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How has MILL CREEK ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100002546
MILL CREEK ELEM.
2200 NIFONG BLVD, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3280 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
89 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -23.2pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
MO avg 48.7% . -20.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 86.9% | 95.5% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where MILL CREEK ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #10 of 968 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #145 of 974 | #5 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #285 of 974 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #79 of 1,294 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #927 of 950 | #29 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #200 of 953 | #16 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #442 of 684 | #11 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
583
-65 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.3:1
% White
60%
was 79%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
11%
was 7%
% Asian
14%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 583 | 33.1 | 17.6:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 34.2 | 17.1:1 | 21% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 32.8 | 18.1:1 | 17% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 35.4 | 18.3:1 | 16% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILL CREEK ELEM..
About MILL CREEK ELEM.
MILL CREEK ELEM. serves students in COLUMBIA, Missouri, as a large elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 583 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
COLUMBIA 93, which runs MILL CREEK ELEM., has 34 schools and 18,640 students.
White students are the majority at MILL CREEK ELEM., with 60% of enrollment. Other groups make up 14% Asian, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Boone County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1, with 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 5.2 students per teacher above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 15% of enrollment. Public schools in Boone County average 38%.
After accounting for student poverty, MILL CREEK ELEM. is in the top 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 85.0% is 34.0 points above the 51.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Boone County census figures show that the median household income is $72,758, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 58 public schools in Boone County, enrolling about 24,547 students in all.
The nearest other public school, JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, MILL CREEK ELEM. is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
MILL CREEK ELEM. has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
MILL CREEK ELEM.'s enrollment dropped from 648 in 2017-18 to 583 in 2024-25. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which fell from 79% to 60%.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- 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
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 579
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL1.7 mi · 736
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 1,997
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 656
- ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.2.4 mi · 556
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.2.5 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About MILL CREEK ELEM.What is the total enrollment at MILL CREEK ELEM.?
MILL CREEK ELEM. enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MILL CREEK ELEM. serve?
MILL CREEK ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MILL CREEK ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MILL CREEK ELEM. is approximately 17.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MILL CREEK ELEM.?
Student demographics at MILL CREEK ELEM. are roughly 60% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is MILL CREEK ELEM. public or private?
MILL CREEK 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.