Jim Maples Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 75.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Jim Maples Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points below the Burton Elementary district average of 11.9%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.8% exceeded — 4.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 16.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 5.5% | 19.2% | 24.7% |
| 4th | 67 | 13.4% | 17.9% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 66 | 15.2% | 22.7% | 37.9% |
| 6th | 51 | 7.8% | 21.6% | 29.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 1.4% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| 4th | 67 | 3.0% | 19.4% | 22.4% |
| 5th | 66 | 9.1% | 19.7% | 28.8% |
| 6th | 51 | 3.9% | 5.9% | 9.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.3