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MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Florida 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 Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small primary school in CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, overseen by BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 476 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.
BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 35% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 39% of students at MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 63.2%.
Across the wider county, census data for Broward County shows median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).
The closest other public school is EAGLES NEST MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 743 (now 476). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 26% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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