How does Maple Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Tulare?

Maple Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.3/100, placing it at the 23rd percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,086 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Maple Elementary?

6.2% of students at Maple Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Maple Elementary improving or declining?

Maple Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Maple Elementary?

15.0% of students at Maple Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Maple Elementary

Tulare City Tulare Tulare County 93274

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,086 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

563 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 88.8%

White 6.6%

Asian 1.1%

Black 1.9%

Other 1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Maple Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.2%
Met Standard	16.2%
Below Standard	77.6%

Exceeded

6.2%

Met

16.2%

Below

77.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Maple Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points below the Tulare City district average of 10.1%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.5% exceeded — 4.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.