PARKVIEW ELEM.

PARKVIEW ELEM., a medium-sized elementary campus in CAMERON, Missouri, part of CAMERON R-I, caters to 440 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

CAMERON R-I runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,601 students. PARKVIEW ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PARKVIEW ELEM. records that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Clinton County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Clinton County's rate of about 40%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clinton County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,627, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clinton County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,692 students), PARKVIEW ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CAMERON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PARKVIEW ELEM..

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 444 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 90% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.