CLARK ELEM.

CLARK ELEM. is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, run under WEBSTER GROVES. The school caters to 283 students in grades K through 5.

Within WEBSTER GROVES, which oversees 9 schools and 4,312 students, CLARK ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CLARK ELEM. shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CLARK ELEM. has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLARK ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 48.9%, a residual of -2.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLARK ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

Nearest neighbor: HIXSON MIDDLE, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CLARK ELEM. comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. CLARK ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 283). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 6% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the CLARK ELEM. community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.