Locust St Expressive Arts Elem

Located at 1208 LOCUST, in COLUMBIA, Missouri, Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is a reasonably sized elementary school that educates 283 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by COLUMBIA 93.

COLUMBIA 93 comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 18,640 students; Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Locust St Expressive Arts Elem reports that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 20% Black, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Boone County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, Locust St Expressive Arts Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 53.5%.

In the surrounding community, Boone County reports that median household income runs about $72,758, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Boone County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), of which Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: THOMAS BENTON ELEM., around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Locust St Expressive Arts Elem at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Locust St Expressive Arts Elem has decreased 20%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 50% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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