Maplemere Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to ungraded · Amherst, New York
Maplemere Elementary School in Amherst, New York enrolled 488 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 52-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
491 students in 2022-23, 489 students in 2023-24, 488 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 40.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 491 | 40.0 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 40.0 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 488 | 40.5 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 466 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Maplemere Elementary School enrolled 466 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 466 of the 466 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.6% of students were White, 22.1% Asian, 10.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White56.6%
- Asian22.1%
- Black10.9%
- Hispanic5.9%
- Two or more races4.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Maplemere Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52‑56% | 43‑47% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 63% | 35‑39% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Amherst
5 public elementary schools in Amherst report 2024-25 enrollment; Maplemere Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere Blvd School | 738 | 11.4 | 42.7% |
| Smallwood Drive School | 708 | 13.7 | 15.3% |
| Maplemere Elementary School | 488 | 12.0 | 40.2% |
| Heritage Heights Elementary School | 452 | 13.1 | 31.9% |
| Willow Ridge Elementary School | 427 | 12.0 | 29.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Maplemere Elementary School
- Smallwood Drive SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 708 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Maple West Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 670 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Maplemere Elementary School with Smallwood Drive SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sweet Home Central School District spends per student$25,197 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,197
- The largest public schools in New YorkMaplemere Elementary School is the number 885 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#885 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Maplemere Elementary School
How many students attend Maplemere Elementary School?
488 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 491 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Amherst, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Maplemere Elementary School?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Maplemere Elementary School a Title I school?
Maplemere Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Maplemere Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Maplemere Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Maplemere Elementary School in?
Sweet Home Central School District, NCES district ID 3628500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362850003829 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.