📍 2900 Duncan, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64507
Parkway Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkway Elem. enrolls 379 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 379 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Parkway Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-60, state senate district 34, state house district 11.
Parkway Elem. is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Parkway Elem. is close to the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small