SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.

SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. operates as an expansive elementary campus in COLUMBIA, Missouri, one of the schools within COLUMBIA 93. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

COLUMBIA 93 runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 18,640 students. SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. shows that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Boone County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Boone County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 49.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Boone County put median household income runs about $72,758, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Boone County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), of which SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: Locust St Expressive Arts Elem, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 554 (now 538). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 60% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.