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What's something Maple Hills Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530375000577
Maple Hills Elementary
15644 204TH AVE SE, RENTON, WA 98059 · (425) 837-5100 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Washington public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
60 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 51%
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 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
73.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
72.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 73 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 Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 74.7% |
| 2022-23 | 76.6% | 70.9% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 68.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.1% | 80.6% |
| 2017-18 | 75.8% | 73.5% |
| 2016-17 | 71.0% | 65.8% |
| 2015-16 | 62.3% | 60.6% |
| 2014-15 | 64.9% | 66.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Hills Elementary
Maple Hills Elementary's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hills Elementary this school | 460 | 13.0% | 75.8% |
| Genesee Hill Elementary SEATTLE | 451 | 11.1% | 75.0% |
| North Bend Elementary School NORTH BEND | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
| Swift Water Elementary Gig Harbor | 519 | 13.5% | 69.1% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Gig Harbor | 481 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| Fall City Elementary FALL CITY | 456 | 16.9% | 78.3% |
Matched among Washington 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 Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #80 of 936 | #65 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #111 of 1,103 ▼ 24 | #74 of 281 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #117 of 1,102 ▼ 58 | #81 of 280 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #481 of 928 | #131 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #411 of 1,268 | #112 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #537 of 1,085 | #130 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #747 of 1,088 | #254 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #1,099 of 1,169 | #234 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #204 of 257 | #41 of 54 |
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
460
+75 (+19%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 460 | 29.1 | 15.8:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 28.9 | 15.6:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 26.6 | 16.4:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 23.6 | 18.9:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 23 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 26 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (444 to 460); teachers up 24% (23.6 to 29.1).
About Maple Hills Elementary
Maple Hills Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in RENTON, Washington. Enrollment totals 460 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.
Maple Hills Elementary falls under Issaquah School District, which has 30 schools enrolling 19,098 students.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Maple Hills Elementary. Next come 16% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 55% White among all King County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Maple Hills Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 38% for public schools in King County.
Maple Hills Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Washington public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Maple Hills Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.8%; the prediction is 71.5%.
In King County, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across King County, 544 public schools serve about 278,492 students.
Maple Hills Elementary is about 2.3 miles from Maywood Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Maple Hills Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Maple Hills Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 460 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 385. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.8:1 to 15.8:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Maple Hills Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Issaquah School District
- Issaquah High SchoolHigh · 2,419 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 2,244 students
- Liberty Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- Pine Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Maywood Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Issaquah Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
Other schools in RENTON
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Liberty Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
Nearby schools
- Maywood Middle School2.3 mi · 826
- Liberty Sr High School2.7 mi · 1,495
- Briarwood Elementary2.7 mi · 630
- Northwood Middle School2.9 mi · 911
- Ridgewood Elementary School3.0 mi · 412
- Fairwood Elementary School3.6 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Maple Hills Elementary?
Maple Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Maple Hills Elementary serve?
Maple Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Maple Hills Elementary have?
Maple Hills Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Maple Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Maple Hills Elementary are roughly 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Maple Hills Elementary in?
Maple Hills Elementary is part of Issaquah School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.