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Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLEM UD 122·NCES 171824002103
Maple Elementary School
1405 Maple Ave, Loves Park, IL 61111 · (815) 654-4502 · Winnebago County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
234 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 102 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 10% |
This year's 1st grade class (49) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Harlem UD 122. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.5pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 13.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Maple Elementary School
Maple Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Elementary School this school | 313 | 74.8% | 31.9% |
| Loves Park Elementary School Loves Park | 279 | 76.3% | 32.4% |
| Dillon Elementary School Rock Falls | 278 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Webster Elementary School Collinsville | 357 | 74.5% | 44.0% |
| Butterworth Elementary School Moline | 273 | 71.1% | 32.3% |
| Windsor Elementary School Loves Park | 315 | 70.2% | 28.0% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Maple Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #1,202 of 1,925 | #17 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #1,292 of 2,077 ▲ 162 | #18 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,194 of 2,077 ▲ 302 | #14 of 44 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,468 of 2,419 | #39 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #936 of 2,035 | #10 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #623 of 2,042 | #29 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #633 of 2,132 | #20 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #350 of 615 | #16 of 22 |
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
313
-88 (-22%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 486
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 | 313 | 23.8 | 13.1:1 | 75% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 24.3 | 16.9:1 | 75% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 21.9 | 18.7:1 | 75% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 19.8 | 14.7:1 | 76% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 73% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 72% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 21 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (291 to 313); teachers up 20% (19.8 to 23.8).
About Maple Elementary School
Maple Elementary School is an elementary school in Loves Park, Illinois, and it is part of Harlem UD 122. Grades offered run from 1 through 5, with 313 students enrolled.
Maple Elementary School belongs to Harlem UD 122, a district of 11 schools and 6,108 students.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Maple Elementary School. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, Maple Elementary School comes in at 59%.
Maple Elementary School operates with 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Maple Elementary School reports 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County is 14 points lower.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Maple Elementary School is 3.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.9% actual, 28.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Among Winnebago County residents, median household income is about $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 94 public schools in Winnebago County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,103.
The shortest distance from Maple Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Donald C Parker Early Educ Center. The five-mile area around Maple Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Maple Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Maple Elementary School saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlem UD 122
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- Harlem Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,330 students
- Donald C Parker Early Educ CenterElementary · 571 students
- Machesney Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Olson Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Loves Park
- Harlem Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,330 students
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Loves Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Rock Cut Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Career Educ Assoc of N Central ILHigh
- ROE 4 Student Support ALOPCombined
Other Maple Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 8 states are named Maple Elementary. Maple Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 15.
- Maple Elementary SchoolHoopeston, IL · 277 students
- Maple ElementaryHesperia, CA · 988 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolAvon, IN · 784 students
- Maple ElementaryTulare, CA · 574 students
- Maple ElementaryFontana, CA · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Donald C Parker Early Educ Center0.6 mi · 571
- Windsor Elementary School0.9 mi · 315
- Rock Cut Elementary School1.0 mi · 261
- Machesney Elementary School1.0 mi · 361
- Harlem Middle School1.1 mi · 1,330
- Marquette Elementary School1.3 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Maple Elementary School?
Maple Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 01-05.
Is Maple Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maple Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Maple Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Maple Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Maple Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maple Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Maple Elementary School?
Maple Elementary School is overseen by Harlem UD 122 in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.