Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000308
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem
1208 LOCUST, COLUMBIA, MO 65201 · (573) 214-3530 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
129 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
42.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.4% | 29.6% | 27.9% | 16.9% |
| Math | 22.0% | 20.3% | 23.7% | 33.8% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 44.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.6% | 28.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 37.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Locust St Expressive Arts Elem
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust St Expressive Arts Elem this school | 283 | 45.6% | 49.9% |
| CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 440 | 50.5% | 55.7% |
| FIELD ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 336 | 52.4% | 57.5% |
| DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY SPRINGFIELD | 371 | 44.5% | 66.0% |
| LINE CREEK ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 321 | 43.6% | 33.9% |
| ELLISON ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 343 | 38.2% | 62.2% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Locust St Expressive Arts Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #318 of 1,002 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #503 of 1,019 ▼ 59 | #14 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #240 of 1,018 ▼ 34 | #9 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #367 of 943 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #745 of 1,294 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #397 of 950 | #14 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #78 of 953 | #9 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #729 of 1,165 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #197 of 684 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
+72 (+34%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 283 | 22.7 | 12.5:1 | 46% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 22.1 | 13.0:1 | 51% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 21.4 | 13.6:1 | 47% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 50% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 24.3 | 14.5:1 | 41% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 40% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 42% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 46% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Locust St Expressive Arts Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (353 to 283); teachers down 7% (24.3 to 22.7).
About Locust St Expressive Arts Elem
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is a medium-sized elementary school for students in COLUMBIA, Missouri. The school counts 283 students across pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 34 schools in COLUMBIA 93, with 18,640 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Locust St Expressive Arts Elem, with 50% of enrollment. The school is also 20% Black, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.5:1. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in Boone County.
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.8% at Locust St Expressive Arts Elem; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.9%.
Among Boone County residents, the median household income is $72,758, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is one of 58 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is THOMAS BENTON ELEM., about 0.5 miles away. Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Locust St Expressive Arts Elem ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has grown by 72 students since 2020-21, to 283.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
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- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
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- THOMAS BENTON ELEM.0.5 mi · 232
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 593
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH0.7 mi · 185
- ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.0.9 mi · 296
- JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.1.0 mi · 227
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH1.1 mi · 2,007
Frequently asked questions
About Locust St Expressive Arts ElemHow large is Locust St Expressive Arts Elem?
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Locust St Expressive Arts Elem serve?
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Locust St Expressive Arts Elem?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Locust St Expressive Arts Elem.
How diverse is Locust St Expressive Arts Elem?
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem reports a student body of 50% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Locust St Expressive Arts Elem public or private?
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLUMBIA 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.