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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001399
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.
15399 APPALACHIAN TRAIL, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017 · (314) 415-6750 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
32 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
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
MO avg 48.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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
387
-77 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.8:1
% White
57%
was 51%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
9%
was 11%
% Asian
21%
was 27%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, overseen by PARKWAY C-2, with 387 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 315.
PARKWAY C-2 runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 16,759 students. SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Asian, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.
With demographic context factored in, SHENANDOAH VALLEY 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 36.0%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) reports that median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.2%.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. operates from a commuter-belt location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 27% to 21%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 CHESTERFIELD
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
- ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.Elementary · 646 students
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.Elementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.1.0 mi · 369
- GREEN TRAILS ELEM.1.1 mi · 345
- CENTRAL HIGH1.9 mi · 1,281
- CENTRAL MIDDLE2.0 mi · 881
- WEST HIGH2.3 mi · 1,417
- WEST MIDDLE2.3 mi · 814
Frequently asked questions
About SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.How large is SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.?
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 387 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. serve?
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM..
What is the student diversity at SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.?
Student demographics at SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. are roughly 57% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 21% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. in?
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. is part of PARKWAY C-2.
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