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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
358
-53 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.5:1
% White
58%
was 48%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
31%
was 36%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ralph S Maugham School
Ralph S Maugham School, a moderately sized elementary-level community in TENAFLY, New Jersey, one of the schools within Tenafly Public School District, educates 358 students, covering grades K through 5.
Ralph S Maugham School is one of 6 schools operated by Tenafly Public School District, a district that hosts 3,404 students overall.
Demographically, Ralph S Maugham School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 31% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bergen County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ralph S Maugham School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Ralph S Maugham School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ralph S Maugham School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.0%, the actual is 73.4%, a residual of +9.4 points.
In the broader community, census data for Bergen County shows median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Ralph S Maugham School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Tenafly High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ralph S Maugham School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 72.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ralph S Maugham School has ticked down 13%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 48% to 58% over that span.
On allk12, members of the Ralph S Maugham School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.