WEST BLVD. ELEM.

WEST BLVD. ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary campus in COLUMBIA, Missouri, one of the schools within COLUMBIA 93. The school instructs 327 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, WEST BLVD. ELEM. lists that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 36% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WEST BLVD. ELEM. lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting WEST BLVD. ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Boone County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEST BLVD. ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Boone County shows median household income runs about $72,758, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 WEST BLVD. ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST BLVD. ELEM. at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 337 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025.

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