CLAYMONT ELEM.

Located at 405 COUNTRY CLUB DR, in BALLWIN, Missouri, CLAYMONT ELEM. is a reasonably sized elementary campus that instructs 460 students (grades K through 5), part of PARKWAY C-2. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CLAYMONT ELEM. sits 46% larger than that benchmark.

PARKWAY C-2 runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 16,759 students. CLAYMONT ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CLAYMONT ELEM. reports that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest consists of 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, CLAYMONT ELEM. lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 7% of students at CLAYMONT ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLAYMONT ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 45.8%.

Zooming out to the county, St. Louis County reports that median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which CLAYMONT ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: WEST MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CLAYMONT ELEM. comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

CLAYMONT ELEM. operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLAYMONT ELEM. has decreased 6%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.