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Maplemere Elementary School

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Maplemere Elementary School ranks 948 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Maplemere Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Amherst, NY, serving 489 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Sweet Home Central School District, which is ranked 597 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maplemere Elementary School has consistently outperformed the Sweet Home Central School District and the state of New York in terms of the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Maplemere's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 73.91%, compared to 55.33% for the district and 54.07% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was also higher than the district and state averages.

While Maplemere Elementary School generally outperforms the other schools in the Sweet Home Central School District, such as Glendale Elementary and Willow Ridge Elementary, its performance is more mixed when compared to the higher-performing schools in the Williamsville Central School District and Amherst Central School District. Maplemere's overall rating has remained at 3 or 4 stars out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating consistent, above-average performance.

488

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,971

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

236 E Maplemere Rd
Amherst, NY 14221-3115

(716) 250-1550

District: Sweet Home Central School District

Students who attend Maplemere Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sweet Home Middle School
High:	Sweet Home Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Asian:

22.1%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sweet Home Central School District

✓Above the New York median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg51%

New York avg55%

948^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Sweet Home Central School District

597^th of 874Sweet Home Central School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	948 of 2445	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	775 of 2445	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	616 of 2439	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	865 of 2434	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	874 of 2201	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	865 of 2413	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	1090 of 2395	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	1149 of 2386	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	735 of 2366	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	709 of 2352	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.5	670 of 2345	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	601 of 2325	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	797 of 2320	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	895 of 2286	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	757 of 2263	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.6	804 of 2257	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.4	387 of 2227	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	367 of 2219	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	774 of 2206	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	432 of 928	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	229 of 927	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	282 of 857	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	382 of 936	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	169 of 427	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	391 of 891	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	566 of 948	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	533 of 696	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	530 of 662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	453 of 605	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	535 of 671	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	363 of 430	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	346 of 1117	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	302 of 1066	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	25.7	868 of 1001	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	426 of 1027	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	184 of 454	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1240 of 2409	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	963 of 2413	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	621 of 2403	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	818 of 2401	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	880 of 1955	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	797 of 2357	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	988 of 2338	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	821 of 2098	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	647 of 2078	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	474 of 2041	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	844 of 2099	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	777 of 1678	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	560 of 2032	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.5	1023 of 2045	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	782 of 2407	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	620 of 2411	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	623 of 2400	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	919 of 2400	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	779 of 1961	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	1027 of 2358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	1190 of 2340	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1964 of 2134	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	979 of 2110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	1560 of 2016	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1077 of 2031	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1913 of 1941	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	643 of 1402	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	578 of 1392	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	415 of 1337	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	644 of 1399	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	635 of 1224	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	618 of 1338	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	742 of 1408	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Math60%~ state avg

Science56%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maplemere Elementary School	Public	K-5	236 E Maplemere Rd	Amherst	14221	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1550	488	41	12.0	44.9%	276 (56.6%)	53 (10.9%)	29 (5.9%)	108 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	59.4	948^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.2%		65.3	775^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%	173	48.4	73.9	64.6	50.0	68.1	63.9	55.6	98.6	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.8	99.1	99.5	$23,971	$621	$23,350
Smallwood Drive School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Smallwood Dr	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-2100	708	52	13.6	16.7%	535 (75.6%)	40 (5.6%)	46 (6.5%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	80.9	394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.9%		88.2	246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.9%	148	78.1	65.9	78.5	79.4	64.4	73.8	71.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,005	$897	$19,107
Maple West Elementary School	Public	K-4	851 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8840	670	54	12.3	19.4%	500 (74.6%)	18 (2.7%)	35 (5.2%)	85 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	73	613^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.9%		84	338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%	275	65.3	69.1		71.4	72.4			99.5	99.7	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.8	$20,721	$666	$20,055
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 N Forest Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-9800	515	50	10.2	23.3%	412 (80.0%)	20 (3.9%)	39 (7.6%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	79.2	448^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.2	379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.5%	69	72.1	65.8		82.8	76.8			99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$21,359	$624	$20,734
Heim Elementary School	Public	K-4	155 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8686	661	55	11.9	21.0%	510 (77.2%)	19 (2.9%)	19 (2.9%)	73 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	68.3	730^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.1%		82.6	371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%	359	65.7	58.7		70.2	72.7			99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$18,055	$654	$17,401
Willow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Willow Ridge Dr	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1575	427	36	12.0	31.1%	208 (48.7%)	88 (20.6%)	42 (9.8%)	51 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.9%)	36.8	1560^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%		37.6	1520^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.8%	40	38.9	36.4	58.3	38.2	37.9	62.0	60.4	98.6	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.9	99.2	98.6	$23,295	$1,299	$21,995
Windermere Blvd School	Public	PK, KG-5	291 Windermere Blvd	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 362-4100	738	65	11.3	44.7%	327 (44.3%)	179 (24.3%)	62 (8.4%)	116 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.3%)	53.6	1104^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.8%		49.5	1186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%	82	55.4	58.0	55.5	66.4	57.0	52.5	49.1	99.4	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.7	99.7	$21,897	$1,832	$20,065
Maple East Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8800	597	51	11.6	13.6%	433 (72.5%)	8 (1.3%)	13 (2.2%)	104 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	82.8	353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.6%		94.5	104^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%	249	76.1	80.8		79.5	72.0			99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$21,084	$671	$20,413
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Parkhurst Blvd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8415	460	44	10.4	50.7%	270 (58.7%)	58 (12.6%)	58 (12.6%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	32.5	1699^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.1	1841^st of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%	142	43.8	43.3		50.0	50.0			99.2	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.4	99.8	$25,412	$1,586	$23,826
Glendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Glendale Dr	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1500	443	36	12.4	32.5%	231 (52.1%)	105 (23.7%)	49 (11.1%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	39.1	1499^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%		39	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%	17	51.7	52.5	46.2	50.0	55.9	44.0	37.7	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$25,708	$1,087	$24,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Maplemere Elementary School

Is Maplemere Elementary School a good school?

Maplemere Elementary School ranks 948^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Maplemere Elementary School in?

Sweet Home Central School District

How many students attend Maplemere Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Maplemere Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Maplemere Elementary School?

Students at Maplemere Elementary School are 57% White, 22% Asian, 11% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Maplemere Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sweet Home Middle School
High : Sweet Home Senior High School

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