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What do students at Maples Elementary School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004595
Maples Elementary School
6801 MEAD ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-6454 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
511 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 55%
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 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Maples Elementary School
Maples Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maples Elementary School this school | 541 | 94.5% | 40.4% |
| Lowrey Elementary School DEARBORN | 515 | 91.3% | 47.0% |
| Miller Elementary School DEARBORN | 575 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| William Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 580 | 89.0% | 32.5% |
| Salina Elementary P 3 DEARBORN | 406 | 94.8% | 47.5% |
| Henry Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 697 | 90.0% | 34.1% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Maples Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #707 of 1,085 | #87 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #578 of 1,072 | #78 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #622 of 1,139 | #74 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #185 of 1,630 | #58 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #290 of 1,424 | #46 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #1,384 of 1,424 | #249 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #86 of 1,563 | #41 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #477 of 979 | #78 of 177 |
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
541
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 541 | 38.5 | 14.1:1 | 94% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 39.1 | 14.0:1 | 93% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 35.9 | 16.0:1 | 91% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 87% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 41.8 | 14.9:1 | 95% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 93% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 86% (505) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 67% (465) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maples Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (622 to 541); teachers down 8% (41.8 to 38.5).
About Maples Elementary School
In DEARBORN, Michigan, Maples Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 541 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Maples Elementary School sits within Dearborn City School District, which has 37 schools and 19,197 students.
The share of White students at Maples Elementary School is 98%. The school's White share is 49 points above the 49% share among Wayne County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
There are about 14.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Maples Elementary School, which has 38.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Maples Elementary School is about 94%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Maples Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 16.0 points (40.4% versus 24.4%), a top-10% result in Michigan on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 573 public schools and about 259,786 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oakman Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Maples Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The school's student count decreased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Maples Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Oakman Elementary School0.4 mi · 253
- Gardner Elementary School0.5 mi · 239
- William Ford Elementary School0.7 mi · 580
- Riverside Academy West Campus0.7 mi · 470
- Unis Middle School0.8 mi · 522
- McCollough Elementary School0.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Maples Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maples Elementary School?
Maples Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
Is Maples Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maples Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maples Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maples Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maples Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maples Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Maples Elementary School?
Maples Elementary School is overseen by Dearborn City School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.