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What's the one class at MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363147004215
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
851 MAPLE RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 · (716) 626-8840 · Erie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test 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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
130 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 58%
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 | 142 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (142) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (136).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 72% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 76.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for New York 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 York'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 WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 670 | 19.4% | 70.9% |
| HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 661 | 21.0% | 68.6% |
| PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR NEW YORK | 605 | 14.0% | 83.9% |
| MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 644 | 13.8% | 74.0% |
| COUNCIL ROCK PRIMARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 743 | 22.2% | N/A |
| EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL SEAFORD | 662 | 15.4% | 55.5% |
Matched among New York 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 WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #371 of 2,335 | #9 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #641 of 2,342 ▼ 226 | #21 of 115 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #667 of 2,343 ▼ 379 | #21 of 115 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #317 of 2,585 | #15 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,404 of 2,338 | #89 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #1,524 of 2,388 | #65 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #2,252 of 2,534 | #103 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #343 of 606 | #30 of 43 |
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
670
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 670 | 54.3 | 12.3:1 | 19% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 54.1 | 12.5:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 57.4 | 11.8:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 16% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 5% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in WILLIAMSVILLE, New York. The school offers kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 670 students. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 51% larger than that mark.
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 13 schools and 9,598 students.
Federal enrollment data show MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75% White. Next come 13% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Erie County overall, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 19%. Public schools in Erie County average 51%.
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of New York public elementary schools.
In New York, MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 70.9% actual against a predicted 67.9%.
Census data for Erie County show median household income comes to about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Erie County number 226, with about 122,519 students.
The closest school to MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 72.4% on proficiency, and MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 70.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 658 in 2020-21 to 670 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students.
The allk12 page for MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 940 students
- TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 912 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 796 students
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 661 students
Other schools in WILLIAMSVILLE
- WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 796 students
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 661 students
- HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 790
- MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 597
- MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 488
- HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 648
- HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 661
- FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 670 students in grades KG-04.
Is MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.