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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVANIA SCHOOLS·NCES 390448701746
Maplewood Elementary School
6769 Maplewood Ave, Sylvania, OH 43560 · (419) 824-8613 · Lucas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
150 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 119 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
79.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 79.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 83.2% |
| 2022-23 | 81.3% | 85.4% |
| 2021-22 | 85.1% | 84.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 (83.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Elementary School this school | 542 | 27.7% | 83.2% |
| North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community North Ridgeville | 500 | 25.6% | N/A |
| Edgewood Elementary School Marysville | 487 | 29.4% | 80.5% |
| Stephen Bell Elementary School Bellbrook | 535 | 26.9% | N/A |
| Sidney Fenn Elementary School Medina | 604 | 29.3% | 86.9% |
| Ervin Carlisle Elementary School Delaware | 533 | 31.0% | 76.5% |
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| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #174 of 673 | #5 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #387 of 1,569 ▼ 136 | #10 of 80 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #222 of 1,569 ▲ 72 | #6 of 80 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #216 of 1,514 | #10 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #373 of 1,808 | #8 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,173 of 1,582 | #60 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #790 of 1,590 | #64 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #554 of 767 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.4% | #128 of 561 | #6 of 27 |
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
542
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 542 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 28% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 12% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maplewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (422 to 542); teachers up 40% (20 to 28).
About Maplewood Elementary School
Maplewood Elementary School is an elementary school in Sylvania, Ohio, according to federal school records. A total of 542 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 34% higher.
Sylvania Schools, which runs Maplewood Elementary School, has 13 schools and 7,699 students.
At Maplewood Elementary School, White students make up 79% of the student body. It is also 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Lucas County is roughly 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 28 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The school's lunch program data list 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lucas County averages 44%, higher than here.
Maplewood Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.2% and a predicted 78.3%.
Lucas County has about 428,018 residents, and the median household income is $62,224, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. In all, Lucas County has 143 public schools and roughly 73,839 students.
Nearby, Preschool at Sylvania Northview High School is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Maplewood Elementary School's average proficiency of 83.2% compares with 78.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Maplewood Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 58 students since 2020-21, to 542.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylvania Schools
- Sylvania Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Sylvania Southview High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Central Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
Other schools in Sylvania
- Sylvania Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Sylvania Southview High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Central Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
Other Maplewood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Maplewood Elementary. Maplewood Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 15.
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolCortland, OH · 356 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 346 students
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 819 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 714 students
- Maplewood ElementarySulphur, LA · 640 students
Nearby schools
- Preschool at Sylvania Northview High School0.3 mi · 22
- Sylvania Northview High School0.3 mi · 1,283
- Sylvan Elementary School1.0 mi · 415
- Highland Elementary School1.2 mi · 610
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High School1.5 mi · 581
- Sylvania Southview High School2.0 mi · 1,139
Frequently asked questions
About Maplewood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
Is Maplewood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maplewood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maplewood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maplewood Elementary School is approximately 19.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maplewood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maplewood Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Maplewood Elementary School in?
Maplewood Elementary School is part of Sylvania Schools.
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