Is Maple Elementary a good school?

Maple Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Maple Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 539 students attended Maple Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maple Elementary?

Students at Maple Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Maple Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maple Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Alder Middle High : Jurupa Hills High

Maple Elementary

Summary:

Maple Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fontana, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 542 students. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which is ranked 1103 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maple Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming test scores compared to the district and state averages, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments lags behind nearby schools like Dolores Huerta International Academy, which consistently outperforms Maple Elementary. Additionally, Maple Elementary's performance for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities, is particularly concerning, with these groups ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools.

Maple Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 3,714 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 4,519 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and improving academic outcomes, particularly for vulnerable student subgroups, should be top priorities for the school and Fontana Unified School District. Identifying and implementing effective strategies to support student learning and engagement will be crucial for Maple Elementary to improve its overall performance and provide a quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

751 South Maple Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-6076

(909) 357-5670

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4519^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Maple Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alder Middle
High:	Jurupa Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

White:

4.6%

African American:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Maple Elementary ranks worse than 77.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.52. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.2%), White (4.6%), African American (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maple Elementary is 20.9. 24 elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Maple Elementary employs 25.7 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maple Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Maple Elementary 4519^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Maple Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Fontana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fontana Unified 1103^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Maple Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.51	3664^th	4809	23.8%
2005	15.68	4275^th	4822	11.3%
2006	27.17	3509^th	4818	27.2%
2007	31.05	3491^st	5113	31.7%
2008	34.09	3330^th	5113	34.9%
2009	27.93	3851^st	5193	25.8%
2010	34.68	3510^th	5314	33.9%
2011	28.87	4068^th	5377	24.3%
2012	27.58	4127^th	5390	23.4%
2013	34.43	3714^th	5530	32.8%
2015	28.46	3831^st	5611	31.7%
2016	29.94	3776^th	5614	32.7%
2017	19.08	4781^st	5692	16.0%
2018	28.06	3991^st	5662	29.5%
2019	26.21	4251^st	5789	26.6%
2022	15.96	5273^rd	5883	10.4%
2023	21.10	4748^th	5874	19.2%
2024	23.52	4519^th	5862	22.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.81	1308^th	3246	59.7%
2019	29.16	2556^th	3275	22.0%
2022	33.23	2346^th	3311	29.1%
2023	50.75	1158^th	3250	64.4%
2024	32.24	2398^th	3160	24.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.86	1018^th	2420	57.9%
2024	43.68	1178^th	2634	55.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.73	3259^th	5084	35.9%
2019	39.00	3199^th	5173	38.2%
2022	21.47	4542^nd	5264	13.7%
2023	23.46	4421^st	5374	17.7%
2024	31.35	3823^rd	5511	30.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.50	3639^th	5413	32.8%
2019	29.33	3874^th	5492	29.5%
2022	17.15	4977^th	5635	11.7%
2023	19.35	4759^th	5617	15.3%
2024	23.19	4408^th	5605	21.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.92	2504^th	2585	3.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.20	3923^rd	5431	27.8%
2019	24.36	4244^th	5510	23.0%
2022	15.87	5132^nd	5663	9.4%
2023	25.48	4203^rd	5650	25.6%
2024	24.84	4282^nd	5636	24.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	53.11	300^th	747	59.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Maple Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.67	3022^nd	4830	37.4%
2019	37.04	3164^th	4963	36.2%
2022	24.58	4149^th	5084	18.4%
2023	30.67	3654^th	5098	28.3%
2024	36.08	3262^nd	5102	36.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Maple Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	473	55	23	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1989	508	158	22	274	2	n/a	n/a	0	964
1990	460	113	18	292	1	n/a	n/a	0	884
1991	455	175	24	346	1	n/a	n/a	0	1001
1992	406	206	27	388	0	n/a	n/a	0	1027
1993	313	170	19	340	0	n/a	n/a	0	842
1994	271	179	24	359	1	n/a	n/a	0	834
1995	193	250	26	456	2	n/a	n/a	0	927
1996	193	250	26	456	2	n/a	n/a	0	927
1997	190	208	22	499	3	n/a	n/a	0	922
1998	183	244	30	499	4	n/a	n/a	0	960
1999	168	201	27	577	8	n/a	n/a	0	981
2000	152	198	19	621	4	n/a	n/a	0	994
2001	144	201	18	687	1	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2002	115	119	13	659	2	n/a	n/a	0	908
2003	115	119	13	659	2	n/a	n/a	0	908
2004	102	101	13	666	2	n/a	n/a	10	894
2005	90	113	14	685	6	n/a	n/a	10	918
2006	66	87	16	669	4	n/a	n/a	1	843
2007	60	82	14	644	4	n/a	n/a	2	806
2008	56	67	15	630	5	n/a	n/a	0	773
2009	53	52	6	645	5	2	4	0	767
2010	53	62	4	624	2	2	1	0	748
2011	59	52	6	632	3	3	3	0	758
2012	52	32	10	586	1	2	5	0	688
2013	40	45	13	590	0	6	7	0	701
2014	38	54	5	613	0	4	8	0	722
2015	36	43	5	554	0	5	13	0	656
2016	34	36	3	548	0	4	11	0	636
2017	24	48	3	530	0	7	14	0	626
2018	24	34	6	515	1	6	8	0	594
2019	21	33	0	512	1	7	8	0	582
2020	22	29	4	515	1	8	7	0	586
2021	18	35	5	510	1	7	6	0	582
2022	13	35	1	471	0	5	5	0	530
2023	17	33	5	481	0	2	4	0	542
2024	25	22	4	481	0	2	5	0	539

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Maple Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	780	30.0	26.0	n/a
1989	964	33.2	29.0	n/a
1990	884	33.0	26.7	n/a
1991	1001	36.0	27.8	n/a
1992	1027	36.6	28.0	47.5
1993	842	29.0	29.0	49.9
1994	834	29.0	28.8	61.2
1995	927	36.2	25.6	47.1
1996	927	36.2	25.6	47.1
1997	922	35.0	26.3	80
1998	960	44.0	21.8	76.9
1999	981	48.0	20.4	80.3
2000	994	47.0	21.1	77.6
2001	1051	49.0	21.4	85.5
2002	908	42.0	21.6	80.6
2003	908	42.0	21.6	80.6
2004	894	40.0	22.4	80.1
2005	918	43.0	21.3	79.3
2006	843	37.0	22.8	82.3
2007	806	38.0	21.2	82.7
2008	773	38.0	20.3	88.5
2009	767	34.0	20.7	78.5
2010	748	29.0	25.7	78.3
2011	758	n/a	n/a	84.4
2012	688	24.9	27.6	n/a
2013	701	26.5	26.3	99.6
2014	722	25.0	28.8	69.3
2015	656	24.0	27.3	85.4
2016	636	24.0	26.5	79.1
2017	626	24.7	25.2	74.4
2018	594	24.1	24.6	76.1
2019	582	25.3	22.9	80.9
2020	586	n/a	n/a	94.7
2021	582	27.5	21.1	90
2022	530	27.4	19.2	79.8
2023	542	26.5	20.4	82.3
2024	539	25.7	20.9	87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Maple Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	780	30.0	26.0	n/a
1989	964	33.2	29.0	n/a
1990	884	33.0	26.7	n/a
1991	1001	36.0	27.8	n/a
1992	1027	36.6	28.0	47.5
1993	842	29.0	29.0	49.9
1994	834	29.0	28.8	61.2
1995	927	36.2	25.6	47.1
1996	927	36.2	25.6	47.1
1997	922	35.0	26.3	80
1998	960	44.0	21.8	76.9
1999	981	48.0	20.4	80.3
2000	994	47.0	21.1	77.6
2001	1051	49.0	21.4	85.5
2002	908	42.0	21.6	80.6
2003	908	42.0	21.6	80.6
2004	894	40.0	22.4	80.1
2005	918	43.0	21.3	79.3
2006	843	37.0	22.8	82.3
2007	806	38.0	21.2	82.7
2008	773	38.0	20.3	88.5
2009	767	34.0	20.7	78.5
2010	748	29.0	25.7	78.3
2011	758	n/a	n/a	84.4
2012	688	24.9	27.6	n/a
2013	701	26.5	26.3	99.6
2014	722	25.0	28.8	69.3
2015	656	24.0	27.3	85.4
2016	636	24.0	26.5	79.1
2017	626	24.7	25.2	74.4
2018	594	24.1	24.6	76.1
2019	582	25.3	22.9	80.9
2020	586	n/a	n/a	94.7
2021	582	27.5	21.1	90
2022	530	27.4	19.2	79.8
2023	542	26.5	20.4	82.3
2024	539	25.7	20.9	87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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