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What's the biggest difference between MAPLEWOOD EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000330
MAPLEWOOD EL
3808 MAPLEWOOD AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78722 · (512) 414-4402 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
100 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +59.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 59 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
-82 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.6:1
% White
49%
was 45%
% Hispanic
33%
was 29%
% Black
6%
was 17%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MAPLEWOOD EL
MAPLEWOOD EL is a cozy elementary-level community in AUSTIN, Texas, operated by AUSTIN ISD. The school works with 403 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
Within AUSTIN ISD, which oversees 123 schools and 72,272 students, MAPLEWOOD EL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MAPLEWOOD EL reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MAPLEWOOD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, MAPLEWOOD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.0%, the actual is 59.9%, a residual of -3.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Travis County put median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. MAPLEWOOD EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
The closest other public school is CAMPBELL EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MAPLEWOOD EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAPLEWOOD EL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 46.3%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Five-year trend. MAPLEWOOD EL's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 403). The Black share of enrollment declined from 17% to 6% over that span.
Inside the community feed, members of the MAPLEWOOD EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- CAMPBELL EL0.7 mi · 180
- LEE EL0.8 mi · 428
- AUSTIN ISD PREK PARTNERSHIP (PKP)0.9 mi · 162
- GARZA INDEPENDENCE H S1.1 mi · 199
- GENERAL MARSHALL MIDDLE1.2 mi · 431
- RIDGETOP EL1.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About MAPLEWOOD ELWhat is the total enrollment at MAPLEWOOD EL?
MAPLEWOOD EL enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MAPLEWOOD EL serve?
MAPLEWOOD EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MAPLEWOOD EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MAPLEWOOD EL is approximately 13.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MAPLEWOOD EL?
MAPLEWOOD EL reports a student body of 49% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is MAPLEWOOD EL public or private?
MAPLEWOOD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.