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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at South Maple Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAYLORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261573005228
South Maple Elementary School
650 E 5TH ST, GAYLORD, MI 49735 · (989) 731-0648 · Otsego County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
245 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 31% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
South Maple Elementary School→Gaylord Intermediate School→Gaylord Middle School→Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg
Based on grade levels within Gaylord Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 South Maple Elementary School
South Maple Elementary School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Maple Elementary School this school | 385 | 63.6% | 34.9% |
| North Ohio Elementary School GAYLORD | 388 | 63.1% | 30.6% |
| Central School VASSAR | 366 | 63.1% | 38.2% |
| Brown City Elementary School BROWN CITY | 362 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| Parma Elementary School PARMA | 408 | 61.5% | 55.7% |
| Stambaugh Elementary School IRON RIVER | 353 | 63.7% | 35.9% |
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 South Maple Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #838 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #772 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #914 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #724 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #238 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #1,082 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #620 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #532 of 979 |
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
385
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 385 | 27.9 | 13.8:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 26.6 | 15.2:1 | 65% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 25.5 | 16.7:1 | 61% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 61% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 20.9 | 20.8:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 46% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 50% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 39% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Maple Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (435 to 385); teachers up 33% (20.9 to 27.9).
About South Maple Elementary School
South Maple Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in GAYLORD, Michigan. Federal data show 385 students enrolled in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25.
South Maple Elementary School is one school in Gaylord Community Schools, a system of 5 schools with 2,747 students.
Roughly 89% of students at South Maple Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for South Maple Elementary School is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
South Maple Elementary School has 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 64% at South Maple Elementary School. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Otsego County.
South Maple Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Michigan public elementary schools.
In Michigan, South Maple Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.9% actual against a predicted 38.1%.
In the surrounding county, Otsego County, median household income comes to about $68,183, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 8 public schools and about 3,337 students.
About 0.1 miles separate South Maple Elementary School from the closest public school, Gaylord Middle School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, South Maple Elementary School is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 406 in 2020-21 to 385 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.8:1.
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Otsego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,584
Census ACS
Median income
$68,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,337 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaylord Community Schools
- Gaylord High SchoolVoc BldgHigh · 907 students
- Gaylord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Gaylord Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- North Ohio Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in GAYLORD
- Gaylord High SchoolVoc BldgHigh · 907 students
- Gaylord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Gaylord Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- North Ohio Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Gaylord Middle School0.1 mi · 435
- Gaylord Intermediate School0.4 mi · 632
- North Ohio Elementary School1.5 mi · 388
- Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg1.8 mi · 907
- Vanderbilt Area School8.5 mi · 72
- JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School10.6 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About South Maple Elementary SchoolHow large is South Maple Elementary School?
South Maple Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does South Maple Elementary School serve?
South Maple Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Maple Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Maple Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Maple Elementary School?
At South Maple Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is South Maple Elementary School public or private?
South Maple Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gaylord Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.