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Parkwood Elementary

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Parkwood Elementary ranks 643 rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Parkwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Maryland Heights, Missouri, serving 398 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Pattonville R-III school district, which is ranked 165 out of 367 districts in the state.

Parkwood Elementary faces some academic challenges, with its students generally performing lower on MAP tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Parkwood's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 35.5%, compared to 35.6% for the Pattonville R-III district and 41.4% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.3% to 24.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Parkwood has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.24% to 46.38% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Parkwood Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Bridgeway Elementary and Rose Acres Elementary, which are also part of the Pattonville R-III district. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bridgeway Elementary's 5th grade math and science proficiency rates were significantly higher than Parkwood's. However, Parkwood's African American students have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 4 out of 190 Missouri elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year.

409

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,492

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3199 Parkwood Ln
Maryland Heights, MO 63043-1363

(314) 213-8015

District: Pattonville R-III

Students who attend Parkwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pattonville Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

White:

33.5%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 18 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Missouri avg42%

643^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Pattonville R-III

165^th of 367Pattonville R-III among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	643 of 900	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	566 of 906	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	470 of 898	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	553 of 908	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	519 of 901	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	431 of 1052	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	503 of 1045	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.1	378 of 1032	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	255 of 865	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	59.2	430 of 1058	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	483 of 1089	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.0	693 of 1108	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.3	454 of 1085	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.9	654 of 1088	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.7	331 of 1066	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	262 of 1053	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	57.1	434 of 1084	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	82.7	99 of 1080	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	87.7	59 of 1074	94.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	43 of 190	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	32 of 191	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	33 of 185	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	6 of 163	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	64.2	74 of 250	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	74 of 243	69.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	73.9	59 of 302	80.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	60.8	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	374 of 638	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	333 of 625	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	418 of 611	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	303 of 532	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	300 of 574	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	218 of 907	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	476 of 887	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	59 of 101	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	319 of 666	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	242 of 673	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	298 of 917	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	397 of 898	55.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)80th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+49 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)53rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

Science24%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Parkwood Elementary and the Pattonville school district is the reason that I purchased a house in Maryland Heights.

My daughter has been attending Parkwood elementary for 2 years and the overall experience has been fantastic! The staff, the environment, the school conditions are all top notch!

All the staff are knowledgeable and well mannered! The security of the school is impressive. My daughter comes home engaged in school and what she is learning on a daily basis. She loves going to school, she loves her teacher. She learns so much! This school well deserves 5 stars and I would love to hear why anyone would give it less.

I spoke with an unhappy parent last time I was at the school, and the reason he was unhappy with the school is because they allowed to many foreign people into the school and felt that they were bringing down the schools reputation and MAP scores. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3199 Parkwood Ln	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8015	409	33	12.4	54.3%	137 (33.5%)	152 (37.2%)	50 (12.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.2%)	32.8	643^rd of 900 public elementary schools	28.6%		39.4	566^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.5%	77	35.5	24.5	36.5			24.1	40.6	26.3	32.3		$16,492	$295	$16,198
Bridgeway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11635 Oakbury Ct	Bridgeton	63044	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8012	417	35	11.9	42.2%	157 (37.6%)	118 (28.3%)	76 (18.2%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	64.9	313^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.2%		68.8	264^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.9%	49	39.4	45.0	58.3			60.5	36.6	44.8	53.1		$16,355	$342	$16,013
Rose Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Rose Acres Ln	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8017	388	27	14.3	36.3%	183 (47.2%)	89 (22.9%)	34 (8.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (18.6%)	71.1	239^th of 900 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.5	228^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.8%	11	58.8	49.9	45.5			45.5	52.0				$14,303	$303	$14,000
Traditional School	Public	K-8	102 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8016	392	26	15.2	25.8%	187 (47.7%)	93 (23.7%)	36 (9.2%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (13.8%)	54.3	418^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.6%		54.2	406^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.2%	12	34.8	40.5	39.4	51.1	48.7				46.4	66.6	$16,301	$293	$16,008
McKelvey Intermediate	Public	2-5	1751 McKelvey Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6500	432	31	13.8	17.8%	143 (33.1%)	91 (21.1%)	28 (6.5%)	124 (28.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.3%)	91.8	52^nd of 900 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.9	45^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.0%	7	73.3	68.6	64.1			69.6	70.4	62.3	63.8		$14,886	$164	$14,721
Robert Drummond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 St Bridget Ln	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8419	667	53	12.5	63.7%	161 (24.1%)	281 (42.1%)	127 (19.0%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (12.3%)	15.6	768^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.1	781^st of 906 public elementary schools	13.8%	13	15.2	23.0	11.9			18.7	22.3	24.9	26.4		$15,412	$287	$15,125
Buder Elementary	Public	K-5	10350 Baltimore	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6300	471	35	13.4	100.0%	104 (22.1%)	187 (39.7%)	135 (28.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.7%)	28.6	672^nd of 900 public elementary schools	25.3%		24.9	695^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.3%	23	37.5	26.3	20.5			28.6	25.3	27.8	37.1		$14,334	$409	$13,926
McKelvey Primary	Public	K-1	12657 Fee Fee Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-5000	201	18	11.1	20.4%	51 (25.4%)	42 (20.9%)	13 (6.5%)	72 (35.8%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.5%)								(n/a)											$17,498	$163	$17,335
Garrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Ville Rosa Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4200	309	23	13.3	100.0%	54 (17.5%)	199 (64.4%)	41 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	52.2	432^nd of 900 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.5	439^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.5%	7	46.6	28.0	44.2			44.1	33.8		48.0		$17,049	$254	$16,795
Craig Elementary	Public	K-5	1492 Craig Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6200	423	31	13.8	29.1%	183 (43.3%)	137 (32.4%)	29 (6.9%)	39 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	69.1	266^th of 900 public elementary schools	70.4%		72.8	222^nd of 906 public elementary schools	75.5%	44	45.6	43.8	44.7			52.5	52.8	49.2	58.9		$14,730	$166	$14,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Parkwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Pattonville Senior High

Is Parkwood Elementary a good school?

Parkwood Elementary ranks 643^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Parkwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Parkwood Elementary.

What district is Parkwood Elementary in?

Pattonville R-III

What is the racial makeup of Parkwood Elementary?

Students at Parkwood Elementary are 37% African American, 33% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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