Mapleshade

Mapleshade operates as a small elementary school in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, overseen by East Longmeadow. Current enrollment sits at 297 students spanning grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Within East Longmeadow, which oversees 5 schools and 2,442 students, Mapleshade is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Mapleshade shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Hampden County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hampden County indicate median household income runs about $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mapleshade is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

The closest other public school is Birchland Park, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 282 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 8% to 19%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Mapleshade community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.