PARKWAY ELEM.

PARKWAY ELEM. operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, overseen by ST. JOSEPH. Current enrollment sits at 438 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within ST. JOSEPH, which oversees 22 schools and 10,430 students, PARKWAY ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PARKWAY ELEM. logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, On paper, PARKWAY ELEM. has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Buchanan County's rate of about 69%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PARKWAY ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Buchanan County put median household income runs about $62,158, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Buchanan County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,825 students), of which PARKWAY ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: HELEN M DAVIS SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PARKWAY ELEM. comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. PARKWAY ELEM.'s enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 438). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 78% to 61%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.