplewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School
	Tuscan Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

African American:

22.8%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg44%

248^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the South Orange-Maplewood School District

160^th of 609South Orange-Maplewood 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	63.4	248 of 752	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	293 of 743	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	281 of 748	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	292 of 745	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	192 of 652	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	329 of 745	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	269 of 716	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	263 of 712	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.8	305 of 713	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	235 of 713	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.2	213 of 717	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	243 of 704	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	232 of 677	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.7	231 of 684	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.4	244 of 677	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	340 of 664	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.1	332 of 640	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.3	310 of 631	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	356 of 615	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.8	309 of 599	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.2	243 of 588	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.0	326 of 574	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	123 of 359	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	146 of 352	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	148 of 361	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	179 of 356	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	65 of 291	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	227 of 326	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	124 of 326	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	55 of 343	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	275 of 728	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	255 of 717	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	200 of 720	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	293 of 726	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	233 of 625	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	266 of 703	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	232 of 680	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	252 of 608	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	213 of 589	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	105 of 587	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	111 of 591	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	92.8	16 of 480	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	63.0	153 of 524	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	393 of 613	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	368 of 584	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	306 of 568	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	393 of 549	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	222 of 467	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	410 of 541	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	354 of 522	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	180 of 726	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	219 of 719	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	203 of 718	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	339 of 730	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	171 of 635	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	331 of 697	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	264 of 675	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	138 of 507	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	151 of 510	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	34.8	310 of 505	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	136 of 535	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	148 of 401	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	161 of 492	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	146 of 471	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	61 of 502	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	69 of 510	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	110 of 509	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	96 of 512	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	113 of 435	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	87 of 504	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	55 of 497	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)88th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry94%+33 vs state

Algebra I70%+23 vs state

English Language Arts68%+12 vs state

Mathematics39%+5 vs state

Science32%+12 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)				NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maplewood Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Burnett St	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-7660	762	80	9.5	18.6%	406 (53.3%)	174 (22.8%)	89 (11.7%)	29 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	63.4	248^th of 752 public middle schools	67.0%		57.5	293^rd of 743 public middle schools	60.6%	45		31.5		66.8	67.3	71.3		56.7	20.3	7.2	72.2	62.5	68.8	94.0	94.0	$6,140		$6,140
Jefferson Elementary	Public	5	155 Hilton Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6560	564	41	13.7	52.7%	93 (16.5%)	243 (43.1%)	164 (29.1%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.4%)								(n/a)	22.4		43.5				27.2									$9,285	$268	$9,017
South Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	70 North Ridgewood Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-2772	752	77	9.7	11.6%	420 (55.9%)	152 (20.2%)	68 (9.0%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.5%)	68	213^th of 752 public middle schools	71.7%		65.3	230^th of 743 public middle schools	69.0%	17		36.1		74.8	74.4	64.2		62.4	31.6	3.1	84.1	51.3	69.3	78.8	78.8	$6,366		$6,366
Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	93.7	18^th of 752 public middle schools	97.6%		93.1	20^th of 743 public middle schools	97.3%	2		62.0		88.2	86.4	85.9		86.5	84.3	40.9		96.9	96.9			$14,838	$34	$14,804
Washington School	Public	5	71 Spring Street	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 218-7500	363	34	10.5	2.2%	119 (32.8%)	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.4%)	192 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)								(n/a)	75.9		87.8				87.4									$13,097	$428	$12,669
Burnet Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Caldwell Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6490	970	76	12.8	57.5%	106 (10.9%)	484 (49.9%)	266 (27.4%)	78 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.4%)	32.8	483^rd of 752 public middle schools	35.8%		35.1	462^nd of 743 public middle schools	37.8%	21		12.0		50.2	45.4	39.2		26.6	28.2	10.7		66.7	66.7			$8,436	$264	$8,172
Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15	658^th of 752 public middle schools	12.5%		16.1	644^th of 743 public middle schools	13.3%	14		3.3		33.3	32.0	27.5		10.0	13.2	3.1		100.0	100.0			$9,597	$204	$9,393
University Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Myrtle Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6879	719	60	11.9	76.8%	3 (0.4%)	443 (61.6%)	269 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9.5	717^th of 752 public middle schools	4.7%		10.7	700^th of 743 public middle schools	5.8%	17		1.3		18.1	18.8	24.6		3.8	10.2	3.9		54.2	54.2			$9,378	$185	$9,193
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Public	6-8	75 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	474	39	12.1	17.9%	254 (53.6%)	71 (15.0%)	87 (18.4%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.6%)	67.3	221^st of 752 public middle schools	70.6%		63.7	245^th of 743 public middle schools	67.0%	24		25.3		72.1	68.7	65.3		56.5	49.7	8.8	100.0	68.7	74.3	100.0	100.0	$12,020	$171	$11,849
Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	57	12.7	43.2%	138 (18.9%)	251 (34.4%)	257 (35.3%)	57 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	56	301^st of 752 public middle schools	60.0%		51.5	331^st of 743 public middle schools	55.5%	30		19.9		71.8	56.7	71.1		36.4	35.8	11.3		75.0	75.0			$9,597		$9,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Maplewood Middle School

What high school do graduates of Maplewood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Maplewood Middle School usually go on to attend Columbia High School

Is Maplewood Middle School a good school?

Maplewood Middle School ranks 248^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maplewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Maplewood Middle School.

What district is Maplewood Middle School in?

South Orange-Maplewood School District

What is the racial makeup of Maplewood Middle School?

Students at Maplewood Middle School are 53% White, 23% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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