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Maplewood Elementary School

1670 Wonderlick Rd, Lima, OH 45805 · (419) 998-8076 · Allen County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
150 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 43%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 317551%
Grade 417149%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
27078%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
216%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
329%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19857%
Female
14843%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Maplewood Elementary School→Shawnee Middle School→Shawnee High School
Feeds from
Elmwood Elementary SchoolKG–02
Based on grade levels within Shawnee Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
69.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -15.7pp since 2021
Math
78.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -10.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.6%78.3%
2023-2479.8%78.7%
2022-2380.2%86.2%
2021-2285.3%88.6%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Maplewood Elementary School

Maplewood Elementary School's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Maplewood Elementary School this school34643.4%76.6%
Isham Memorial Elementary School
Wadsworth
34243.0%80.5%
David Smith Elementary School
Delaware
37639.4%70.0%
Edgewood Early Childhood Center
Seven Mile
28844.4%N/A
Mines Elementary School
Warren
32748.0%71.8%
Sterling Morton Elementary School
Mentor
29847.7%70.4%
Matched among Ohio 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 Maplewood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Allen County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.6%#321 of 673N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
78.3%#432 of 1,569
▼ 37
#5 of 15
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.6%#605 of 1,569
▼ 244
#5 of 15
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-13.0pp#11 of 1,514#1 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
346#1,083 of 1,808#9 of 16
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.2:1#1,140 of 1,582#12 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.6%#766 of 1,590#9 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.4%#365 of 767N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.4%#441 of 992#5 of 10
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 2024-25
Enrollment
346
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253461819.2:143% (150)
2023-243581819.9:141% (146)
2022-233391917.8:130% (101)
2020-213492017.4:1N/A
2017-184041921.3:130% (123)
2015-16396756.6:135% (138)
2010-114142417.3:137% (153)
2000-013992615.3:120% (79)
1990-915682522.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maplewood Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (404 to 346); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).

About Maplewood Elementary School

Maplewood Elementary School, located in Lima, Ohio, is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 346 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 4.

Shawnee Local counts 4 schools and 2,239 students, including Maplewood Elementary School.

White students account for 78% of enrollment at Maplewood Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Maplewood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.

Staffing totals 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 43%.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Maplewood Elementary School is 72.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.6%.

Allen County has these Census figures: median household income is about $64,038, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Maplewood Elementary School is among the 36 public schools in Allen County.

The closest public school to Maplewood Elementary School is Shawnee High School, about 1.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Maplewood Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 346, starting from 349. The school's ratio rose from 17.4:1 to 19.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Allen County at a glance

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Population
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students

Quick facts

School name
Maplewood Elementary School
District
Shawnee Local
Address
1670 Wonderlick Rd, Lima, OH 45805
Phone
(419) 998-8076
County
Allen County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–04
Total enrollment
346
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
19.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
150 (43%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
390457902344
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Shawnee Local
Other schools in Lima
Other Maplewood Elementary schools

14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Maplewood Elementary. Maplewood Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 15.

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Frequently asked questions

About Maplewood Elementary School
How many students attend Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Maplewood Elementary School serve?
Maplewood Elementary School serves grades 03-04.
How many students per teacher at Maplewood Elementary School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Maplewood Elementary School.
How diverse is Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School is overseen by Shawnee Local in Allen County.
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