Elementary school (grades K-5) · Maple Glen, PA

Maple Glen El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Maple Glen El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 422439000538
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
10
📋 Attendance
92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maple Glen El Sch earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
12.6:1
students per teacher
10.9%
free-lunch eligible
452
students enrolled

Maple Glen El Sch has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

452

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.6:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

10.9%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-81% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Maple Glen El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Maple Glen El Sch

Maple Glen El Sch is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Maple Glen, Pennsylvania, enrolling 452 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 10.9% free-meal eligibility runs 81% below the Pennsylvania average.

With 452 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 284 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #83.

Its student body is led by White (79%) and Asian (8%) (diversity index 37/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 452 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 3.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Upper Dublin Sd spends $21,962 per pupil, 22% above the Pennsylvania average, a better-resourced district than most.

Upper Dublin Sd also operates Upper Dublin Hs (1,272 students) and Sandy Run Ms (962 students) alongside Maple Glen El Sch.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Maple Glen El Sch compares

Maple Glen El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.6:1 ▼ 7% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.9% ▼ 81% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 452 top 51% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
452
Bigger than 55% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
10.9%
free-lunch eligible - 81% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 38% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
3.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$21,962
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 452 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 78.5%
Asian 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5%
Two or More 5.1%
African American 2.9%

Largest group: White at 78.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.1, Maple Glen El Sch is about as mixed as the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Upper Dublin Sd, which includes Maple Glen El Sch.

$21,962
Per student
+22%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.7%
State 16.6%
Federal 2.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Maple Glen El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Upper Dublin Hs Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Sandy Run Ms Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Fort Washington El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Jarrettown El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Fitzwater El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Maple Glen El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Upper Dublin Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Maple Glen El Sch's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Maple Glen El Sch

How many students attend Maple Glen El Sch?

Maple Glen El Sch has 452 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Maple Glen, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maple Glen El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Maple Glen El Sch is 12.6:1, which is 7% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Maple Glen El Sch?

10.9% of students at Maple Glen El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maple Glen El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Maple Glen El Sch is White at 78.5% of enrollment, in Maple Glen, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maple Glen El Sch?

Maple Glen El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Maple Glen El Sch a good school?

Maple Glen El Sch earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Upper Dublin Sd?

Besides Maple Glen El Sch, Upper Dublin Sd also operates Upper Dublin Hs (1,272 students), Sandy Run Ms (962 students), and Fort Washington El Sch (518 students). See the Upper Dublin Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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