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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000309
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.
5151 S HWY 163, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3290 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- AThree-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
15.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
181 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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
60%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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.7pp since 2021
Math
53.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.7% | 26.7% | 30.6% | 15.8% |
| Math | 28.5% | 24.7% | 25.8% | 20.8% |
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 | 53.4% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.7% | 42.7% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.'s state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. this school | 556 | 32.6% | 50.0% |
| MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM. COLUMBIA | 619 | 34.1% | 52.8% |
| OAK GROVE ELEM St. Joseph | 502 | 32.9% | 57.7% |
| WALT DISNEY ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 514 | 27.4% | 60.9% |
| GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM. FENTON | 523 | 38.6% | 58.6% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEM. COLUMBIA | 471 | 26.3% | 62.9% |
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 ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #313 of 1,002 | #10 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #269 of 1,019 ▲ 87 | #8 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #274 of 1,018 ▲ 26 | #10 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #104 of 943 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #98 of 1,294 | #4 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #832 of 950 | #23 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #190 of 953 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #911 of 1,165 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #241 of 251 | #12 of 12 |
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
556
+104 (+23%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 556 | 36.8 | 15.1:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 37.1 | 15.8:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 35.6 | 16.5:1 | 33% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 31.6 | 17.5:1 | 29% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 34% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 33% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROCK BRIDGE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (552 to 556); teachers up 16% (31.6 to 36.8).
About ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. is a public elementary school in COLUMBIA, Missouri. It had 556 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
COLUMBIA 93 oversees ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. and 33 other schools, with 18,640 students in total.
About 60% of the student body at ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. is White. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. County-wide, 77% of Boone County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
A staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.1:1. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.'s results are 2.4 points above predicted: 50.0% against 47.7%.
Boone County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,758, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Boone County's 58 public schools enroll about 24,547 students and include ROCK BRIDGE ELEM..
A public school about 0.7 miles away, ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH, is the closest to ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.. On proficiency, ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. is behind the 63.6% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 23%.
People who know ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH0.7 mi · 1,997
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL1.1 mi · 736
- JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 579
- MILL CREEK ELEM.2.4 mi · 583
- NEW HAVEN ELEM.2.9 mi · 248
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.How many students attend ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.?
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. is approximately 15.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.?
At ROCK BRIDGE ELEM., the student body is approximately 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. public or private?
ROCK BRIDGE 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.