Maple Elem School

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Loves Park, Illinois, Maple Elem School works with 313 students from grades 1 through 5, overseen by Harlem UD 122.

Maple Elem School is one of 11 schools operated by Harlem UD 122, a district that educates 6,108 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Maple Elem School reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Maple Elem School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Maple Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at Maple Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, Maple Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Winnebago County shows median household income runs about $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Maple Elem School is one.

Donald C Parker Early Educ Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maple Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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