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Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School
274 Boyden Ave
Maplewood NJ, 07040, Essex County
Phone: 973-378-5209
Ranking:
(1,105 out of 1,847, bottom 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South Orange-Maplewood School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 531 | 537 | 514 | 493 | 525 | 482 | 430 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 90 | 16.9% | 84 | 15.6% | 74 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 81 | 15.4% | 88 | 18.3% | 64 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 86 | 16.2% | 81 | 15.1% | 75 | 14.6% | 76 | 15.4% | 106 | 20.2% | 77 | 16.0% | 58 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 16.4% | 79 | 14.7% | 91 | 17.7% | 101 | 20.5% | 82 | 15.6% | 72 | 14.9% | 80 | 18.6% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 14.3% | 85 | 15.8% | 108 | 21.0% | 79 | 16.0% | 83 | 15.8% | 78 | 16.2% | 93 | 21.6% |
Grade 4: | 85 | 16.0% | 112 | 20.9% | 87 | 16.9% | 83 | 16.8% | 81 | 15.4% | 94 | 19.5% | 71 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 107 | 20.2% | 96 | 17.9% | 79 | 15.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 92 | 17.5% | 73 | 15.1% | 64 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 285 | 53.7% | 270 | 50.3% | 258 | 50.2% | 234 | 47.5% | 260 | 49.5% | 233 | 48.3% | 204 | 47.4% |
Female: | 246 | 46.3% | 267 | 49.7% | 256 | 49.8% | 259 | 52.5% | 265 | 50.5% | 249 | 51.7% | 222 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.3% | 8 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 7.2% | 37 | 6.9% | 31 | 6.0% | 25 | 5.1% | 18 | 3.4% | 21 | 4.4% | 22 | 5.1% |
Black: | 300 | 56.5% | 308 | 57.4% | 279 | 54.3% | 269 | 54.6% | 292 | 55.6% | 280 | 58.1% | 263 | 61.2% |
White: | 164 | 30.9% | 164 | 30.5% | 173 | 33.7% | 172 | 34.9% | 187 | 35.6% | 164 | 34.0% | 137 | 31.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 165 | 31.1% | 147 | 27.4% | 124 | 24.1% | 112 | 22.7% | 122 | 23.2% | 105 | 21.8% | 81 | 18.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.6% | 55 | 10.2% | 45 | 8.8% | 46 | 9.3% | 41 | 7.8% | 31 | 6.4% | 32 | 7.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.06 | 11.43 | 12.09 | 14.09 | 14.19 | 10.70 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 80.3% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 84.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 82.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 87.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 91.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 74.7% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 75.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 78.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 81.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 82.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 83.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 86.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 90.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 89.1% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 81.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 86.8% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 86.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 84.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 81.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 85.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 81.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 85.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 85.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 75.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 77.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 78.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 78.4% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 78.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 71.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 75.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 78.8% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 88.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 84.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 86.6% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 85.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 84.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 89.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 93.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 95.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 96% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 95.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 91.1% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 70.6% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 73.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 76.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 76.7% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 78.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 78.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 86.0% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 80.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 83.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 83% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 87.0% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 88.6% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.