📍 111 Parkade Blvd, Columbia, Boone County, 65202
Parkade Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Boone County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Parkade Elem. enrolls 364 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 29% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 364 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parkade Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 19, state house district 45.
Parkade Elem. is one of 36 schools in COLUMBIA 93, based in COLUMBIA, Missouri. The district serves 18,640 students district-wide and employs 1,445 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Parkade Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize