Summary:
Mapleton School District 32 is a small rural district in Oregon that contains just one elementary school: Mapleton Elementary School, a K–5 building on E Mapleton Rd in Mapleton serving 63 students — roughly 10 to 11 children per grade. Because the school is so small, several of its 3rd- and 4th-grade English and math results are suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so those figures are simply unknown; they are not zeros and should not be read as weaknesses. Also note that different data points come from different years: test scores are from 2025–2026, while attendance, spending and student-teacher ratio are from 2024–2025.
Academically, the clearest strength is English language arts. At 55.6% proficient across all grades, the school is about 12 points above the state (43.8%) and well above its own district figure (32%). Math lands close to the state line (35.3% versus 32.9%), while science is the weak spot at 14.3% proficient — more than 16 points below the state. The school has also improved over time: its state rank among Oregon elementary schools rose from 613 of 709 (14th percentile) in 2017–2018 to 433 of 709 (39th percentile) in 2025–2026, with its star rating moving from 1 star to 2 stars. Even so, it remains below the state median.
The biggest concern for families is attendance: 48.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 40.8% in the district and 33.5% statewide — about 1.4 times the state rate. Per-student spending is exceptionally high at $43,767, typical of a very small school where fixed costs are spread across few students. One reported figure, free/reduced-price lunch participation at 117.46%, exceeds 100% and should not be used to judge the school's poverty level. Overall, this is a tiny, well-funded, improving school with strong reading results and a real attendance challenge.
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