MAPLECREST ELEM.

MAPLECREST ELEM. is an expansive K-5 school in LEBANON, Missouri, operated by LEBANON R-III. The school caters to 656 students in grades 2 through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 108% above the state mean of about 315.

LEBANON R-III runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,410 students. MAPLECREST ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MAPLECREST ELEM. reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Laclede County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MAPLECREST ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, census data for Laclede County shows median household earnings sit near $53,282, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Laclede County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,763 students), of which MAPLECREST ELEM. is one.

BOSWELL ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MAPLECREST ELEM.'s enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 625 (now 656). Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for MAPLECREST ELEM. typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.