Maple Elementary School vs Stevens Elementary School

Stevens Elementary School and Maple Elementary School are both top-tier Seattle elementary schools, but Stevens sits meaningfully higher in Washington's statewide rankings — ranked #2 of 2,225 schools compared to Maple's #50 of 2,225. That gap reflects a 0.6-point overall rating difference, with Stevens scoring 9.7/10 against Maple's 9.1/10, a margin that may look small but separates the second-ranked school in the entire state from one that is nonetheless elite in its own right.

The academic and growth measures tell a consistent story. Stevens Elementary School holds a 9.7/10 academic score versus Maple Elementary School's 9.3/10 — a 0.4-point delta that, at this level of the distribution, represents a real performance difference. The growth gap is equally notable: Stevens scores 9.7/10 on growth against Maple's 9.0/10, meaning students at Stevens are outpacing academic-growth expectations by a wider margin than their peers 5.1 miles away at Maple.

The two schools diverge sharply on demographics and classroom structure. Maple Elementary School enrolls 408 students — nearly 2.7 times the 151 students at Stevens Elementary School — and serves a significantly higher-need population, with 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch compared to 32% at Stevens. Maple's student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1 is higher than Stevens's 12.6:1, meaning Stevens students have access to more individualized teacher attention on a structural basis.

Both schools cover the same grade span, kindergarten through fifth grade, so families are choosing between comparable programs at the elementary level. Where they differ most is scale and intensity: Maple operates as a larger neighborhood school with a majority economically disadvantaged student body, while Stevens functions as a smaller, highly concentrated academic environment with a lower-FRL population and tighter classroom ratios. Stevens's #2 statewide rank reflects a combination of high achievement and strong growth that is nearly unmatched across Washington's 2,225 elementary schools.