Maples Elementary School

Maples Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in DEARBORN, Michigan, operated by Dearborn City School District. Current enrollment sits at 541 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 37 schools in Dearborn City School District (19,197 students total), Maples Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Maples Elementary School lists that nearly all students (98%) are White. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Maples Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Maples Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 40.4%, a residual of +16.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Maples Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oakman Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maples Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.8%.

Maples Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maples Elementary School has fell 13%, going from 622 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025.

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