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Maples Elementary School

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Maples Elementary School ranks 640 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Maples Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dearborn, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 549 students. The school is part of the Dearborn City School District, which is ranked 279 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maples Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state. While the school's 3rd and 5th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are higher than the district and state averages, its 4th-grade ELA proficiency is lower. In mathematics, Maples Elementary outperforms the district and state in 3rd grade but underperforms in 4th and 5th grades. The school performs well for English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% and top 15% of Michigan elementary schools, respectively, in these categories. However, the school's performance for White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 40% and top 15% of Michigan elementary schools, respectively.

Maples Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.2% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students (over 90%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant socioeconomic challenge faced by the school community. Despite these challenges, Maples Elementary School has shown some bright spots, such as its performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students. By addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and leveraging its strengths, the school has the potential to improve its overall academic outcomes and provide a better educational experience for its diverse student population.

541

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,878

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6801 Mead St
Dearborn, MI 48126-1736

(313) 827-6454

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Maples Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stout Middle School
High:	Dearborn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.3%

African American:

1.1%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2021 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Michigan avg39%

640^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Dearborn City School District

279^th of 613Dearborn City School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	640 of 1488	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	820 of 1486	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	771 of 1470	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	839 of 1344	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	943 of 1153	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	572 of 1408	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	569 of 1448	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	596 of 1466	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.9	549 of 1548	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.1	390 of 1580	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	52.9	780 of 1533	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	786 of 1563	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	852 of 1566	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	1122 of 1552	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1392 of 1552	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	1429 of 1589	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1359 of 1577	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.0	1319 of 1565	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.6	1093 of 1545	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	75 of 173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	104 of 184	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	91 of 180	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	56 of 98	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	60 of 117	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	95 of 270	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	676 of 1338	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	820 of 1342	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	691 of 1321	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	728 of 1106	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	783 of 902	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	500 of 1171	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	520 of 1443	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	214 of 1346	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	581 of 1381	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	487 of 1350	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	478 of 1099	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	435 of 749	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.0	124 of 1134	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	156 of 1397	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	592 of 1366	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	757 of 1347	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	739 of 1334	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	781 of 1139	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	801 of 915	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	497 of 1196	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	588 of 1446	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	66.0	52 of 195	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	718 of 1206	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	855 of 1204	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	814 of 1198	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	878 of 1102	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	920 of 1005	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	637 of 1128	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	646 of 1253	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2023)73rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+3 vs state

Math44%+6 vs state

Science37%-3 vs state

Social Studies26%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Mead St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6454	541	39	14.0	94.5%	532 (98.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%		41.8	820^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.8%	180			43.9	39.1	54.3			52.0	34.4	45.2			36.9		26.2		$17,878	$1,618	$16,259
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7545 Chase Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6500	253	19	13.5	96.8%	252 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%		44.5	774^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.9%	182			42.0	46.2	61.5			59.6	26.4	47.6			35.7		28.6		$19,513	$1,565	$17,948
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6528 Mansfield St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-4615	239	14	16.7	80.3%	90 (37.7%)	113 (47.3%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	1385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.9	1365^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.1%	20			6.7	8.3	20.6			8.2		19.4			8.3		8.6		$21,055	$2,989	$18,066
William Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14749 Alber St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6400	580	45	12.9	89.0%	567 (97.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	869^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.2	861^st of 1486 public elementary schools	42.1%	8			25.0	33.0	39.6			36.6	35.7	41.2			25.5		28.4		$19,482	$1,483	$17,999
McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	424	30	14.2	87.5%	411 (96.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	847^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.0%	20			33.8	41.1	37.7			54.9	32.0	28.8			30.0		13.8		$20,576	$1,895	$18,680
Lowrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	515	39	13.3	91.3%	498 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%		59	568^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.8%	117			44.7	41.5	47.4			61.3	58.0	52.0			40.0		39.0		$20,996	$2,317	$18,679
Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	706	44	16.1	90.8%	11 (1.6%)	603 (85.4%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	13.9	1278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.9	1310^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.8%	32	49.1	9.1	19.5	14.1	30.6	13.4	31.3	13.4	7.7	18.3	17.1	17.2	19.7	18.2	9.9	14.5	$13,368	$2,187	$11,182
Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%		10.5	1333^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	10.3%				19.0	18.8	14.1			21.9	18.1	9.2			10.8				$15,527	$2,561	$12,966
Iris Becker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10821 Henson St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6950	224	19	12.0	94.6%	217 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%		74.5	335^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.5%	56			54.1	43.3	53.3			57.9	59.4	63.3			33.3		40.0		$23,294	$1,525	$21,769
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5277 Calhoun St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Academy for Business and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-2223	256	17	15.5	100.0%	10 (3.9%)	179 (69.9%)	59 (23.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	16.2	1241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	16.6%		9.1	1361^st of 1486 public elementary schools	8.4%	120			28.6	25.0	30.6			10.0					10.8		8.1		$13,948	$4,238	$9,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Maples Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Maples Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maples Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stout Middle School
High : Dearborn High School

What is the racial makeup of Maples Elementary School?

Students at Maples Elementary School are 98% White, 1% African American.

Is Maples Elementary School a good school?

Maples Elementary School ranks 640^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maples Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Maples Elementary School.

What district is Maples Elementary School in?

Dearborn City School District

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