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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051001503
Maple Grove Elementary School
1455 98th St, West Des Moines, IA 50266 · (515) 987-3363 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
195 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
79.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 77.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Grove Elementary School
Maple Grove Elementary School's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Elementary School this school | 577 | 33.8% | 75.0% |
| Horizon Elementary Johnston | 613 | 35.9% | 74.0% |
| Beaver Creek Elementary School Johnston | 575 | 24.7% | 80.4% |
| Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee | 666 | 28.2% | 78.7% |
| James Van Allen Elementary School North Liberty | 376 | 30.3% | 70.1% |
| Edwards Elementary School Ames | 436 | 44.5% | 71.5% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #242 of 564 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #232 of 564 ▲ 27 | #12 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #216 of 564 ▼ 12 | #13 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #47 of 705 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #235 of 561 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #69 of 561 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #447 of 666 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #85 of 359 | #2 of 9 |
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
577
-114 (-16%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 577 | 44.1 | 13.1:1 | 34% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 37.9 | 11.6:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 35.3 | 12.4:1 | 34% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 46.6 | 15.8:1 | 15% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 22% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (737 to 577); teachers down 5% (46.6 to 44.1).
About Maple Grove Elementary School
The public elementary school Maple Grove Elementary School is located in West Des Moines, Iowa. Enrollment totals 577 students across kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Iowa enroll around 325, and this school is 78% bigger than that mark.
Waukee Comm School District counts 13,917 students in its 19 schools, and Maple Grove Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Maple Grove Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 50%. The remaining shares are 19% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. Dallas County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Maple Grove Elementary School totals 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Federal data show 34% of students (195) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 22% for public schools in Dallas County.
On the allk12 Grade, Maple Grove Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Maple Grove Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.0% versus 75.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
For the population of Dallas County, the median household earns about $102,379 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Dallas County, 41 public schools serve about 22,938 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eason Elementary School, is about 1.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 80.0%; Maple Grove Elementary School's is 75.0%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 691 to 577, a 16% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 13.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Maple Grove Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukee Comm School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in West Des Moines
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Westridge ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Valley SouthwoodsHigh · 678 students
- Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other Maple Grove Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Maple Grove Elementary. Maple Grove Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Maple Grove ElementaryCedar Rapids, IA · 539 students
- Maple Grove Elementary SchoolBargersville, IN · 755 students
- MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARYWARRENSBURG, MO · 462 students
- Maple Grove ElementaryGreenfield, WI · 427 students
- MAPLE GROVE ELEM.DITTMER, MO · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Eason Elementary School1.2 mi · 590
- South Middle School1.3 mi · 1,092
- Prairieview School1.3 mi · 539
- Waukee High School1.5 mi · 1,375
- Timberline School1.6 mi · 992
- Brookview Elementary School1.6 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Grove Elementary SchoolHow large is Maple Grove Elementary School?
Maple Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Maple Grove Elementary School serve?
Maple Grove Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maple Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maple Grove Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maple Grove Elementary School?
At Maple Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 11% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Maple Grove Elementary School?
Maple Grove Elementary School is overseen by Waukee Comm School District in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.