The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Math. The lowest is 50% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Claymont Elem.
Claymont Elementary sits in Ballwin, a western St. Louis suburb whose character is defined by single-family subdivisions, apartment complexes, and strip commercial development along Manchester Road. This is a car-dependent community without a traditional downtown; daily life centers on driving between residential areas, shopping centers, and parks. The city describes itself as balancing residential, commercial, and industrial uses, and it has a network of parks including Vlasis Park, the largest. Ballwin is served by two school districts, and Claymont is part of the Parkway C-2 district, which in 2022 passed a bond issue for facility improvements across its schools, funding safety upgrades, HVAC work, and classroom renovations without raising the tax rate. A family considering Ballwin should understand it as a stable, post-war suburban environment where most residents commute to employers elsewhere in the St. Louis metro area.
Claymont is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade. Its enrollment is predominantly white, with Asian and Black students each making up a modest share, along with smaller numbers of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is very low, giving this school a distinctly different economic profile from many nearby schools. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports those populations.
On the Missouri Assessment Program, Claymont’s results show a clear upward trend across the elementary grades. In both math and English language arts, proficiency rates rise from third grade through fifth grade. Fifth graders posted the strongest results in both subjects, with the share of students scoring proficient or above reaching a solid level, and science proficiency was at the midpoint at that same grade. The overall academic picture, when averaged across all tested subjects and grades, places Claymont above the midpoint relative to other districts in St. Louis County. This suggests a school where academic performance strengthens as students move through the grades, a pattern that may reflect effective instruction in the upper elementary years.
Because Claymont serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer high school-level programs such as Advanced Placement, career pathways, or dual credit. A family looking for those options will need to look at the secondary schools in the Parkway district that Claymont feeds into.
The school environment data, including discipline, staffing, attendance, and course access, was not available in the source records, so it is not possible to describe the school’s approach to behavior or its staffing ratios from this data. A parent interested in these details should raise them directly with the school.
Claymont Elementary presents itself as a school where academic proficiency grows across the elementary years, situated in a low-poverty, predominantly white suburban community. It fits a family that values a traditional elementary experience in a stable residential suburb and wants to see academic results improve as their child progresses through the grades. The lack of data on special populations, staffing, and school climate means a parent should supplement this picture by visiting the school and asking pointed questions about how it serves all learners and what the day-to-day environment feels like.
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