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Maple Lane Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Maple Lane Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Claymont, Delaware, serving 358 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Brandywine School District, which is ranked 9th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a high-performing district, Maple Lane Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a performance decline from a 3-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 0-star rating in the last two school years. The school's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with only around 25% of students meeting proficiency standards. Maple Lane's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.2% to 23.3%, are also much higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Brandywine School District, such as Lombardy Elementary, Hanby Elementary, and Lancashire Elementary, which consistently rank in the top half of Delaware elementary schools, Maple Lane's performance is significantly lower. The only nearby school with a similar low performance is Harlan (David W.) Elementary. While Maple Lane's student-teacher ratio has improved in recent years, the school's spending per student is lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond just resources may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

363

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,708

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Maple Lane
Claymont, DE 19703-2479

(302) 792-3906

District: Brandywine School District

Students who attend Maple Lane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School
High:	Mount Pleasant High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

White:

32.5%

Hispanic:

21.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg45%

Delaware avg40%

90^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Brandywine School District

9^th of 32Brandywine School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	90 of 109	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	99 of 103	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	96 of 104	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	85 of 105	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	52 of 85	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.3	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.2	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	69 of 91	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.4	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.0	56 of 91	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	49 of 72	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	93 of 97	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	91 of 99	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	22.1	55 of 66	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	66 of 92	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	79 of 99	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	71 of 77	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	75 of 75	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	76 of 82	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Social Studies26%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Maple Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Maple Lane	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3906	363	28	12.9		118 (32.5%)	135 (37.2%)	77 (21.2%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	17.1	90^th of 109 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.7	87^th of 106 public elementary schools	17.9%	3	14.6		18.6	33.3				23.7	27.9	25.5				23.3	20.6	21.8				$25,708
Claymont Elementary School	Public	K-5	3401 Green Street	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3880	937	65	14.4		274 (29.2%)	331 (35.3%)	129 (13.8%)	117 (12.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (8.3%)	83.1	21^st of 109 public elementary schools	80.7%		79.8	18^th of 106 public elementary schools	83.0%	3	46.1		56.3	74.2				39.6	70.7	64.7				35.2	72.3	60.8				$24,432
Carrcroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	503 Crest Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7165	475	37	12.8		210 (44.2%)	187 (39.4%)	30 (6.3%)	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.7%)	47	52^nd of 109 public elementary schools	52.3%		42.6	58^th of 106 public elementary schools	45.3%	6	23.8		35.1	55.1				40.5	41.3	41.3				38.1	44.0	27.2				$22,103
Forwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Westminster Drive	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3956	384	28	13.7		205 (53.4%)	84 (21.9%)	31 (8.1%)	37 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.8%)	71.9	29^th of 109 public elementary schools	73.4%		54.3	43^rd of 106 public elementary schools	59.4%	14	43.6		49.3	64.5				41.0	52.9	46.8				59.0	47.1	45.2				$29,366
Lancashire Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Naamans Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3990	510	32	15.9		250 (49.0%)	143 (28.0%)	41 (8.0%)	43 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	66.1	32^nd of 109 public elementary schools	70.6%		72	26^th of 106 public elementary schools	75.5%	6	26.7		32.6	69.1				52.7	53.7	58.1				46.1	53.7	35.3				$19,901
Lombardy Elementary School	Public	K-5	412 Foulk Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 762-7190	466	33	14.3		260 (55.8%)	126 (27.0%)	36 (7.7%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	51.6	45^th of 109 public elementary schools	58.7%		58.8	40^th of 106 public elementary schools	62.3%	5	16.9		32.8	38.5				55.6	61.4	33.9				50.7	43.7	29.2				$23,600
Hanby Elementary School	Public	K-5	2523 Berwyn Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 479-2220	520	39	13.3		291 (56.0%)	124 (23.8%)	22 (4.2%)	54 (10.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	83.8	18^th of 109 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.3	24^th of 106 public elementary schools	77.4%	6	38.5		46.5	64.8				53.9	59.7	67.0				62.6	68.1	59.3				$22,014
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Jefferson Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7156	322	34	9.4		24 (7.5%)	248 (77.0%)	29 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	15.2	92^nd of 109 public elementary schools	15.6%		12.9	94^th of 106 public elementary schools	11.3%	2			14.3	23.1				26.8	22.0	25.0				25.0	18.0	22.5				$37,837
East Side Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 North Claymont Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	East Side Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 762-5834	434	42	10.3		7 (1.6%)	409 (94.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.6	93^rd of 106 public elementary schools	12.3%	9	16.7	14.0			39.0	25.7	33.3		18.4	27.0	34.5	30.9	52.2	8.9		22.2	17.5	32.7	43.5
Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 North Locust Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 778-1101	557	36	15.4		6 (1.1%)	537 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5.1	106^th of 109 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	104^th of 106 public elementary schools	1.9%	2				10.8	13.1	16.7	9.3	15.9		12.0	14.5	16.4	40.0	11.6		8.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Maple Lane Elementary School

Is Maple Lane Elementary School a good school?

Maple Lane Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Delaware elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Maple Lane Elementary School?

Students at Maple Lane Elementary School are 37% African American, 33% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Maple Lane Elementary School in?

Brandywine School District

How many students attend Maple Lane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Maple Lane Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Maple Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maple Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School
High : Mount Pleasant High School

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