Is Maple Lane Elementary School a good school?

Maple Lane Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Delaware elementary schools.

How many students attend Maple Lane Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 358 students attended Maple Lane Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Maple Lane Elementary School?

Students at Maple Lane Elementary School are 36% White, 35% African American, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Maple Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maple Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School High : Mount Pleasant High School

Maple Lane Elementary School

Summary:

Maple Lane Elementary School is a public elementary school in Claymont, Delaware, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Brandywine School District. With a fluctuating student population, the school has faced significant challenges in academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and equity concerns.

Academically, Maple Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools, with proficiency rates on standardized tests well below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.67% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.85% in the Brandywine School District and 39.45% statewide. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also risen sharply, from 9.3% in 2018-2019 to 21.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Maple Lane's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups. While African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of Delaware elementary schools for this subgroup, White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of the state. These disparities suggest that Maple Lane Elementary may be facing equity challenges in providing a high-quality education to all students. Nearby schools in the Brandywine School District, such as Lombardy Elementary, Hanby Elementary, and Lancashire Elementary, consistently outperform Maple Lane on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public K-5

100 Maple Lane
Claymont, DE 19703-2479

(302) 792-3906

District: Brandywine School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
87^th of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,214

Students who attend Maple Lane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School
High:	Mount Pleasant High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 358

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

African American:

35.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Maple Lane Elementary School ranks worse than 82.1% of elementary schools in Delaware. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Brandywine School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.67. (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 Student population at Maple Lane Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.3%), African American (35.5%), Hispanic (19%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maple Lane Elementary School is 11.9, which is the 3^rd best among 9 elementary schools in the Brandywine School District. (See more...)

Compare Maple Lane Elementary School employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maple Lane Elementary School is $15,214, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Brandywine School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maple Lane Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Maple Lane Elementary School 87^th of 106 Delaware public elementary schools. (See Maple Lane Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

White students:

Brandywine School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Brandywine School District 9^th of 32 Delaware school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	DE State Percentile
2011	45.97	56^th	91	38.5%
2012	43.45	57^th	90	36.7%
2013	34.69	69^th	91	24.2%
2015	33.16	79^th	108	26.9%
2016	39.33	55^th	86	36.0%
2017	50.09	45^th	86	47.7%
2018	42.85	52^nd	85	38.8%
2019	19.23	85^th	105	19.0%
2022	9.68	96^th	104	7.7%
2023	10.82	99^th	103	3.9%
2024	18.67	87^th	106	17.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	DE State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	30.69	66^th	92	28.3%
2024	22.12	55^th	66	16.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	DE State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	12.47	91^st	99	8.1%
2024	18.00	82^nd	97	15.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	DE State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.64	79^th	99	20.2%
2024	14.34	87^th	97	10.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	DE State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.93	49^th	72	31.9%
2024	33.40	45^th	62	27.4%

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Rank History for White students at Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	DE State Percentile
2019	8.31	76^th	82	7.3%
2022	4.05	75^th	75	0.0%
2024	8.39	72^nd	73	1.4%

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Data source: test scores: Delaware 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: Delaware Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Maple Lane Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	315	157	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	486
1989	310	170	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	492
1990	282	197	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	483
1991	225	107	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	333
1992	241	103	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	346
1993	253	108	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	363
1994	238	114	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	358
1995	244	158	4	8	2	n/a	n/a	416
1996	244	158	4	8	2	n/a	n/a	416
1997	222	156	4	2	2	n/a	n/a	386
1998	197	127	7	7	1	n/a	n/a	339
1999	175	101	11	6	1	n/a	n/a	294
2000	173	105	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	292
2001	183	128	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	326
2002	175	124	3	15	1	n/a	n/a	318
2003	175	124	3	15	1	n/a	n/a	318
2004	162	124	5	14	0	n/a	n/a	305
2005	156	117	7	15	0	n/a	n/a	295
2006	131	111	7	15	0	n/a	n/a	264
2007	163	113	12	19	0	n/a	n/a	307
2008	206	149	13	25	1	n/a	n/a	394
2009	224	166	19	33	2	n/a	n/a	444
2010	204	160	15	47	0	n/a	n/a	426
2011	195	151	16	53	0	0	0	415
2012	213	154	14	62	0	0	0	443
2013	196	155	14	74	2	0	5	446
2014	193	137	17	84	2	0	13	446
2015	188	145	14	82	3	0	16	448
2016	166	145	16	82	2	0	16	427
2017	162	152	16	80	2	0	24	436
2018	150	168	11	83	1	0	28	441
2019	146	158	14	83	1	0	26	428
2020	153	148	11	85	2	0	23	422
2021	140	138	17	91	2	1	21	410
2022	143	127	13	83	3	0	29	398
2023	120	139	7	67	2	0	28	363
2024	130	127	9	68	2	0	22	358

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 Lane Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	486	29.0	16.7	35.6
1989	492	29.0	16.9	33.9
1990	483	29.0	16.6	39.8
1991	333	18.5	18.0	29.1
1992	346	17.5	19.7	36.1
1993	363	18.5	19.6	41.9
1994	358	16.5	21.7	36
1995	416	18.5	22.5	41.8
1996	416	18.5	22.5	41.8
1997	386	19.5	19.8	44.3
1998	339	18.2	18.6	38.1
1999	294	17.0	17.3	35.4
2000	292	15.0	19.5	38.7
2001	326	18.0	18.1	44.8
2002	318	16.0	19.9	48.4
2003	318	16.0	19.9	48.4
2004	305	17.0	17.9	41
2005	295	18.0	16.4	45.4
2006	264	15.5	17.0	50.4
2007	307	17.0	18.1	49.2
2008	394	23.0	17.1	38.3
2009	444	28.2	15.7	47.7
2010	426	27.8	15.3	58.5
2011	415	29.0	14.3	60.2
2012	443	30.0	14.7	60.5
2013	446	30.0	14.8	61.2
2014	446	28.0	15.9	46.9
2015	448	28.0	16.0	42.6
2016	427	25.0	17.0	40.3
2017	436	26.0	16.7	n/a
2018	441	29.0	15.2	n/a
2019	428	28.0	15.2	n/a
2020	422	27.0	15.6	n/a
2021	410	27.6	14.8	n/a
2022	398	27.6	14.4	n/a
2023	363	28.7	12.6	n/a
2024	358	30.0	11.9	n/a

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 Lane Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	486	29.0	16.7	35.6
1989	492	29.0	16.9	33.9
1990	483	29.0	16.6	39.8
1991	333	18.5	18.0	29.1
1992	346	17.5	19.7	36.1
1993	363	18.5	19.6	41.9
1994	358	16.5	21.7	36
1995	416	18.5	22.5	41.8
1996	416	18.5	22.5	41.8
1997	386	19.5	19.8	44.3
1998	339	18.2	18.6	38.1
1999	294	17.0	17.3	35.4
2000	292	15.0	19.5	38.7
2001	326	18.0	18.1	44.8
2002	318	16.0	19.9	48.4
2003	318	16.0	19.9	48.4
2004	305	17.0	17.9	41
2005	295	18.0	16.4	45.4
2006	264	15.5	17.0	50.4
2007	307	17.0	18.1	49.2
2008	394	23.0	17.1	38.3
2009	444	28.2	15.7	47.7
2010	426	27.8	15.3	58.5
2011	415	29.0	14.3	60.2
2012	443	30.0	14.7	60.5
2013	446	30.0	14.8	61.2
2014	446	28.0	15.9	46.9
2015	448	28.0	16.0	42.6
2016	427	25.0	17.0	40.3
2017	436	26.0	16.7	n/a
2018	441	29.0	15.2	n/a
2019	428	28.0	15.2	n/a
2020	422	27.0	15.6	n/a
2021	410	27.6	14.8	n/a
2022	398	27.6	14.4	n/a
2023	363	28.7	12.6	n/a
2024	358	30.0	11.9	n/a

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Maple Lane Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,088 (7.2%)	$17,595 (115.7%)	$15,214

Data source: Delaware Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Maple Lane Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 85^th of 105 Elementary schools	Ranks 99^th of 103 Elementary schools	15.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Maple Lane Elementary School)	32.3	20.4	11.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine School District)	45.7	38.6	7.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)	50.5	38.4	12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Maple Lane Elementary School)	39.4	20	19.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brandywine School District)	46.9	45.7	1.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Delaware)	53	42.2	10.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Maple Lane Elementary School)	33.8	13.1	20.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine School District)	53.9	38	15.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)	53.5	39.9	13.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Maple Lane Elementary School)	32.5	6.4	26.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine School District)	52.3	35.2	17.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)	50.8	35.3	15.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Maple Lane Elementary School)	43.1	26.8	16.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine School District)	57.9	46.1	11.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)	56.9	44.1	12.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Maple Lane Elementary School)	29.2	12.7	16.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine School District)	47.1	38.9	8.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)	44.4	32.3	12.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	428	363	15.2%
African American	158	139	12%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	14	7	50%
Hispanic	83	67	19.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	146	120	17.8%
Two or More Races	26	28	7.7%

Schools Near Maple Lane Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				DeSSA Science (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maple Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Maple Lane	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3906	358	30	11.9		130 (36.3%)	127 (35.5%)	68 (19.0%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	18.7	87^th of 106 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.8	99^th of 103 public elementary schools	3.9%	12	10.6	19.7	29.1	31.3	29.0	20.0	21.2	$15,214	$1,088	$17,595
Claymont Elementary School	Public	K-5	3401 Green Street	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3880	913	66	13.8		298 (32.6%)	300 (32.9%)	128 (14.0%)	111 (12.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (7.6%)	79.8	18^th of 106 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.6	15^th of 103 public elementary schools	85.4%	3	30.7	40.2	62.1	57.5	49.1	60.2	54.2	$16,658	$901	$20,455
Carrcroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	503 Crest Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7165	476	36	13.2		211 (44.3%)	192 (40.3%)	29 (6.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	42.6	58^th of 106 public elementary schools	45.3%		45.9	54^th of 103 public elementary schools	47.6%	4	18.9	39.2	40.3	30.0	43.2	38.4	31.1	$16,601	$1,415	$18,981
Forwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Westminster Drive	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3956	366	32	11.4		194 (53.0%)	96 (26.2%)	22 (6.0%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	54.3	43^rd of 106 public elementary schools	59.4%		46.7	52^nd of 103 public elementary schools	49.5%	9	8.3	40.6	51.7	43.3	53.6	50.0	26.7	$18,436	$1,159	$22,091
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19809	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7120	710	55	12.8		274 (38.6%)	267 (37.6%)	60 (8.5%)	48 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.2%)	46.9	50^th of 106 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.3	56^th of 103 public elementary schools	45.6%	6	7.1	57.3	23.2	29.8	57.9	29.0	20.0	$17,574	$926	$20,832
Lancashire Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Naamans Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3990	479	32	14.9		232 (48.4%)	139 (29.0%)	37 (7.7%)	46 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	72	26^th of 106 public elementary schools	75.5%		68.2	28^th of 103 public elementary schools	72.8%	2	30.1	44.4	48.2	64.4	49.4	41.7	54.1	$15,221	$794	$18,457
Lombardy Elementary School	Public	K-5	412 Foulk Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 762-7190	460	36	12.9		258 (56.1%)	137 (29.8%)	21 (4.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	58.8	40^th of 106 public elementary schools	62.3%		56.8	37^th of 103 public elementary schools	64.1%	3	17.4	42.9	48.6	51.8	43.7	41.1	43.0	$15,304	$324	$19,316
Bush (Charles W.) Pre-School	Public	PK	2523 Berwyn Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 479-1617	272	14	19.1		151 (55.5%)	95 (34.9%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$27,499	$2,601	$31,774
Hanby Elementary School	Public	K-5	2523 Berwyn Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 479-2220	514	39	13.1		289 (56.2%)	123 (23.9%)	23 (4.5%)	58 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	75.3	24^th of 106 public elementary schools	77.4%		69.6	27^th of 103 public elementary schools	73.8%	3	22.5	42.5	56.8	56.3	54.8	61.1	47.9	$17,560	$472	$22,500
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Jefferson Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7156	343	33	10.3		26 (7.6%)	268 (78.1%)	28 (8.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	12.9	94^th of 106 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.7	84^th of 103 public elementary schools	18.4%	10		26.5		17.7	26.5		14.3	$20,957	$2,214	$23,497

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