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Carden Park Elementary

Q: Is Carden Park Elementary a good school?

Carden Park Elementary ranks 674 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Carden Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Joseph, Missouri, serving 604 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the St. Joseph School District, which is ranked 218 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carden Park Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), and an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.47% to 100% over the past few years. While the school's Hispanic students have performed relatively well, ranking 2nd to 4th out of 45-63 Missouri elementary schools, the school's White and Multi-racial students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools. The school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, reaching $10,887 in 2021-2022, which is on par with or slightly higher than nearby schools like Hyde Elementary and Lindbergh Elementary.

Despite these challenges, the steady increase in per-student spending and the presence of higher-performing nearby schools within the same district suggest that there may be opportunities for Carden Park Elementary to improve its performance through targeted interventions, resource allocation, and the sharing of best practices from its more successful peers. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and ensuring equitable outcomes across all student groups will be crucial for Carden Park Elementary to provide a high-quality education for all its students.

638

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,420

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1510 Duncan
Saint Joseph, MO 64501-2555

(816) 671-4160

District: St. Joseph

Students who attend Carden Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Truman Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2017 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2017

!Science scores 16 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Missouri avg42%

674^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 31 pts since 2017

From top 44% (2017) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the St. Joseph

218^th of 367St. Joseph 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	28.5	674 of 900	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	683 of 906	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	504 of 898	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	506 of 908	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	562 of 901	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	657 of 1052	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	642 of 1045	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	452 of 1032	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	23.0	233 of 302	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	154 of 251	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.5	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	241 of 638	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	243 of 625	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	75 of 611	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	60 of 532	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	80 of 574	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	290 of 907	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	258 of 887	70.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	35.1	29 of 41	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	525 of 666	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	528 of 668	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	464 of 673	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	456 of 675	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	517 of 691	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	626 of 917	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	624 of 898	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)29th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

Science26%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Carden Park Elementary

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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 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 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	1510 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4160	638	53	12.0	99.8%	339 (53.1%)	38 (6.0%)	135 (21.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	104 (16.3%)	28.5	674^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.1%		27	683^rd of 906 public elementary schools	24.6%	9	27.5	42.8	14.6	29.4	26.2	28.8	39.0	26.6	27.0	$13,420	$372	$13,048
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4310	438	32	13.6	100.0%	268 (61.2%)	11 (2.5%)	74 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	67 (15.3%)	23.9	708^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.3%		19.1	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%	32	18.6	20.7	21.6	30.4	27.6	24.6	19.4	42.1		$12,762	$328	$12,435
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 N 22nd	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4110	362	31	11.5	100.0%	177 (48.9%)	45 (12.4%)	69 (19.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	50 (13.8%)	37.8	591^st of 900 public elementary schools	34.3%		27	681^st of 906 public elementary schools	24.8%	90	45.0	43.5	13.5		27.4	59.1		21.5	28.3	$13,988	$689	$13,299
Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3923 Pickett Rd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4330	250	22	11.2	100.0%	166 (66.4%)	11 (4.4%)	28 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.0%)	38.3	586^th of 900 public elementary schools	34.9%		44.3	517^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.9%	69	32.3	42.2	14.4	51.5	20.1	44.0				$15,041	$502	$14,539
Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	509 Thompson	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4210	352	27	13.2	100.0%	239 (67.9%)	9 (2.6%)	44 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	55 (15.6%)	35.6	611^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.2	577^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.3%	34	20.8	54.0	37.6		31.0	28.3		24.5		$13,800	$376	$13,424
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	2812 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4250	431	36	11.8	100.0%	248 (57.5%)	21 (4.9%)	64 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	75 (17.4%)	21.4	725^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.8	772^nd of 906 public elementary schools	14.8%	47	16.5	30.7	23.7		28.1	21.7	28.1	25.0		$14,656	$468	$14,188
Coleman Elementary	Public	K-6	3312 Beck Rd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4100	388	32	12.2	100.0%	194 (50.0%)	33 (8.5%)	51 (13.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.8%)	61 (15.7%)	34.5	623^rd of 900 public elementary schools	30.8%		28.2	674^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.6%	51	30.1	23.3	30.0	43.8	39.9	23.0	15.1	37.2	37.4	$13,874	$279	$13,595
Field Elementary	Public	K-6	2602 Gene Field	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4130	336	21	15.8	52.4%	207 (61.6%)	12 (3.6%)	39 (11.6%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	53 (15.8%)	79.8	160^th of 900 public elementary schools	82.2%		74.9	197^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.3%	37	68.0	47.7	47.3	73.1	56.0	58.1		56.1		$13,155	$643	$12,512
Skaith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 Schoolside Ln	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4370	398	28	14.1	100.0%	234 (58.8%)	32 (8.0%)	51 (12.8%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	69 (17.3%)	33	641^st of 900 public elementary schools	28.8%		36.3	596^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.2%	45	42.8	36.3	14.1	38.8	15.9	41.7	32.6	26.2		$13,424	$466	$12,958
Hosea Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gordon St	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4180	422	32	13.0	100.0%	276 (65.4%)	6 (1.4%)	90 (21.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	40 (9.5%)	21.8	721^st of 900 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.8	701^st of 906 public elementary schools	22.6%	20	21.4	32.3	18.4		18.4	21.7	33.2	28.9		$13,800	$449	$13,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Carden Park Elementary

How many students attend Carden Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Carden Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carden Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carden Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Truman Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carden Park Elementary?

Students at Carden Park Elementary are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Carden Park Elementary a good school?

Carden Park Elementary ranks 674^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Carden Park Elementary in?

St. Joseph

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