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Does Maple River Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270000605542
Maple River Elementary
801 CENTRAL AVE S, MAPLETON, MN 56065 · (507) 524-3918 · Blue Earth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
173 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · 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
Maple River Elementary→Maple River Secondary
Based on grade levels within MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Maple River Elementary
Maple River Elementary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple River Elementary this school | 424 | 40.8% | 51.1% |
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
| Laurentian Elementary EVELETH | 488 | 42.2% | 54.9% |
| LOWELL ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 355 | 39.7% | 66.7% |
| NRHEG ELEMENTARY ELLENDALE | 354 | 42.1% | 41.8% |
| C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY RUSH CITY | 414 | 38.2% | 45.0% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Maple River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Blue Earth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #317 of 844 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #272 of 844 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #379 of 844 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #436 of 1,130 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #236 of 769 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #646 of 796 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #476 of 942 | #6 of 11 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 33.7 | 12.6:1 | 41% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 28.6 | 14.7:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 28.8 | 15.4:1 | 44% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple River Elementary.
About Maple River Elementary
Maple River Elementary is a public elementary school run by MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT in MAPLETON, Minnesota. The school serves 424 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
Maple River Elementary is part of a district of 3 schools: MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 946 students.
At Maple River Elementary, White students make up 87% of the student body. The school is also 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 85% White share among all Blue Earth County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Maple River Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%.
Maple River Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Maple River Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.1% and a predicted 43.1%.
Among Blue Earth County residents, median household income is about $74,477, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Maple River Elementary is one of 31 public schools in Blue Earth County, which together enroll about 9,034 students.
Nearest public school: ECSE, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Maple River Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Maple River Elementary at 4th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Blue Earth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,871
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Maple River SecondaryHigh · 502 students
- ECSEElementary · 20 students
Other schools in MAPLETON
- Maple River SecondaryHigh · 502 students
- ECSEElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- ECSE0.0 mi · 20
- Maple River Secondary0.0 mi · 502
- ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY12.3 mi · 411
- ST. CLAIR SECONDARY12.3 mi · 409
- Rosa Parks Elementary15.1 mi · 425
- Mankato Schools Center for Learning15.6 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Maple River ElementaryHow many students attend Maple River Elementary?
Maple River Elementary enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Maple River Elementary serve?
Maple River Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Maple River Elementary have?
Maple River Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Maple River Elementary?
Student demographics at Maple River Elementary are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Maple River Elementary public or private?
Maple River Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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