The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
allk12 · Rankings · Highest poverty · Missouri · Boone County · Elementary schools

The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Boone County, Missouri

Across Boone County, Missouri, 30 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. THOMAS BENTON ELEM. leads the list at 100%, against a median of 33.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
30
Boone County, Missouri
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
33.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1THOMAS BENTON ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary232100%
2WEST BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary327100%
3ALPHA HART LEWISCOLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary468100%
4ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARYCOLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary344100%
5BLUE RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary45372.8%
6SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary53864.7%
7DERBY RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary32361.9%
8NEW HAVEN ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary24860.9%
9PARKADE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary35957.9%
10Locust St Expressive Arts ElemCOLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary28345.6%
11CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTHColumbia, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary45841.5%
12CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary45340.0%
13STURGEON ELEMENTARYSTURGEON, MOSTURGEON R-VElementary22135.7%
14TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary12535.2%
15MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary61934.1%
16HALLSVILLE PRIMARYHALLSVILLE, MOHALLSVILLE R-IVElementary38733.3%
17ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary55632.6%
18CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATECENTRALIA, MOCENTRALIA R-VIElementary27331.5%
19ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary29631.1%
20CHANCE ELEM.CENTRALIA, MOCENTRALIA R-VIElementary37029.2%
21HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATEHALLSVILLE, MOHALLSVILLE R-IVElementary36127.4%
22HARRISBURG ELEMENTARYHARRISBURG, MOHARRISBURG R-VIIIElementary29127.1%
23MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary25127.1%
24FAIRVIEW ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary47126.3%
25BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYColumbia, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary65619.7%
26RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary50017.4%
27SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARYASHLAND, MOSOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-IElementary47117.0%
28MILL CREEK ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary58315.3%
29JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary22715.0%
30SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.ASHLAND, MOSOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-IElementary28213.8%
Page 1 of 1 · top 30 of 30 ranked. NCES + state assessment data, 2024-25.↓ Download full CSV

All schools in Boone County →

Highest poverty rankings at a wider scope

All MissouriNationwide

Other rankings for Boone County, Missouri

LargestMost diverseLowest ratioHighest proficiencyFastest growingLowest povertyHighest ratioFastest decliningLowest proficiencyMost HispanicMost BlackMost WhiteMost Asian

All ranking categories →

DATA NOTICE

allk12 is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NCES, the US Census Bureau, any state education agency or assessment program, or any other government agency. Source data is compiled from public records and provided "as is," without warranty of accuracy or completeness. You rely on it, and any analysis derived from it, at your own risk. See the full disclaimer.