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Closed elementary school in Riverview Gardens to reopen as community center

Blythe Bernhard | Post-Dispatch
Jun 4, 2026
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Danforth Elementary School alumni walk through school one last time before closure — Missouri State Rep. Yolonda Fountain Henderson, right, hugs Sha Fields, coordinator of board governance at Riverview Gardens School District, as deputy juvenile officer Rachelle Gabriel signs a ceiling tile at Danforth Elementary School in 最新杏吧原创 on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The school is closing after the 2025-2026 academic year. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a new leaf of life, and it鈥檚 just shifting,鈥� Henderson said.
Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch

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Blythe Bernhard | Post-Dispatch

Danforth Elementary has closed its doors for the last time as a neighborhood school. When it reopens this fall, it will be the聽Riverview Gardens Success Campus.

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