Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSWORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330624000733
Maple Wood Elementary School
184 Maple Street, Somersworth, NH 03878 · (603) 692-3331 · Strafford County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest 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 New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
124 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 26%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 104 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 31% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Somersworth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
24.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Wood Elementary School
Maple Wood Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Wood Elementary School this school | 285 | 43.5% | 28.6% |
| Woodman Park School Dover | 421 | 44.7% | 41.5% |
| Idlehurst Elementary School Somersworth | 341 | 34.9% | N/A |
| Penacook Elementary School Penacook | 325 | 41.8% | 33.1% |
| Mt. Lebanon School W. Lebanon | 246 | 31.3% | 71.0% |
| Beaver Meadow School Concord | 362 | 37.8% | 36.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Wood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #189 of 209 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #193 of 209 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #182 of 210 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #125 of 300 | #13 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #136 of 179 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #33 of 181 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #37 of 240 | #3 of 22 |
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
285
-36 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 285 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 44% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 22.5 | 12.8:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 24.5 | 11.5:1 | 45% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 36% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Wood Elementary School.
About Maple Wood Elementary School
Maple Wood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Somersworth, New Hampshire. The school offers grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 285 students.
Somersworth School District serves 1,311 students across 4 schools.
Of every 100 students at Maple Wood Elementary School, about 72 are White. The school is also 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 88%. The diversity index for Maple Wood Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, Maple Wood Elementary School has a ratio of 12.4:1. Across elementary schools in New Hampshire, the average ratio is 11.0:1. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Strafford County is 26%.
Maple Wood Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Maple Wood Elementary School, the prediction is 35.4% and the result is 28.6%.
The school's county is Strafford County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $88,570 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Strafford County number 39, with about 13,978 students.
Maple Wood Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Somersworth Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Maple Wood Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Maple Wood Elementary School ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.6% against a local average of 41.8%.
In the federal locale system, Maple Wood Elementary School is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 285, from 321 in 2020-21.
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Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somersworth School District
- Somersworth High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Idlehurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Somersworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
Other schools in Somersworth
- Somersworth High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Idlehurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Somersworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Somersworth Middle School0.3 mi · 286
- Somersworth High School0.3 mi · 399
- Idlehurst Elementary School0.8 mi · 341
- Vivian E Hussey School2.1 mi · 370
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street2.9 mi · 412
- Rollinsford Grade School3.1 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Wood Elementary SchoolHow large is Maple Wood Elementary School?
Maple Wood Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Maple Wood Elementary School serve?
Maple Wood Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Maple Wood Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Maple Wood Elementary School.
How diverse is Maple Wood Elementary School?
Maple Wood Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Maple Wood Elementary School public or private?
Maple Wood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somersworth School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.