Parkway Elementary Primary School
2900 Duncan
Saint Joseph MO, 64507, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4310
Ranking: (1,247 out of 1,698, bottom 27%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: St. Joseph School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 518 | 511 | 480 | 495 | 492 | 389 | 337 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 6.0% | 31 | 6.1% | 33 | 6.9% | 34 | 6.9% | 33 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 72 | 13.9% | 68 | 13.3% | 78 | 16.3% | 68 | 13.7% | 70 | 14.2% | 64 | 16.5% | 47 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.1% | 70 | 14.6% | 79 | 16.0% | 63 | 12.8% | 51 | 13.1% | 49 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 14.3% | 74 | 14.5% | 69 | 14.4% | 53 | 10.7% | 59 | 12.0% | 56 | 14.4% | 49 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 15.4% | 67 | 13.1% | 58 | 12.1% | 61 | 12.3% | 79 | 16.1% | 49 | 12.6% | 53 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 12.0% | 69 | 13.5% | 61 | 12.7% | 76 | 15.4% | 54 | 11.0% | 59 | 15.2% | 44 | 13.1% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 12.0% | 62 | 12.1% | 69 | 14.4% | 48 | 9.7% | 73 | 14.8% | 53 | 13.6% | 48 | 14.2% |
Grade 6: | 62 | 12.0% | 68 | 13.3% | 42 | 8.8% | 76 | 15.4% | 61 | 12.4% | 57 | 14.7% | 47 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 246 | 47.5% | 251 | 49.1% | 239 | 49.8% | 255 | 51.5% | 265 | 53.9% | 197 | 50.6% | 177 | 52.5% |
Female: | 272 | 52.5% | 260 | 50.9% | 241 | 50.2% | 240 | 48.5% | 219 | 44.5% | 184 | 47.3% | 156 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.5% | 20 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.9% |
Black: | 39 | 7.5% | 41 | 8.0% | 44 | 9.2% | 46 | 9.3% | 50 | 10.2% | 36 | 9.3% | 28 | 8.3% |
White: | 442 | 85.3% | 439 | 85.9% | 410 | 85.4% | 433 | 87.5% | 420 | 85.4% | 338 | 86.9% | 295 | 87.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 310 | 59.8% | 308 | 60.3% | 274 | 57.1% | 249 | 50.3% | 254 | 51.6% | 197 | 50.6% | 162 | 48.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 11.4% | 42 | 8.2% | 50 | 10.4% | 51 | 10.3% | 77 | 15.7% | 41 | 10.5% | 41 | 12.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.90 | 17.46 | 16.33 | 17.67 | 17.89 | 16.90 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 44.6% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 40.6% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 40.1% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 37.5% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 39.6% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 40.4% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 43.3% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 47% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 54.6% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 50.8% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 45.8% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 47.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 43.3% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 44.9% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 48.7% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 53.9% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 47.4% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 44.2% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 43.5% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 46.8% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46.9% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 45.4% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 46.2% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 51.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 56.5% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 48.6% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 45.3% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 48.2% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 49.2% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 50.1% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 47.3% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 47.9% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 47.5% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 49.9% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 41.9% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 43.2% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 47% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 43% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 43.1% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 43.5% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57.4% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 61.4% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 47.7% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 46.6% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 47.2% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 49.5% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 47.4% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 50% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 50.6% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 46.6% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43.5% | 51.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 41.7% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 47.2% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 46.3% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 41% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 46.6% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 48.3% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 48.9% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 54% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60.4% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 55% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 55.3% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 62.6% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 60.8% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 58.2% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 20.0% | 15.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 80.0% | 85.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.0% | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.0% | 90.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,031.0 | $42,874.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,333.0 | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,095.0 | $44,333.0 |
* Parkway Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.