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.