Maple Ridge Elementary School

Maple Ridge Elementary School operates as a sizable primary school in Pendleton, Indiana, one of the schools within South Madison Com Sch Corp. Current enrollment sits at 858 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 97% larger than typical.

South Madison Com Sch Corp comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,670 students; Maple Ridge Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Maple Ridge Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at Maple Ridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Maple Ridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Around the school, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,037 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Maple Ridge Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

The closest other public school is Pendleton Juvenile Correctional, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Maple Ridge Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 62.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maple Ridge Elementary School has rose 21%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 858 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 87% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.