Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TENAFLY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341611000870
Ralph S Maugham School
111 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670 · (201) 816-7705 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
13.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
14 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within Tenafly Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
78.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 76.8% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Ralph S Maugham School
Ralph S Maugham School's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph S Maugham School this school | 358 | 3.9% | 73.4% |
| Valley View School MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP | 360 | 2.5% | 72.9% |
| J Spencer Smith School TENAFLY | 326 | 1.5% | 76.1% |
| Alexander Hamilton School GLEN ROCK | 300 | 2.3% | 85.7% |
| Liberty Corner School Liberty Corner | 429 | 3.7% | 75.3% |
| Woodmont School PINE BROOK | 366 | 3.3% | 71.8% |
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 Ralph S Maugham School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #110 of 1,290 | #33 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #109 of 1,319 ▼ 6 | #33 of 149 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #135 of 1,319 ▲ 159 | #46 of 149 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #863 of 1,562 | #70 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,095 of 1,390 | #119 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #625 of 1,392 | #85 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.9% | #1,366 of 1,481 | #121 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #327 of 798 | #33 of 85 |
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
358
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 358 | 27.5 | 13.0:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 30.4 | 13.5:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 13 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralph S Maugham School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (411 to 358); teachers down 9% (30.4 to 27.5).
About Ralph S Maugham School
Students in TENAFLY, New Jersey, attend Ralph S Maugham School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 358 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Tenafly Public School District runs Ralph S Maugham School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,404 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Ralph S Maugham School is 58% White. The rest of enrollment is 31% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Bergen County as a whole is similar, at about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ralph S Maugham School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Ralph S Maugham School is 4%. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
Ralph S Maugham School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ralph S Maugham School scores 73.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.0%.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that median household income is about $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 291 public schools operate in Bergen County, serving about 133,883 students.
Nearest public school: Tenafly High School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Ralph S Maugham School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ralph S Maugham School at 6th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Ralph S Maugham School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Ralph S Maugham School enrolled 364; in 2024-25, 358. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.0:1) than in 2020-21 (11.0:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Ralph S Maugham School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tenafly Public School District
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Tenafly Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Malcolm S Mackay SchoolElementary · 349 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in TENAFLY
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Tenafly Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Malcolm S Mackay SchoolElementary · 349 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Tenafly High School0.4 mi · 1,141
- Tenafly Middle School0.4 mi · 916
- Merritt Memorial0.9 mi · 282
- Malcolm S Mackay School1.0 mi · 349
- Walter Stillman School1.1 mi · 314
- Edward H. Bryan1.1 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Ralph S Maugham SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ralph S Maugham School?
Ralph S Maugham School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ralph S Maugham School serve?
Ralph S Maugham School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ralph S Maugham School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Ralph S Maugham School.
How diverse is Ralph S Maugham School?
Ralph S Maugham School reports a student body of 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 31% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ralph S Maugham School?
Ralph S Maugham School is overseen by Tenafly Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.