📍 1510 Duncan, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, 64501
Carden Park Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St. Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carden Park Elem enrolls 577 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 346 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 9.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
574 of the school's 577 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 574 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.
Carden Park 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 10.
Carden Park 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 577 students, Carden Park Elem is larger than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small