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Maplewood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
913th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Maplewood Elementary School is a PK–6 school serving 714 students in the MSD Wayne Township district on Indianapolis's west side. It ranks 913 of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 10th percentile, 1 star — and that is not a one-year dip: over the past decade it has generally sat between the 9th and 15th percentile statewide. The district itself ranks 292 of 374 in Indiana. About 71.7% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, a large swing from 87.3% the year before that may reflect reporting changes as much as real need.

In 2025–2026, 14.85% of students passed English language arts, 15.73% passed math, and 18.97% passed science — below district rates of 22.99%, 19.74%, and 25.87%, and far below state averages. Scores fell in all three subjects from the year before. There are bright spots — 4th-grade math (30.59%) and 4th-grade ELA (22.35%) — but 3rd-grade ELA (8.6%) and 5th- and 6th-grade math (7.95% and 6.67%) are extremely low. The sharpest comparison is McClelland Elementary School, in the same district with similar enrollment and poverty, which posts 38.28% ELA, 41.04% math, and 46.05% science — roughly 23 to 27 points higher.

Chronic absenteeism is a defining challenge at 28.3% in 2024–2025, well above the district's 22.1% and the state's 16.7%. Among nearby schools, only The PATH School (38.1%) is worse, while Christel House Academy West (28.2%) is nearly identical. Schools with similar poverty but better attendance do better: Stout Field Elementary School (19.2%) outperforms Maplewood in every subject, and McClelland (13.0%) is far ahead. Maplewood spent $13,809 per student in 2023–2024 — mid-pack among nearby schools — with a relatively high student–teacher ratio of 15.1. The most actionable priorities appear to be attendance, 3rd-grade literacy, and 5th- and 6th-grade math.

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Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,809
Per pupil spending ?
71.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96.1%
Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)
 1643 Dunlap Ave
       Indianapolis, IN  46241

(317) 988-6600

District: MSD Wayne Township


Students who attend Maplewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center
High:    Ben Davis High School
    Ben Davis University High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.0%
White:
29.7%
African American:
15.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school16%
District avg22%
Indiana avg47%
913th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 11Elementary Schools in the MSD Wayne Township
292nd of 374MSD Wayne Township among Indiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202611.4913 of 101510.0%★☆☆☆☆
202514.3868 of 100513.6%★☆☆☆☆
202411.7912 of 10119.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.6879 of 101613.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.8870 of 102014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202111.0896 of 101611.8%★☆☆☆☆
20199.8940 of 10318.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.4901 of 102712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201719.7878 of 103315.0%★☆☆☆☆
201618.8903 of 104613.7%★☆☆☆☆
201513.6952 of 10408.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201422.6903 of 103612.8%★☆☆☆☆
201311.2972 of 10356.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201213.3933 of 10158.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.8940 of 10258.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.3933 of 10097.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200927.5809 of 100319.3%★☆☆☆☆
200859.3448 of 99655.0%★★★☆☆
200780.1136 of 98586.2%★★★★☆
200671.0243 of 96174.7%★★★★☆
200578.1143 of 95985.1%★★★★☆
200481.631 of 32690.5%★★★★★
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Science19%
Social Studies16%-31 vs state
Math16%
English Language Arts15%

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Maplewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Indiana elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Maplewood Elementary School.

Students at Maplewood Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 30% White, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026
2023–24 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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