1
What's something Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE SHADE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340966001106
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School
34 WEST MILL ROAD, MAPLE SHADE, NJ 08052 · (856) 779-1129 · Burlington County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
318 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 191 | 34% |
| Grade 3 | 190 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 31% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maple Shade School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 19.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School this school | 554 | 57.4% | 23.9% |
| Howard Yocum Elementary MAPLE SHADE | 507 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Roland Rogers Elementary School GALLOWAY | 578 | 61.2% | 31.6% |
| Middle Township Elementary #2 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 522 | 58.4% | 27.8% |
| John M. Bailey Community School BAYONNE | 640 | 63.6% | 46.5% |
| Henry E. Harris Community School BAYONNE | 657 | 62.9% | 33.8% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,071 of 1,290 | #49 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,115 of 1,319 ▼ 6 | #50 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #1,116 of 1,319 ▲ 28 | #50 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #305 of 1,562 | #16 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #631 of 1,390 | #36 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #130 of 1,392 | #20 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #489 of 1,481 | #13 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.5% | #41 of 545 | #4 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 50 | 11.1:1 | 57% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 50 | 11.4:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 50 | 11.1:1 | 44% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 48 | 11.1:1 | 50% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 36.5 | 11.1:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 47% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 31% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 24% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (406 to 554); teachers up 37% (36.5 to 50).
About Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in MAPLE SHADE, New Jersey. In all, 554 students attend the school in grades 2 through 4. That is 37% larger than the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Maple Shade School District (4 schools, 2,360 students) runs Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School.
The largest group at Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School is White students, at 43%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Burlington County is roughly 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School scores 71%.
There are 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.1:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Burlington County.
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 23.9% actual against 34.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Burlington County show that the median household earns about $108,111 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 139, with about 69,020 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School from the closest public school, Maple Shade High School. Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 554, compared with 533 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maple Shade School District
- Maple Shade High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- Howard Yocum ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Other schools in MAPLE SHADE
- Maple Shade High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- Howard Yocum ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Shade High School0.5 mi · 944
- John A. Carusi Middle School0.8 mi · 859
- Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School0.8 mi · 355
- Thomas Paine Elementary School1.2 mi · 342
- Joyce Kilmer Elementary School1.3 mi · 412
- Cherry Hill High School West1.7 mi · 1,287
Frequently asked questions
About Maude M. Wilkins Elementary SchoolHow large is Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School?
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 02-04.
Is Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School have?
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School?
At Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School public or private?
Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maple Shade School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.