Parkway Elementary School

Parkway Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Rockford, Ohio, one of the schools within Parkway Local, with 389 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Parkway Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 974 students; Parkway Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Parkway Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest is composed of 3% multiracial. Compared to Mercer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mercer County put median household income runs about $76,782, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Parkway Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 9,242 students).

Nearest neighbor: Parkway High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Parkway Elementary School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 389). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 98% to 93%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.