📍 518 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, Essex County, 07040
Delia Bolden Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Maplewood, Essex County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Orange-Maplewood School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Delia Bolden Elementary School enrolls 448 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 10% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
42 of the school's 448 students (9.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Delia Bolden Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Delia Bolden Elementary School is one of 11 schools in South Orange-Maplewood School District, based in Maplewood, New Jersey. The district serves 7,142 students district-wide and employs 597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Delia Bolden Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 649 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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