Maple Grove Elementary School

As a compact K-5 school in SOUTH HAVEN, Michigan, Maple Grove Elementary School teaches 300 students from grades pre-K through 3, one of the schools within South Haven Public Schools.

South Haven Public Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,815 students. Maple Grove Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Maple Grove Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, On paper, Maple Grove Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Maple Grove Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Van Buren County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Maple Grove Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Van Buren County indicate median household income runs about $68,114, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Van Buren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students), Maple Grove Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Haven High School, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maple Grove Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maple Grove Elementary School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 300). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 22% to 14%.

On the community side, members of the Maple Grove Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.