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Mapleton Elementary School

809 Indian Mound Dr, Mount Sterling, KY 40353 · (859) 497-8752 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Kentucky public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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 Kentucky public elementary schools

Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
327 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7214%
Kindergarten7615%
Grade 17414%
Grade 27414%
Grade 37715%
Grade 47414%
Grade 57715%

This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
47290%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
408%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
26150%
Female
26350%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
57.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Mapleton Elementary School

Mapleton Elementary School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mapleton Elementary School this school52462.4%49.8%
Benton Elementary School
Benton
52862.3%50.1%
Crossroads Elementary
Mount Washington
46962.0%28.9%
Northview Elementary
Mount Sterling
50360.6%53.7%
Flemingsburg Elementary School
Flemingsburg
57759.8%28.7%
Mercer County Intermediate School
Harrodsburg
57060.0%45.0%
Matched among Kentucky 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 Mapleton Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.8%#238 of 669
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#274 of 668
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.3%#205 of 674
Enrollment
ranked largest first
524#210 of 744
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#402 of 674
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.2%#467 of 674
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.4%#428 of 721
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.1%#74 of 437
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 2024-25
Enrollment
524
+84 (+19%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552434.515.2:162% (327)
2023-2450436.513.8:168% (341)
2022-2351035.214.5:156% (287)
2020-214402815.7:158% (256)
2017-186814315.8:161% (413)
2015-166974415.8:163% (439)
2010-118004916.3:154% (429)
2000-016312723.4:152% (330)
1990-916773917.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mapleton Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (681 to 524); teachers down 20% (43 to 34.5).

About Mapleton Elementary School

Mapleton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, administered by Montgomery County. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 524 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.

Montgomery County oversees Mapleton Elementary School and 7 other schools, with 4,442 students in total.

Mapleton Elementary School is 90% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic. That is in line with Montgomery County, where about 92% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mapleton Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 15.4:1. By family income, 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Montgomery County average a similar 59%.

On the allk12 Grade, Mapleton Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Kentucky public elementary schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.9% for Mapleton Elementary School. The school posts 49.8%, 7.9 points above the prediction.

Census data for Montgomery County show the median household earns about $56,396 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Montgomery County number 9, with about 4,442 students.

About 1.0 miles separate Mapleton Elementary School from the closest public school, Gateway Children's Services. The five-mile area around Mapleton Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Mapleton Elementary School's average proficiency of 49.8% compares with 44.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.

In the federal locale system, Mapleton Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% increase, from 440 to 524.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mapleton Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
28,395
Census ACS
Median income
$56,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,442 students

Quick facts

School name
Mapleton Elementary School
District
Montgomery County
Address
809 Indian Mound Dr, Mount Sterling, KY 40353
Phone
(859) 497-8752
County
Montgomery County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
524
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
327 (62%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210425001058
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Montgomery County
Other schools in Mount Sterling
Other Mapleton Elementary schools

5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Mapleton Elementary. Mapleton Elementary School is the largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mapleton Elementary School
How many students attend Mapleton Elementary School?
Mapleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mapleton Elementary School serve?
Mapleton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mapleton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mapleton Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mapleton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mapleton Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Mapleton Elementary School?
Mapleton Elementary School is overseen by Montgomery County in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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