Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMITHVILLE R-II·NCES 292841001753
Maple Elementary
600 MAPLE ST, SMITHVILLE, MO 64089 · (816) 532-0589 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
72 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within SMITHVILLE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
60.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.4% | 26.0% | 35.5% | 9.9% |
| Math | 38.8% | 21.8% | 26.0% | 13.2% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.1% | 58.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 58.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 Elementary
Maple Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Elementary this school | 358 | 20.1% | 57.6% |
| CENTRAL ELEM. WESTON | 354 | 18.1% | 70.4% |
| BRIDLE RIDGE ELEMENTARY RAYMORE | 383 | 22.2% | 44.6% |
| PLEASANT HILL ELEM. PLEASANT HILL | 306 | 21.2% | 45.0% |
| TIMBER CREEK ELEM. RAYMORE | 390 | 23.3% | 54.3% |
| CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY TROY | 308 | 24.0% | 44.4% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #171 of 1,002 | #12 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #156 of 1,019 ▼ 34 | #10 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #253 of 1,018 ▼ 49 | #17 of 41 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #500 of 943 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #518 of 1,294 | #25 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #150 of 950 | #4 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #686 of 953 | #39 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #1,036 of 1,165 | #36 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #55 of 684 | #2 of 34 |
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
358
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 358 | 32.2 | 11.1:1 | 20% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 34.3 | 10.3:1 | 24% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 32.5 | 11.3:1 | 24% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 40.8 | 13.2:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 19% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 14% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 6% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 34 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (538 to 358); teachers down 21% (40.8 to 32.2).
About Maple Elementary
Maple Elementary is an elementary school in SMITHVILLE, Missouri, reachable at (816) 532-0589. Enrolled students number 358 students, in pre-K through 6.
The 5 schools of SMITHVILLE R-II, including Maple Elementary, enroll 2,514 students.
The student body at Maple Elementary is 89% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. County-wide, 79% of Clay County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Maple Elementary is 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.1:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 20%. That rate is below the 35% average among public schools in Clay County.
The model predicts 52.4% for a school in Missouri with Maple Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Maple Elementary posts 57.6%.
Clay County has about 258,122 residents, and the median household income is $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Maple Elementary, Clay County has 79 other public schools.
Nearby, Smithville High is about 1.4 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Maple Elementary at 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Maple Elementary is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Maple Elementary's enrollment dropped from 386 in 2020-21 to 358 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Maple Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SMITHVILLE R-II
- Smithville HighHigh · 845 students
- Eagle Heights ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Smithville MiddleMiddle · 371 students
Other schools in SMITHVILLE
- Smithville HighHigh · 845 students
- Eagle Heights ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Smithville MiddleMiddle · 371 students
Other Maple Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 8 states are named Maple Elementary. Maple Elementary is the 8th largest of the 15.
- Maple ElementaryHesperia, CA · 988 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolAvon, IN · 784 students
- Maple ElementaryTulare, CA · 574 students
- Maple ElementaryFontana, CA · 511 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolCambridge, MD · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Smithville High1.4 mi · 845
- Smithville Middle1.6 mi · 371
- Horizon Elementary1.7 mi · 448
- Eagle Heights Elementary2.9 mi · 492
- NASHUA ELEMENTARY6.6 mi · 485
- STALEY HIGH7.6 mi · 2,091
Frequently asked questions
About Maple ElementaryHow large is Maple Elementary?
Maple Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Maple Elementary serve?
Maple Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Maple Elementary have?
Maple Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Maple Elementary?
Maple Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Maple Elementary public or private?
Maple Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by SMITHVILLE R-II.
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