Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School

Regular School · MAPLEWOOD, NJ

Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School is a regular school school in MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 423 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

423

Teachers (FTE)

46.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	180	43%
Black or African American	135	32%
Hispanic/Latino	55	13%
Two or more races	45	11%
Asian	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	423	217M / 205F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	23.0% -2.6pp	25.6%	221
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.8pp	46.8%	221
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	87

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)

+0.35 grade levels

Math

-0.26 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

8.7% 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.)	423	100%

Contact & Location

274 BOYDEN AVE

MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040

Phone: (973)378-5209

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
Delia Bolden Elementary School Elementary
Marshall Elementary 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

341533002440

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