Maple Road Elementary School

As a low-enrollment primary school in WEST MILFORD, New Jersey, Maple Road Elementary School teaches 303 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by West Milford Township Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 405.

Across the 7 schools in West Milford Township Public School District (2,920 students total), Maple Road Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Maple Road Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 2% Black. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Maple Road Elementary School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Maple Road Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Maple Road Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Macopin Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maple Road Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maple Road Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maple Road Elementary School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 303). White enrollment moved from 89% to 78% across the same window.

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