📍 29161 Fresno Ave., Shafter, Kern County, 93263
Maple Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shafter, Kern County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christy Nelson. It is part of the Maple Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Maple Elementary enrolls 294 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 76% |
| White | 66 | 22% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 294 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Maple Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Maple Elementary is one of 1 schools in Maple Elementary, based in Shafter, California. The district serves 287 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Maple Elementary is close to the district average of about 287 students per school.