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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001391
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE
1751 MCKELVEY RD, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043 · (314) 415-6500 · St. Louis County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
77 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 25% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PARKWAY C-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
68.6%
MO avg 48.7% . +21.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 47.5% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
-191 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.5:1
% White
33%
was 29%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
21%
was 14%
% Asian
29%
was 46%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 432 | 31.3 | 13.8:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 30.4 | 14.0:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 40.1 | 15.5:1 | 14% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE.
About MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE is a mid-sized elementary school in MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Missouri, (ZIP code 63043). Students in grades 2 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 432 students. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 37% above average.
PARKWAY C-2 has 16,759 students in 29 schools, and MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE is one of those schools.
About 33% of students at MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE are White, the largest single group. The school is also 29% Asian, 21% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 62%.
The school had 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 18%. The average for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE would be expected to post about 50.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.5%.
In St. Louis County, home to about 995,569 people, median household income comes to about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 275 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,601, MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE among them.
MCKELVEY PRIMARY, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 31%, from 623 to 432. Over that span, the Asian share moved 17 points, to 29%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2017-18.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 MARYLAND HEIGHTS
- PATTONVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,945 students
- PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLEMiddle · 680 students
- PARKWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 409 students
- TRADITIONAL SCH.Elementary · 392 students
- ROSE ACRES ELEM.Elementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- MCKELVEY PRIMARY1.2 mi · 201
- NORTH HIGH1.5 mi · 990
- PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE1.7 mi · 680
- ROSE ACRES ELEM.1.9 mi · 388
- TRADITIONAL SCH.1.9 mi · 392
- CRAIG ELEM.2.0 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATEHow many students attend MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE?
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 02-05.
Is MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE have?
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE?
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE reports a student body of 33% White, 6% Hispanic, 21% Black, 29% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE in?
MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE is part of PARKWAY C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.