Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000315
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.
10 E BROADWAY, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3520 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
92 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
Student demographics
57%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
28.6%
MO avg 49.5% . -34.1pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 34 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 85.5% |
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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #123 of 968 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #240 of 974 | #10 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #849 of 974 | #25 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #705 of 1,294 | #20 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #633 of 950 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #237 of 953 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #610 of 684 | #13 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
296
-10 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.2:1
% White
62%
was 63%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
18%
was 14%
% Asian
3%
was 13%
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 | 296 | 21.6 | 13.7:1 | 31% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 22.2 | 14.7:1 | 37% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 20.1 | 15.2:1 | 38% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM..
About ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. sits in COLUMBIA, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 296 students on the rolls.
COLUMBIA 93 serves 18,640 students across 34 schools.
The share of White students at ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. is 62%, a majority. It is also 18% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Boone County is roughly 77% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
A staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.7:1. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.2% and a predicted 50.7%.
In the wider Boone County area, 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 counts 58 public schools with about 24,547 students.
Measured in a straight line, FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH is about 0.4 miles from ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. is ahead of the 64.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Federal data place ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 306 students in 2017-18, enrollment decreased to 296 by 2024-25. Asian students made up 13% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 3% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.2 to 13.7 over 7 years.
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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
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH0.4 mi · 185
- JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.0.6 mi · 227
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 593
- Locust St Expressive Arts Elem0.9 mi · 283
- WEST BLVD. ELEM.0.9 mi · 327
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH0.9 mi · 2,007
Frequently asked questions
About ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.How large is ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.?
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
Is ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. have?
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.?
At ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM., the student body is approximately 62% White, 6% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. in?
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. is part of COLUMBIA 93.
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