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Maplewood School

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Maplewood School ranks 1056 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 3-6

1056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Maplewood School is an elementary school located in Vermontville, Michigan, serving grades 3-6 with 282 students. It is part of the Maple Valley Schools district, which is ranked 486 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Maplewood School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 848 and 1173 over the past several years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maplewood School faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.0% to 30.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math around 25-30% in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 38.9-44.4%. Additionally, Maplewood School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.93% to 63.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. The school's spending per student has also been lower than nearby schools, ranging from $11,467 to $13,674 over the past few years, and it has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.1 to 19.8.

When comparing Maplewood School to nearby schools, such as Star Elementary School, which is in a different district, the differences in performance are stark. Star Elementary School has significantly higher test scores and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Unfortunately, Maplewood School's performance has not shown significant improvement over the past several years, and the persistent challenges it faces may require targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's underperformance and improve student outcomes.

267

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,218

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Seminary St
Vermontville, MI 49096-9477

(517) 726-0600

District: Maple Valley Schools

Students who attend Maplewood School usually attend:

High:

Maple Valley JrSr High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg38%

1,056^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 41% (2017) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

486^th of 613Maple Valley Schools 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	26.7	1056 of 1488	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1106 of 1486	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1173 of 1470	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1068 of 1344	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	848 of 1153	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	952 of 1408	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	912 of 1448	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	872 of 1466	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	895 of 1338	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	921 of 1342	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1053 of 1321	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	815 of 1106	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	642 of 902	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	877 of 1171	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	935 of 1443	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	851 of 1346	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	927 of 1381	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	961 of 1350	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	781 of 1099	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	481 of 749	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	823 of 1134	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.8	714 of 1397	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1014 of 1366	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1140 of 1347	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1166 of 1334	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	987 of 1139	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	736 of 915	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	902 of 1196	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	857 of 1446	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1075 of 1206	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1097 of 1204	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1145 of 1198	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1055 of 1102	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	837 of 1005	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	980 of 1128	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1023 of 1253	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Math25%-11 vs state

Social Studies14%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Maplewood School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maplewood School	Public, Magnet	3-6	170 Seminary St	Vermontville	49096	Eaton County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 726-0600	267	16	16.7	61.0%	247 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	26.7	1056^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.0%		23.7	1106^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.6%	50	26.0	24.2	30.9	31.3	28.0	28.8	14.8	32.8	25.9	13.6	$12,218	$1,509	$10,709
Fuller Street Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	251 Fuller St	Nashville	49073	Barry County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 852-9468	204	15	13.3	56.9%	186 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)								(n/a)											$15,880	$1,530	$14,349
Lakewood Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	223 W Broadway St	Woodland	48897	Barry County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 367-4935	134	10	14.1	30.6%	110 (82.1%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)								(n/a)											$15,507	$1,076	$14,431
Washington Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-3	525 High St	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 541-5170	255	16	16.4	61.6%	207 (81.2%)	8 (3.1%)	26 (10.2%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)								(n/a)	31.2				30.1						$12,344	$1,545	$10,800
Galewood Early Elementary School	Public	PK-K	512 E Lovett St	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 541-5150	146	15	9.4	59.6%	120 (82.2%)	7 (4.8%)	11 (7.5%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)											$16,957	$1,548	$15,410
Parkview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-3	301 E Kalamo Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 541-5780	283	16	17.6	51.9%	251 (88.7%)	6 (2.1%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)	36.1				46.3						$12,353	$731	$11,622
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	1-4	812 Washington Blvd	Lake Odessa	48849	Ionia County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 374-8842	461	25	18.1	31.2%	410 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	59.1	577^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.2%		49.1	712^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.1%	135	42.7	45.5			50.4	41.7					$12,754	$1,172	$11,581
Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Star School Rd	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4442	287	17	16.6	48.8%	262 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	60.6	556^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.6%		59.3	564^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.0%	8	41.3	63.0	46.8		39.1	60.9	21.3		51.1	34.0	$14,154	$1,072	$13,082
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 W Capital Ave	Bellevue	49021	Eaton County	Bellevue Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 763-9435	226	11	20.0	58.0%	195 (86.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.1%)	18.9	1181^st of 1488 public elementary schools	20.6%		26.2	1079^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.4%	102	32.3	18.8	27.0	13.9	25.8	25.0	16.2	8.3	27.0	13.5	$14,097	$2,464	$11,633
Strange School	Public	K-6	8981 Oneida Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Oneida Township S/D #3	No	No	No	No	(517) 627-7005	22	0	9.6	18.2%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$13,124	$751	$12,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Maplewood School

What schools do graduates of Maplewood School attend?

Students who attend Maplewood School usually go on to attend:

High : Maple Valley JrSr High School

How many students attend Maplewood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Maplewood School.

Is Maplewood School a good school?

Maplewood School ranks 1056^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maplewood School?

Students at Maplewood School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Maplewood School in?

Maple Valley Schools

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