Best Public Schools in Columbia, MO

Summary:

The city of Columbia, Missouri is home to 35 schools in the Columbia 93 School District, including 22 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 3 alternative schools. The district is ranked 191 out of 376 school districts in Missouri and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the district are Rock Bridge Senior High, which is the highest-ranked high school in the district, ranking 82nd out of 352 Missouri high schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. John Warner Middle School is the highest-ranked middle school, ranking 16th out of 459 Missouri middle schools and receiving a 5-star rating. Midway Heights Elementary is the highest-ranked elementary school, ranking 166th out of 898 Missouri elementary schools and receiving a 4-star rating.

The schools in the district exhibit significant diversity in terms of student racial makeup, free/reduced lunch rates, spending per student, and student-teacher ratios. While some schools like Midway Heights Elementary have a majority white student population and low free/reduced lunch rates, others like Eliot Battle Elementary have a majority minority student population and high free/reduced lunch rates. This diversity is reflected in the wide range of academic performance across the district, with the highest-performing schools significantly outpacing the lowest-performing ones. Addressing these performance gaps and ensuring equitable outcomes for all students remains a key challenge for the Columbia 93 School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (2023)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP Government (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cornerstone	Public	6-12	1250 E Brown School Rd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(573) 449-3756	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Delmar A Cobble School	Public, Alternative	K-12	108 W Craig St	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(573) 442-6482	11	2	5.5	63.6%	8 (72.7%)	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Columbia Area Career Center	Public	10-12	4203 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3800	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Woodland Dr	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3580	419	34	12.4	67.5%	123 (29.4%)	137 (32.7%)	86 (20.5%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.6%)	14.5	778^th of 898 public elementary schools	13.4%		9.3	833^rd of 908 public elementary schools	8.3%	55	16.5	13.6	14.8				17.6		26.4	15.1	27.7									$13,334	$729	$12,605
Rock Bridge Senior High	Public	9-12	4303 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3100	2,032	108	18.7	17.6%	1,430 (70.4%)	211 (10.4%)	112 (5.5%)	120 (5.9%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	149 (7.3%)	60.7	82^nd of 352 public high schools	76.7%		60.9	89^th of 361 public high schools	75.3%	7															20.3	52.1	68.5	45.8	38.7	$12,902	$580	$12,323
David H. Hickman High	Public	9-12	1104 N Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3000	2,044	119	17.1	33.4%	1,234 (60.4%)	391 (19.1%)	146 (7.1%)	77 (3.8%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	186 (9.1%)	54.4	108^th of 352 public high schools	69.3%		53.9	122^nd of 361 public high schools	66.2%	14															15.7	43.7	52.8	48.2	46.8	$13,417	$477	$12,940
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Fairview Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3590	468	31	15.0	28.0%	296 (63.2%)	63 (13.5%)	25 (5.3%)	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.7%)	79.3	151^st of 898 public elementary schools	83.2%		73.8	203^rd of 908 public elementary schools	77.6%	52	49.4	59.4	64.5				62.9		55.7	46.0	65.5									$13,390	$621	$12,769
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	713 Rogers St	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3210	625	50	12.4	32.3%	402 (64.3%)	114 (18.2%)	18 (2.9%)	23 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	69.7	108^th of 459 public middle schools	76.5%		77.5	75^th of 459 public middle schools	83.7%	33				47.6	40.6	32.3		48.8				43.8	40.1	50.2	92.4					$15,633	$734	$14,899
John Ridgeway Elementary	Public	K-5	107 E Sexton	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3550	227	15	15.1	14.5%	162 (71.4%)	22 (9.7%)	8 (3.5%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.7%)	75.7	180^th of 898 public elementary schools	80.0%		76.8	180^th of 908 public elementary schools	80.2%		50.0	56.7					45.2		62.5											$13,131	$604	$12,528
Parkade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Parkade Blvd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3630	364	32	11.4	54.9%	159 (43.7%)	105 (28.8%)	28 (7.7%)	18 (4.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	46 (12.6%)	28.8	674^th of 898 public elementary schools	24.9%		24	699^th of 908 public elementary schools	23.0%	25	35.7	23.7	16.1				16.0		43.7	35.2	26.8									$13,864	$733	$13,131
Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Locust	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3530	290	21	13.5	46.6%	148 (51.0%)	59 (20.3%)	18 (6.2%)	30 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	46.5	496^th of 898 public elementary schools	44.8%					(n/a)		41.7	21.7							55.6	39.2									$13,101	$622	$12,479
Russell Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 W Rollins Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3650	460	30	15.3	18.5%	360 (78.3%)	27 (5.9%)	16 (3.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	70.5	235^th of 898 public elementary schools	73.8%		63.4	326^th of 908 public elementary schools	64.1%	91	47.3	43.9	58.9				50.7		56.6	47.7	48.6									$13,690	$457	$13,233
Shepard Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2616 Shepard Blvd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3660	516	41	12.4	62.8%	188 (36.4%)	170 (32.9%)	49 (9.5%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	91 (17.6%)	17.5	754^th of 898 public elementary schools	16.0%		24.1	697^th of 908 public elementary schools	23.2%	57	9.9	29.9	15.3				14.1		14.9	34.2	28.6									$12,091	$469	$11,622
Thomas Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Hinkson Ave	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3610	216	21	10.4	98.6%	78 (36.1%)	97 (44.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	38.9	579^th of 898 public elementary schools	35.5%		24	700^th of 908 public elementary schools	22.9%	121	18.9		26.3				52.7			30.5	36.8									$15,722	$589	$15,133
Ulysses S. Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 E Broadway	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3520	327	22	14.7	36.7%	180 (55.0%)	79 (24.2%)	21 (6.4%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	60.7	345^th of 898 public elementary schools	61.6%		65.1	306^th of 908 public elementary schools	66.3%	39	38.6	37.1	51.0				51.0		44.7	43.3	56.9									$12,829	$425	$12,404
West Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	319 West Blvd North	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3670	337	30	11.3	99.1%	132 (39.2%)	118 (35.0%)	17 (5.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.0%)	21.9	728^th of 898 public elementary schools	18.9%		34.7	607^th of 908 public elementary schools	33.1%	121	23.9	32.5	12.5				12.5			47.5	19.6									$15,043	$708	$14,335
West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Clinkscales Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3230	504	41	12.4	57.5%	241 (47.8%)	141 (28.0%)	39 (7.7%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.5%)	26.2	350^th of 459 public middle schools	23.7%		30.4	334^th of 459 public middle schools	27.2%	16				30.3	14.0	8.2		21.3				28.6	25.6	32.7	69.4					$14,943	$406	$14,537
Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Bethel St	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3240	719	51	14.0	31.2%	438 (60.9%)	115 (16.0%)	35 (4.9%)	60 (8.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.3%)	74.9	84^th of 459 public middle schools	81.7%		72.4	101^st of 459 public middle schools	78.0%	17				47.3	50.5	42.0		41.5				46.4	42.3	55.8	98.9					$20,661	$662	$19,999
New Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 New Haven Rd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3640	237	22	10.5	61.2%	89 (37.6%)	57 (24.1%)	59 (24.9%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.6%)	33.2	628^th of 898 public elementary schools	30.1%		22.7	713^th of 908 public elementary schools	21.5%	85	23.8	34.9					38.2		30.0	34.9	32.4									$16,675	$1,018	$15,657
Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	310 N. Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3680	199	18	10.8	98.5%	77 (38.7%)	74 (37.2%)	30 (15.1%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	3.4	345^th of 352 public high schools	2.0%		5.6	349^th of 361 public high schools	3.3%	4															1.6	3.3	9.5		2.4	$26,452	$609	$25,843
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Nifong Blvd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3280	593	33	18.1	17.2%	407 (68.6%)	51 (8.6%)	25 (4.2%)	68 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	80.8	136^th of 898 public elementary schools	84.9%		88.7	76^th of 908 public elementary schools	91.6%	60	43.2	55.9	78.8				68.3		45.3	60.2	68.3									$12,005	$523	$11,482
Juvenile Justice Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	5665 Roger I Wilson Mem Dr	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 886-4450	20	4	5.0	35.0%	12 (60.0%)	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																				$8,083	$411	$7,672
Derby Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Derby Ridge Rd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3270	395	38	10.4	69.9%	117 (29.6%)	170 (43.0%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.7%)	10.3	816^th of 898 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.4	807^th of 908 public elementary schools	11.1%	9	4.8	10.2	10.5				22.3		16.1	16.0	21.1									$14,822	$759	$14,063
Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Park Deville	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3570	634	40	15.8	35.0%	351 (55.4%)	93 (14.7%)	39 (6.2%)	77 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (11.0%)	71	230^th of 898 public elementary schools	74.4%		66.7	279^th of 908 public elementary schools	69.3%	49	46.1	47.9	62.6				55.2		40.0	53.8	58.3									$11,501	$470	$11,031
Alpha Hart Lewis	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Arbor Pointe Pkwy	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3200	486	37	13.2	99.4%	221 (45.5%)	130 (26.7%)	33 (6.8%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.3%)	12.9	797^th of 898 public elementary schools	11.2%		9.5	829^th of 908 public elementary schools	8.7%	32	11.9	14.6	11.6				23.1		19.0	17.0	26.6									$11,726	$516	$11,210
Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	3405 Oakland Pl	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3220	544	49	11.0	58.8%	194 (35.7%)	162 (29.8%)	106 (19.5%)	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.8%)	17.1	396^th of 459 public middle schools	13.7%		16	395^th of 459 public middle schools	13.9%	1				22.4	18.0	11.7		22.5				23.1	16.8	17.8	75.0					$16,055	$529	$15,526
Smithton Middle	Public	6-8	3600 W Worley	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3260	521	43	12.2	25.9%	325 (62.4%)	53 (10.2%)	41 (7.9%)	54 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	62.3	155^th of 459 public middle schools	66.2%		69.1	114^th of 459 public middle schools	75.2%	41				39.1	39.7	35.2		38.7				45.1	35.8	48.3	83.5					$16,045	$502	$15,542
Eugene Field Center	Public	1-5	1010 Rangeline St	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3750	0	9	5.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																				$3,397	$125	$3,272
John B. Lange Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Smiley Ln	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3250	529	50	10.6	65.2%	187 (35.3%)	201 (38.0%)	46 (8.7%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	76 (14.4%)	11.6	419^th of 459 public middle schools	8.7%		12	419^th of 459 public middle schools	8.7%					20.1	16.2	1.4		11.7				18.2	16.7	15.7						$14,946	$444	$14,503
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2345 Howell Mountain Drive	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3880	472	32	14.8	42.8%	260 (55.1%)	96 (20.3%)	25 (5.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (14.4%)	36.2	598^th of 898 public elementary schools	33.4%		47.5	485^th of 908 public elementary schools	46.6%	113	26.0	30.8	38.4				38.4		31.3	26.9	39.7									$13,933	$612	$13,321
Muriel Battle High School	Public	9-12	7575 St. Charles Road	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3300	1,581	101	15.7	48.3%	674 (42.6%)	495 (31.3%)	175 (11.1%)	56 (3.5%)	6 (0.4%)	12 (0.8%)	163 (10.3%)	23.4	273^rd of 352 public high schools	22.4%		24.9	268^th of 361 public high schools	25.8%	5															8.7	32.4	40.5	17.3	18.9	$14,115	$480	$13,635
Eliot Battle Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 BATTLE Avenue	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3790	384	33	11.7	65.1%	119 (31.0%)	166 (43.2%)	25 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	60 (15.6%)	7.1	853^rd of 898 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.1	788^th of 908 public elementary schools	13.2%	65		3.2	6.7				13.6		5.0	14.5	18.9									$13,445	$558	$12,887
Beulah Ralph Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 S. Highway KK	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	678	45	15.0	21.2%	438 (64.6%)	82 (12.1%)	35 (5.2%)	61 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.4%)	78.2	160^th of 898 public elementary schools	82.2%		80.3	149^th of 908 public elementary schools	83.6%	11	45.2	57.1	60.6				54.2		49.2	67.8	58.4									$11,893	$542	$11,350
John Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	5550 Sinclair Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	579	46	12.7	16.9%	407 (70.3%)	45 (7.8%)	27 (4.7%)	50 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.6%)	92.9	16^th of 459 public middle schools	96.5%		84.6	43^rd of 459 public middle schools	90.6%	27				70.9	71.4	42.9		50.3				62.7	66.7	64.6	76.4					$6,602	$403	$6,199
Midway Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8130 W Hwy 40	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3540	261	16	16.5	22.2%	214 (82.0%)	5 (1.9%)	10 (3.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	76.9	166^th of 898 public elementary schools	81.5%		85.2	102^nd of 908 public elementary schools	88.8%	64	53.5		52.0				48.0		55.8	59.4	54.0									$12,467	$469	$11,998
Two Mile Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	5450 N Hwy Z	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3560	152	12	12.5	34.9%	125 (82.2%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.2%)								(n/a)		55.9	45.8																	$14,825	$397	$14,428
Rock Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5151 S Hwy 163	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3290	589	36	16.5	33.3%	356 (60.4%)	105 (17.8%)	34 (5.8%)	42 (7.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.8%)	52.6	427^th of 898 public elementary schools	52.4%		57.4	385^th of 908 public elementary schools	57.6%	42	36.4	38.8	44.8				41.7		37.9	37.6	52.0									$12,281	$580	$11,701
Mizzou Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	101E Townsend Hall	Columbia	65211	Boone County	University Of Mo - Columbia	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(855) 256-4975	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Columbia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashland	8.16 mi	4	123^rd
Kingdom City	13.78 mi	2	291^st
New Bloomfield	14.75 mi	2	169^th
Hallsville	15.4 mi	4	101^st
Jamestown	15.44 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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