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Enrollment
819
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126000830
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4751 SE 24TH ST, OCALA, FL 34471 · (352) 671-6820 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
470 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 62.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
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 MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 819 | 57.4% | 56.9% |
| THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE SCHOOL LADY LAKE | 740 | 56.5% | 61.3% |
| TREADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEESBURG | 836 | 57.2% | 54.5% |
| FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRUITLAND PARK | 688 | 58.9% | 38.8% |
| TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAVARES | 870 | 58.4% | 48.1% |
| NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 763 | 60.3% | 52.2% |
Matched among Florida 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 MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #1,011 of 2,136 | #7 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #892 of 2,149 ▼ 43 | #7 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,009 of 2,149 ▲ 206 | #7 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #423 of 2,267 | #9 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #169 of 2,077 | #1 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #485 of 2,108 | #14 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #1,002 of 2,188 | #24 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #383 of 621 | #12 of 19 |
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
819
+62 (+8%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 819 | 62 | 13.2:1 | 57% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 64 | 13.1:1 | 56% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 60 | 13.6:1 | 56% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 757 | 59 | 12.8:1 | 52% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 64 | 11.9:1 | 56% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 60 | 12.5:1 | 54% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 840 | 72 | 11.7:1 | 57% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 43% (306) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In OCALA, Florida, part of Marion County, MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 819 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 36% higher than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
MARION (62 schools, 46,349 students) runs MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White (49%). Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. By the diversity index, MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 66%.
Teacher staffing is 62 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is about the same, 57%.
Test results at MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 4.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.9% actual, 52.4% predicted).
Within Marion County, median household income is about $61,010, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marion County number 68 and enroll about 46,349.
Of nearby public schools, SILVER RIVER MENTORING AND INSTRUCTION is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 757 in 2020-21 and 819 in 2024-25, a gain of 62 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Other Maplewood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Maplewood Elementary. MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 15.
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 476 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 714 students
- Maplewood ElementarySulphur, LA · 640 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 544 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolSylvania, OH · 542 students
Nearby schools
- SILVER RIVER MENTORING AND INSTRUCTION0.4 mi · 186
- OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 194
- WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 908
- HILLCREST1.5 mi · 162
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,387
- STUDENT SERVICES/ESE3.1 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 819 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MARION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.