Delia Bolden Elementary School

Regular School · MAPLEWOOD, NJ

Delia Bolden Elementary School is a regular school school in MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 518 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

518

Teachers (FTE)

40.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	292	56%
Black or African American	80	15%
Two or more races	78	15%
Hispanic/Latino	54	10%
Asian	12	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	518	285M / 233F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% +24.4pp	25.6%	395
Reading Proficiency	67.0% +20.2pp	46.8%	394
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	132

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.72 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	518	100%

Contact & Location

518 RIDGEWOOD RD

MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040

Phone: (973)378-7696

http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us

District

South Orange-Maplewood School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,364

District enrollment: 6,562

Other Schools in District

Clinton Elementary School Elementary
Marshall Elementary School Elementary
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School Elementary
South Mountain Elementary School Elementary
Tuscan Elementary School Elementary
Columbia High School High
Maplewood Middle School Middle
South Orange Middle School Middle

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07040) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341533002432

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD