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Maple Lake Elementary

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Maple Lake Elementary ranks 314 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Maple Lake Elementary is a public elementary school located in Maple Lake, Minnesota, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 407 students. The school is part of the Maple Lake Public School District, which is ranked 75 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Maple Lake Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 35% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 145 to 368 out of 840-872 schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 314 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to the Maple Lake Public School District and the state of Minnesota, Maple Lake Elementary has outperformed in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency for all grades was 58.95%, compared to 52.49% for the district and 45.21% for the state.

Maple Lake Elementary has shown strong performance for special education students, ranking 51 out of 572 Minnesota elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 5-star rating. The school has also performed well for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 58 out of 774 Minnesota elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2022-2023 school year, with a 5-star rating. However, the school's performance for white students has been relatively lower, ranking 347 out of 712 Minnesota elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2022-2023 school year, with a 3-star rating. Nearby Pinewood Elementary has a similar performance to Maple Lake Elementary, while Monticello Nature Based Education has shown exceptional performance, ranking in the top 17% of Minnesota elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

404

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,302

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Highway 55 E
Maple Lake, MN 55358-8888

(320) 963-3024

District: Maple Lake Public School District

Students who attend Maple Lake Elementary usually attend:

High:

Maple Lake Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Minnesota avg47%

314^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 446Maple Lake Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	314 of 872	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	276 of 881	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	232 of 845	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	298 of 858	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	190 of 869	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	250 of 870	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	222 of 847	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	145 of 853	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	175 of 848	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	292 of 840	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.7	160 of 826	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	91 of 824	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	165 of 820	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	133 of 814	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	67.0	280 of 803	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.9	176 of 781	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	181 of 777	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.6	109 of 756	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.1	83 of 685	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.6	80 of 676	88.2%	★★★★☆
2003	84.1	44 of 674	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	325 of 799	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	279 of 809	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	187 of 787	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	253 of 799	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.4	91 of 783	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	281 of 787	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	277 of 774	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	295 of 764	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	96 of 793	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	58 of 774	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	63 of 663	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	25 of 683	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	142 of 740	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	223 of 728	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	285 of 812	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	276 of 826	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	291 of 799	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	318 of 808	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	272 of 784	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	235 of 798	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	195 of 779	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	222 of 562	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.0	51 of 572	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	105 of 524	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	28.8	402 of 500	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	188 of 417	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	187 of 515	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	149 of 463	67.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	422 of 714	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	425 of 730	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	347 of 712	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	397 of 725	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	269 of 710	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	387 of 722	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	371 of 712	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math59%+14 vs state

Reading53%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, December 21, 2012

Love this school! It is very student oriented and has a great feeling of community to it. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Best school, has done wonderful things for my son. Close Quote

Schools Near Maple Lake Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Maple Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Highway 55 E	Maple Lake	55358	Wright County	Maple Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 963-3024	404	33	12.2	27.2%	384 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	66	314^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.0%		68.4	276^th of 881 public elementary schools	68.7%	38	63.9	82.2	42.6	50.0	59.0	36.6	62.2	73.6	46.4	52.9	$11,302
Annandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Park St E	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 274-8218	929	54	17.2	27.4%	858 (92.4%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	74.5	214^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.5%		69.4	263^rd of 881 public elementary schools	70.1%	49	77.7	70.1	53.7		67.4	51.3	49.0	66.2		55.3	$10,146
Northwinds Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 7th Ave NW	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8800	419	28	14.8	25.8%	394 (94.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	67.3	296^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.1%		75	200^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.3%	96	76.2	61.6	47.9		61.4	46.9	45.2	66.2		52.9	$11,493
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	301 2nd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8400	257	15	16.6	16.0%	252 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	51.4	464^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.5	541^st of 881 public elementary schools	38.6%	77	61.0	50.0	25.0		44.8	46.3	42.5	63.6		51.2	$12,939
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 3rd St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8500	348	27	12.8	42.8%	286 (82.2%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	44.3	527^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.6%		58.6	392^nd of 881 public elementary schools	55.5%	135	50.0	35.9	43.1		43.4	40.6	36.5	59.3		45.7	$13,171
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	Public	K-5	703 8th St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8600	393	26	14.8	35.1%	301 (76.6%)	32 (8.1%)	24 (6.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	42.5	544^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.6%		29.4	659^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.2%	115	53.6	54.7	26.4		43.1	44.6	35.9	50.0		44.1	$10,828
Monticello Nature Based Education	Public	K-5	9842 Briarwood Avenue NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	65	0		23.1%	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	80	148^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.0%		95.3	9^th of 881 public elementary schools	99.0%	139		69.6	95.0		81.4		43.5	85.7		63.6
Pinewood Elementary - SNW	Public	K-6	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	7	2	4.0		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2401	794	53	14.8	35.0%	621 (78.2%)	23 (2.9%)	83 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.1%)	68.2	290^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.7%		75.8	189^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.5%	101	60.7	61.2	50.0		57.1	56.1	47.3	66.5		56.9	$12,623
Swan River Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	500 Maple St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Swan River Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 271-7926	161	12	12.9	3.7%	151 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	60.1	368^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.8%		64.4	317^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.0%	51	87.0	31.8	18.2		42.7	63.6	54.6	63.6		61.6	$12,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Maple Lake Elementary

What district is Maple Lake Elementary in?

Maple Lake Public School District

What schools do graduates of Maple Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maple Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Maple Lake Secondary

Is Maple Lake Elementary a good school?

Maple Lake Elementary ranks 314^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maple Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Maple Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maple Lake Elementary?

Students at Maple Lake Elementary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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