Best Public Schools in Columbia, MO

Summary:

The city of Columbia, Missouri is home to 34 schools in the Columbia 93 school district, including 21 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The district is ranked 159 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the district. Rock Bridge Senior High is ranked 55th out of 378 Missouri high schools and has a 4-star rating, with strong test scores. John Warner Middle School is ranked 10th out of 451 Missouri middle schools and has a 5-star rating, with exceptional math and English language arts scores. At the elementary level, Midway Heights Elementary and Fairview Elementary stand out with high performance in English language arts and math.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district. While some schools like Rock Bridge Senior High and John Warner Middle excel, others like Muriel Battle High School and Oakland Middle School struggle. This suggests that the district may need to address equity and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education, regardless of their socioeconomic status or the school they attend.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 ()	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	7	1	7.0		4 (57.1%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	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	45	.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	469	35	13.5	76.1%	134 (28.6%)	165 (35.2%)	77 (16.4%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.3%)	13.6	794^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.4%		14.5	778^th of 898 public elementary schools	13.4%	16	15.3	27.9	15.1				18.7		22.9	19.0	13.3									$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	2,056	108	19.0	20.8%	1,418 (69.0%)	210 (10.2%)	128 (6.2%)	145 (7.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (7.2%)	70.9	55^th of 378 public high schools	85.4%		60.7	82^nd of 352 public high schools	76.7%	27															36.1	51.8	66.3	57.8	45.9	$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	2,035	122	16.6	36.1%	1,209 (59.4%)	389 (19.1%)	154 (7.6%)	78 (3.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	200 (9.8%)	56.6	111^th of 378 public high schools	70.6%		54.4	108^th of 352 public high schools	69.3%	3															18.4	47.6	52.5	65.7	40.1	$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	464	32	14.7	29.5%	290 (62.5%)	64 (13.8%)	25 (5.4%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.3%)	81.9	137^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.9%		79.3	151^st of 898 public elementary schools	83.2%	14	66.6	61.8	49.9				48.5		64.5	63.4	53.5									$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	621	49	12.7	34.1%	377 (60.7%)	129 (20.8%)	29 (4.7%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.5%)	78	76^th of 451 public middle schools	83.1%		69.7	108^th of 459 public middle schools	76.5%	32				45.0	44.7	29.8		50.8				51.1	52.3	57.0	92.9					$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	16	14.6	17.2%	160 (70.5%)	25 (11.0%)	7 (3.1%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	79.4	154^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.7	180^th of 898 public elementary schools	80.0%	26	38.4	59.9					72.2		48.6	68.5	77.7									$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	373	31	11.8	62.2%	160 (42.9%)	115 (30.8%)	34 (9.1%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.7%)	34.4	616^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.0%		28.8	674^th of 898 public elementary schools	24.9%	58	24.0	33.8	21.4				37.3		35.0	46.4	27.9									$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	287	22	12.9	51.2%	142 (49.5%)	72 (25.1%)	25 (8.7%)	21 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	73.2	214^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.4%		46.5	496^th of 898 public elementary schools	44.8%	282	47.5	45.1	37.8				59.4		58.5		62.8									$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	469	29	16.4	20.3%	374 (79.7%)	30 (6.4%)	16 (3.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	85.4	96^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.4%		70.5	235^th of 898 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	54.8	61.0	64.1				67.1		54.2		62.0									$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	547	39	14.0	68.9%	167 (30.5%)	209 (38.2%)	64 (11.7%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	70 (12.8%)	24.1	698^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.0%		17.5	754^th of 898 public elementary schools	16.0%	56	23.1	19.7	23.8						27.8	27.6	36.2									$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	22	9.9	100.0%	83 (38.4%)	85 (39.4%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	38.2	578^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.2%		38.9	579^th of 898 public elementary schools	35.5%	1	3.0	21.0	30.0				55.0			32.4	45.0									$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	338	23	14.6	38.5%	197 (58.3%)	72 (21.3%)	20 (5.9%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	55.5	392^nd of 906 public elementary schools	56.7%		60.7	345^th of 898 public elementary schools	61.6%	47	43.0	48.0	39.6				39.6		45.0	46.2	38.1									$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	320	29	10.9	100.0%	123 (38.4%)	108 (33.8%)	26 (8.1%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.6%)	46.5	491^st of 906 public elementary schools	45.8%		21.9	728^th of 898 public elementary schools	18.9%	237	37.7		41.8				34.8		31.8	32.6	50.0									$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	525	49	10.6	61.0%	243 (46.3%)	139 (26.5%)	40 (7.6%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (15.8%)	26.7	338^th of 451 public middle schools	25.1%		26.2	350^th of 459 public middle schools	23.7%	12				31.1	19.1	11.3		17.5				29.1	30.7	22.9						$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	730	56	13.0	33.6%	430 (58.9%)	121 (16.6%)	56 (7.7%)	53 (7.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	68.1	121^st of 451 public middle schools	73.2%		74.9	84^th of 459 public middle schools	81.7%	37				54.1	39.2	29.8		40.1				44.4	43.0	44.9	94.0					$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	257	22	11.8	68.1%	96 (37.4%)	56 (21.8%)	72 (28.0%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	28.3	672^nd of 906 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.2	628^th of 898 public elementary schools	30.1%	44	19.6						30.7		28.8	46.8	21.9									$16,675	$1,018	$15,657
Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	310 N. Providence Rd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3680	176	21	8.5	100.0%	52 (29.5%)	46 (26.1%)	58 (33.0%)	9 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	4.3	374^th of 378 public high schools	1.1%		3.4	345^th of 352 public high schools	2.0%	29															2.2	1.8	16.7		4.4	$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	585	34	17.1	20.5%	373 (63.8%)	56 (9.6%)	25 (4.3%)	81 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.4%)	85.1	101^st of 906 public elementary schools	88.9%		80.8	136^th of 898 public elementary schools	84.9%	35	52.6	64.1	70.1				71.2		49.4	57.8	71.2									$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	16	4	4.0	68.8%	4 (25.0%)	9 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(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	360	35	10.3	70.6%	104 (28.9%)	152 (42.2%)	34 (9.4%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (13.1%)	11.5	817^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.8%		10.3	816^th of 898 public elementary schools	9.1%	1	5.6	16.4	12.2				15.6		18.3	16.2	27.2									$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	638	39	16.1	37.5%	354 (55.5%)	106 (16.6%)	39 (6.1%)	70 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.5%)	72.8	223^rd of 906 public elementary schools	75.4%		71	230^th of 898 public elementary schools	74.4%	7	47.2	56.3	49.6				54.7		48.5	49.9	54.1									$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	466	38	12.2	99.4%	208 (44.6%)	109 (23.4%)	49 (10.5%)	24 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.9%)	22.2	710^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.6%		12.9	797^th of 898 public elementary schools	11.2%	87	33.7	23.7	11.8				16.7		31.0	27.7	28.4									$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	550	48	11.4	66.0%	191 (34.7%)	154 (28.0%)	98 (17.8%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (14.7%)	21.4	365^th of 451 public middle schools	19.1%		17.1	396^th of 459 public middle schools	13.7%	31				28.5	20.2	5.8		18.2				25.2	23.4	24.4	72.0					$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	532	45	11.7	31.4%	340 (63.9%)	61 (11.5%)	38 (7.1%)	61 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	65.6	133^rd of 451 public middle schools	70.5%		62.3	155^th of 459 public middle schools	66.2%	22				54.5	36.0	19.9		46.3				44.8	37.1	45.7	91.8					$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	0			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	544	53	10.3	71.0%	199 (36.6%)	205 (37.7%)	49 (9.0%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	73 (13.4%)	13.5	409^th of 451 public middle schools	9.3%		11.6	419^th of 459 public middle schools	8.7%	10				22.0	8.8	5.1		17.9				16.3	19.6	19.4	60.3					$14,946	$444	$14,503
Center For Early Lrning-North	Public	PK	2201 E. Smiley Lane	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	427	60	7.0	40.3%	182 (42.6%)	113 (26.5%)	55 (12.9%)	30 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.5%)								(n/a)
Beulah Ralph Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 S. Highway KK	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	677	43	15.6	19.4%	432 (63.8%)	88 (13.0%)	35 (5.2%)	61 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.6%)	79.8	150^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.2	160^th of 898 public elementary schools	82.2%	10	50.5	56.9	53.6				57.7		51.2	60.8	59.4									$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	555	44	12.5	15.7%	394 (71.0%)	37 (6.7%)	29 (5.2%)	46 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (8.3%)	97.3	10^th of 451 public middle schools	97.8%		92.9	16^th of 459 public middle schools	96.5%	6				71.3	81.3	58.3		65.3				66.4	63.8	67.5	93.0					$6,602	$403	$6,199
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2345 Howell Mountain Drive	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3880	469	32	14.6	47.5%	260 (55.4%)	88 (18.8%)	32 (6.8%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.5%)	33.8	624^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.2	598^th of 898 public elementary schools	33.4%	26	23.4	28.8	24.3				36.5		35.7	38.5	34.0									$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	1,508	107	14.0	54.9%	618 (41.0%)	480 (31.8%)	179 (11.9%)	45 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	175 (11.6%)	20.4	306^th of 378 public high schools	19.0%		23.4	273^rd of 352 public high schools	22.4%	33															7.2	26.8	33.5	21.0	19.8	$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	359	34	10.5	73.0%	109 (30.4%)	164 (45.7%)	26 (7.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	42 (11.7%)	8.5	847^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.1	853^rd of 898 public elementary schools	5.0%	6	7.1	9.6	11.7				13.4			19.2	15.6									$13,445	$558	$12,887
Midway Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8130 W Hwy 40	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3540	241	16	15.3	28.2%	197 (81.7%)	7 (2.9%)	8 (3.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	72.2	232^nd of 906 public elementary schools	74.4%		76.9	166^th of 898 public elementary schools	81.5%	66		52.2					61.7		48.8	52.1										$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	148	12	12.2	36.5%	120 (81.1%)	5 (3.4%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	81.6	140^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.5%					(n/a)	35.4	75.0								83.3										$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	584	37	15.7	35.4%	356 (61.0%)	90 (15.4%)	43 (7.4%)	48 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	66.4	285^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.5%		52.6	427^th of 898 public elementary schools	52.4%	142	54.6	49.3	41.0				40.5		53.7	51.6	46.1									$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)	No	(n/a)	(855) 256-4975	13	10	1.2	23.1%	11 (84.6%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Columbia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashland	8.16 mi	4	54^th
Kingdom City	13.78 mi	2	302^nd
New Bloomfield	14.75 mi	2	227^th
Hallsville	15.4 mi	4	153^rd
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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