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Our School
Welcome to West Maple Elementary!
Our objective is to collaborate and offer a diverse range of resources to support the learning and enrich the educational experience of both students and faculty. West Maple fosters a community that encourages cooperation, respect, and exploration within a secure environment.
BPS is a national leader with an intentional focus on character education.
- National district winner
- National school winner
- National profile winner
- National honorable mention
- State school winner
- Promising Practice award
School Overview
Academic offerings: Our students annually score amongst the very highest in Michigan in mathematics and reading and excel within the classroom. Enrichment is provided within all classrooms, K-5, for students as needed. A wide variety of research-based interventions and support services are available for those students who need them. West Maple took 1st place overall at the BPS Science Olympiad. We set high expectations for all students and work together to ensure that each child learns to the best of their ability. The high level of student success and academic achievements are the result of the quality support and extensive commitment of the staff, parents and the greater school community.
- Consistent high achievement across all grade levels
- District AdvanED accredited
- Quality half day preschool programs in each elementary building
- Recipient of Michigan's prestigious environmental Green School distinction
- Comprehensive English as a Second Language (ESL) programs