Summary:
Maple Leaf Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Garfield Heights, Ohio, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 449 students. The school is part of the Garfield Heights City Schools district, which is ranked 713 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Maple Leaf Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 42.7% in 2020-2021 to 54.1% in 2021-2022, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like William Foster Elementary (44.9%) and Elmwood Elementary (46.2%). The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 29.6% in 5th grade Science, 39.1% in 4th grade Mathematics, and 43.2% in 4th grade English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 64%, 67.2%, and 64.1%, respectively.
Maple Leaf Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 1314 and 1451 out of 1577 to 1610 schools over the past several years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the Ohio State Tests is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools in these categories. While the nearby schools within the Garfield Heights City Schools district also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance, some nearby schools in other districts, like Miles School and Warner Girls Leadership Academy, show slightly better academic outcomes, indicating that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to Maple Leaf Elementary School's performance.
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Detail:
Public 4-5
District:
Garfield Heights City Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
1314th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,470
Students who attend Maple Leaf Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.0
Number of students: 384
Racial breakdown:
African American:
82.6%
Two or more races:
7.3%
White:
7.0%
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Hispanic:
2.3%
Asian:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85%
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