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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000918

Maplewood Elementary School

7452 SW 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97219 · (503) 916-6308 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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 Oregon public elementary schools

Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
123 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
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
Kindergarten3612%
Grade 14816%
Grade 25719%
Grade 35117%
Grade 44214%
Grade 56221%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
20168%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
3713%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
4415%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
15653%
Female
13646%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
62.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.4%60.1%
2023-2462.5%63.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 (57.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Maplewood Elementary School this school29641.6%57.2%
Stephenson Elementary School
Portland
28541.8%73.0%
Capitol Hill Elementary School
Portland
32341.8%59.7%
Lewis Elementary School
Portland
26742.3%59.8%
Abernethy Elementary School
Portland
28541.8%78.1%
Winterhaven School
Portland
32241.6%81.0%
Matched among Oregon 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 OregonIn Multnomah County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.2%#77 of 591#23 of 78
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.1%#67 of 646
▼ 16
#23 of 109
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.4%#105 of 646
▼ 5
#31 of 109
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
296#418 of 710#76 of 110
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#387 of 587#67 of 101
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.7%#324 of 587#81 of 101
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.6%#619 of 645#96 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.7%#215 of 493#48 of 89
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
296
-51 (-15%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529616.617.8:142% (123)
2023-2430115.519.5:123% (68)
2022-233101520.7:116% (51)
2020-213471720.4:1N/A
2017-1837817.821.3:117% (63)
2015-163591523.9:120% (73)
2010-113501621.9:125% (87)
2000-013051323.5:117% (53)
1990-913461424.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maplewood Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (378 to 296); teachers down 6% (17.8 to 16.6).

About Maplewood Elementary School

In Portland, Oregon, part of Multnomah County, Maplewood Elementary School is an elementary school. The school reports 296 students in kindergarten through 5.

Maplewood Elementary School is one school in an 86-school district, Portland SD 1J, which enrolls 41,894 students.

Maplewood Elementary School's enrollment is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 15% multiracial and 13% Hispanic. The county population is about 68% White, within a few points of the school. Maplewood Elementary School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Maplewood Elementary School operates with 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.8:1. That ratio is over the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Maplewood Elementary School reports 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Multnomah County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.

Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Maplewood Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Maplewood Elementary School is 46.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.2%.

Across Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Maplewood Elementary School is among the 169 public schools in Multnomah County.

Hayhurst Elementary School is located about 0.7 miles from Maplewood Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Maplewood Elementary School is behind the 59.3% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.

Maplewood Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.

Maplewood Elementary School saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.8 students per teacher, compared with 20.4 in 2020-21.

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Multnomah County at a glance

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Population
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students

Quick facts

School name
Maplewood Elementary School
District
Portland SD 1J
Address
7452 SW 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97219
Phone
(503) 916-6308
County
Multnomah County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
296
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
123 (42%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
411004000918
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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

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Frequently asked questions

About Maplewood Elementary School
How large is Maplewood Elementary School?
Maplewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Maplewood Elementary School serve?
Maplewood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Maplewood Elementary School have?
Maplewood Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Maplewood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maplewood Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Maplewood Elementary School in?
Maplewood Elementary School is part of Portland SD 1J.
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