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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001380
CLAYMONT ELEM.
405 COUNTRY CLUB DR, BALLWIN, MO 63011 · (314) 415-6150 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
34 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.0pp since 2021
Math
58.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.0% | 29.3% | 34.4% | 10.2% |
| Math | 29.9% | 28.4% | 26.2% | 15.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 61.3% |
| 2021-22 | 64.3% | 55.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CLAYMONT ELEM.
CLAYMONT ELEM.'s state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYMONT ELEM. this school | 460 | 7.4% | 55.0% |
| BABLER ELEM. GLENCOE | 408 | 8.8% | 66.0% |
| REED ELEMENTARY ST LOUIS | 410 | 8.3% | 76.6% |
| POND ELEM. WILDWOOD | 380 | 11.8% | 60.3% |
| FAIRWAY ELEM. WILDWOOD | 346 | 7.2% | 63.3% |
| OSTMANN ELEM. O'FALLON | 362 | 8.6% | 65.1% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CLAYMONT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #211 of 1,002 | #52 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #185 of 1,019 ▲ 15 | #49 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #234 of 1,018 ▼ 92 | #58 of 138 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #276 of 943 | #24 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #227 of 1,294 | #34 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #801 of 950 | #101 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #441 of 953 | #74 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.4% | #1,138 of 1,165 | #131 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #546 of 684 | #80 of 103 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 460 | 31.1 | 14.8:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 31.2 | 15.5:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 32.2 | 15.9:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 31.3 | 15.7:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 12% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 15% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLAYMONT ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (489 to 460); teachers unchanged (31.3 to 31.1).
About CLAYMONT ELEM.
CLAYMONT ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school for students in BALLWIN, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 460 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 46% above average.
Federal data list 29 schools in PARKWAY C-2, with 16,759 students enrolled.
CLAYMONT ELEM. is 76% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of St. Louis County's population at about 62%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. That is higher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligible students account for 7% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.1%.
In St. Louis County (population about 995,569), the median household income is $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. CLAYMONT ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is WEST MIDDLE, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 59.2%, higher than CLAYMONT ELEM.'s 55.0%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 470 students in 2020-21 and 460 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 16.2:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in BALLWIN
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 803 students
- SELVIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 583 students
- HENRY ELEM.Elementary · 512 students
- BALLWIN ELEM.Elementary · 426 students
- WOERTHER ELEM.Elementary · 423 students
Other CLAYMONT Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named CLAYMONT Elementary. CLAYMONT ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Claymont Elementary SchoolClaymont, DE · 937 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolUhrichsville, OH · 226 students
Nearby schools
- WEST MIDDLE0.9 mi · 814
- WESTRIDGE ELEM.1.1 mi · 397
- WEST HIGH1.2 mi · 1,417
- EARLY CHILDHOOD1.3 mi · 342
- BALLWIN ELEM.1.4 mi · 426
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.1.5 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About CLAYMONT ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CLAYMONT ELEM.?
CLAYMONT ELEM. enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CLAYMONT ELEM. serve?
CLAYMONT ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at CLAYMONT ELEM.?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at CLAYMONT ELEM..
How diverse is CLAYMONT ELEM.?
CLAYMONT ELEM. reports a student body of 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CLAYMONT ELEM.?
CLAYMONT ELEM. is overseen by PARKWAY C-2 in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.