Summary:
Elementary Schools located in Maple River School District consist of one school: Maple River Elementary in Mapleton, Minnesota. It serves PK–5 and enrolls 424 students. The district is rated 4 stars and ranks 62 of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it in the 86th percentile, while the school itself is rated 3 stars and sits in the 57th percentile of 869 schools for 2025–2026.
Math is the school's clearest strength. All-grade math proficiency is 55.5%, above the district's 53.3% and 10.6 percentage points above the state's 44.9%. Third-grade math is especially strong at 67.6%, versus 57.9% statewide, and 4th-grade math at 56.5% edges the state's 55.2%. Fifth-grade reading is another bright spot at 60.6%, 6.1 points above the state's 54.5%. Science, at 28.8%, is the lowest all-grade subject but still runs 3.3 points above the state's 25.5%.
Reading is the main watch area. All-grade reading is 47.6%, below the district's 50.3% and slightly under the state's 48.6%. Third-grade reading, at 37.8%, is 9.0 points below the state's 46.8%, and 4th-grade reading at 45.7% trails the state's 48.8%; 5th-grade math at 40.9% is 1.0 point below the state's 41.9%. Scores also slipped from 2024–2025: math fell 4.6 points, reading 3.36 points, and science 10.91 points, with science dropping from 39.71% to 28.8%. The school's rank fell from 74th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024 to 57th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026, even as the district remains highly rated. For context, 40.8% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.5.
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