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Delia Bolden Elementary School

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Delia Bolden Elementary School ranks 280 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Delia Bolden Elementary School is a public elementary school in Maplewood, New Jersey, serving 481 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, which is ranked 160 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Delia Bolden Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 67.1%, 58.5%, and 85.4% respectively in ELA, significantly higher than the state average. In Mathematics, the school's students also exceeded the state averages. The school's performance in Science is noteworthy as well, with 54.8% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.1%.

While Delia Bolden Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the South Orange-Maplewood School District, including Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School, Marshall Elementary School, and Clinton Elementary School, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, Tuscan Elementary School, located just 0.77 miles away, also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking among the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools.

518

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,804

Per pupil spending ?

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

518 Ridgewood Rd
Maplewood, NJ 07040-2158

(973) 378-7696

District: South Orange-Maplewood School District

Students who attend Delia Bolden Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Columbia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

15.4%

Two or more races:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg46%

280^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary 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	80.5	280 of 1347	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	201 of 1338	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	179 of 1342	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	198 of 1345	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	133 of 1317	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	373 of 1360	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	248 of 1353	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	261 of 1352	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.5	196 of 1346	85.4%	★★★★☆
2015	88.0	140 of 1357	89.7%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	198 of 1363	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	204 of 1367	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	286 of 1363	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	193 of 1360	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	332 of 1354	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	419 of 1346	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	391 of 1338	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	460 of 1329	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	642 of 1314	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.1	899 of 1303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.4	787 of 1298	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	68.2	475 of 1204	60.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	10 of 463	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	62 of 469	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	86 of 463	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	45 of 494	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	68.3	85 of 456	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	187 of 522	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	103 of 517	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	178 of 1326	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	243 of 1317	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	249 of 1318	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	306 of 1326	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	134 of 1290	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	360 of 1331	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	300 of 1333	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	17 of 1032	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	69 of 989	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	59 of 982	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	78 of 953	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	43 of 896	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	52.8	388 of 899	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.1	68 of 870	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	26 of 1023	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	80 of 939	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	45.7	448 of 910	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	731 of 948	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	589 of 942	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	318 of 1318	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	159 of 1313	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	128 of 1315	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	129 of 1324	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	133 of 1297	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	331 of 1335	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	206 of 1334	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	306 of 1023	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	272 of 989	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	238 of 958	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	290 of 949	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	190 of 868	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	263 of 1007	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	178 of 1001	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	187 of 970	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	111 of 963	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	63 of 975	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	83 of 976	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	36 of 964	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	146 of 1023	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	65 of 1022	93.6%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+24 vs state

Mathematics60%+14 vs state

Science55%+25 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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Delia Bolden Elementary School	Public	K-5	518 Ridgewood Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7696	518	41	12.7	8.5%	292 (56.4%)	80 (15.4%)	54 (10.4%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.1%)	80.5	280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.2%		85.5	201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	85.0%	79	54.8		67.1	58.5	85.4				56.2	55.7	64.6				$4,804		$4,804
Tuscan Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Harvard Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-5221	531	46	11.5	7.2%	347 (65.3%)	59 (11.1%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.2%)	89.7	123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.2	169^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.4%	46	55.7		73.9	84.5	79.5				78.3	66.7	78.5				$5,473		$5,473
South Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	444 West South Orange Ave	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-5216	613	53	11.4	5.5%	365 (59.5%)	75 (12.2%)	66 (10.8%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.4%)	82.5	242^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		77.8	309^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.9%	67	53.9		67.6	68.4	80.2				73.4	53.7	70.8				$5,242		$5,242
Wyoming School	Public	K-4	55 Myrtle Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 761-1619	346	27	12.8	2.6%	94 (27.2%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	169 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	93.5	54^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.7	36^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.3%	18			86.8	83.4					94.9	71.6					$14,064	$436	$13,628
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Berkshire Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7686	542	55	9.8	22.9%	278 (51.3%)	130 (24.0%)	78 (14.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	71.9	392^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	70.9%		72.9	382^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	71.4%	10	44.8		60.9	75.0	61.9				69.6	55.7	47.3				$5,261		$5,261
South Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-4	2 Southern Slope Drive	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 921-1394	278	29	9.6	2.9%	73 (26.3%)	13 (4.7%)	16 (5.8%)	153 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	93.7	48^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	19^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.6%	29			68.1	86.4					91.1	89.8					$14,387	$211	$14,176
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	Public	K-5	274 Boyden Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-5209	423	46	9.1	22.7%	180 (42.6%)	135 (31.9%)	55 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.6%)	58.1	572^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		52.2	642^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	52.0%	70	31.0		56.9	72.5	52.2				53.8	53.2	38.1				$6,478		$6,478
Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	905	55	16.4	76.1%	15 (1.7%)	307 (33.9%)	488 (53.9%)	84 (9.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	18.3	1120^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.9%		16.3	1125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.9%	5	11.9	14.3	30.7	27.5	23.1	47.0	46.5	53.5	36.8	15.8	19.4	13.4	23.5	36.5	$9,356	$531	$8,825
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-4	262 Grove Rd	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7698	504	39	12.9	8.5%	284 (56.3%)	82 (16.3%)	60 (11.9%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.3%)	88.8	146^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%					(n/a)			76.9	83.6					82.0	60.7					$4,860		$4,860
Florence Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 Springfield Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6861	694	40	17.5	86.6%	1 (0.1%)	246 (35.4%)	446 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.3	1249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.7%	15	2.4		22.0	17.4	19.7				20.5	18.9	17.7				$7,690	$153	$7,537

Frequently Asked Questions about Delia Bolden Elementary School

Is Delia Bolden Elementary School a good school?

Delia Bolden Elementary School ranks 280^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Delia Bolden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Delia Bolden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Columbia High School

What district is Delia Bolden Elementary School in?

South Orange-Maplewood School District

What is the racial makeup of Delia Bolden Elementary School?

Students at Delia Bolden Elementary School are 56% White, 15% African American, 15% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Delia Bolden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Delia Bolden Elementary School.

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