Maple Shade School District


The Maple Shade School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Maple Shade Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,370 students and 219.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

Prior to the opening of Maple Shade High School in 1972, the township's students had been sent for 40 years to Merchantville High School in neighboring Camden County. With the loss of Maple Shade students, Merchantville closed its high school after the end of the 1971-72 school year and started sending its students to Pennsauken High School for grades nine through twelve.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools
  • Howard R. Yocum Elementary School with 565 students in grades PreK to 1
  • *Yvonne Reitz, principal
  • Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School with 534 students in grades 2-4
  • *Steve Ormsby, principal
  • Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School with 342 students in grades 5-6
  • *Christopher Edwards, principal
;High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.