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What do you wish you knew before starting at Maplewood Elementary School?
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Enrollment
714
Elementary
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WAYNE TOWNSHIP·NCES 181281002034
Maplewood Elementary School
1643 Dunlap Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46241 · (317) 988-6600 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
512 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 56 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (17.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Elementary School this school | 714 | 71.7% | 17.9% |
| Landis Elementary School Logansport | 819 | 72.0% | 32.0% |
| Stout Field Elementary School Indianapolis | 617 | 70.2% | 26.2% |
| Edison Middle School South Bend | 551 | 67.0% | 12.4% |
| Garden City Elementary School Indianapolis | 727 | 71.7% | 13.2% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Clarksville | 561 | 80.7% | 23.6% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #870 of 983 | #93 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #879 of 986 | #96 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #883 of 986 | #103 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #73 of 1,079 | #21 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #523 of 991 | #79 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #190 of 996 | #64 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #129 of 1,058 | #41 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #304 of 597 | #55 of 86 |
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
714
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 714 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 72% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 87% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 77% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 77 | 9.8:1 | 79% (593) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 47.8 | 17.0:1 | 83% (676) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 82% (577) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 83% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 67% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 34 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maplewood Elementary School.
About Maplewood Elementary School
Maplewood Elementary School is a large elementary school found in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has 714 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
MSD Wayne Township counts 16,094 students in its 17 schools, and Maplewood Elementary School is one of them.
At Maplewood Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 49%. The remaining students are 30% White, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Marion County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. A total of 512 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Maplewood Elementary School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.8% for Maplewood Elementary School. The school posts 17.9%, 6.8 points below the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $66,346 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Marion County, 274 public schools serve about 161,456 students.
Maplewood Elementary School's nearest public school is Achieve Virtual Education Academy (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Maplewood Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 754 (2020-21) to 714 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.8:1 to 15.2:1.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Maplewood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Maplewood Elementary. Maplewood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 15.
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 477 students
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 819 students
- Maplewood ElementarySulphur, LA · 640 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 544 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolSylvania, OH · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Achieve Virtual Education Academy0.6 mi · 668
- Rhoades Elementary School1.1 mi · 617
- Stout Field Elementary School1.2 mi · 617
- Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center1.3 mi · 1,135
- Garden City Elementary School1.3 mi · 727
- Ben Davis University High School1.4 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Maplewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 714 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Maplewood Elementary School serve?
Maplewood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maplewood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maplewood Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maplewood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maplewood Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 49% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School is overseen by MSD Wayne Township in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.