Shepard Blvd. Elementary School
Public elementary school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Shepard Blvd. Elementary School serves 538 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Columbia (Boone County). It is one of 34 schools in Columbia 93 School District. By enrollment it is the 117th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Columbia 93 School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290100000312 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Columbia 93 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 538 | 18,640 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.7% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Shepard Blvd. Elementary School in context
Size
Shepard Blvd. Elementary School is the 5th largest of Columbia 93 School District's 21 elementary schools; its 538 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 290; Shepard Blvd. Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 106 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 14, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (89 against 106). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 14 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 33.1% here and 21.9% across Columbia 93. White students are next, at 29.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.7% across Columbia 93 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 34.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 538 students, Shepard Blvd. Elementary School has 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 538 students would have about 43.7 teachers, so Shepard Blvd. Elementary School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Shepard Blvd. Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other elementary schools, 16 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 33.1% |
| White | 29.9% |
| Hispanic | 14.9% |
| Two or more races | 14.1% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
52.4% of students are girls and 47.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 14 |
| Kindergarten | 106 |
| Grade 1 | 80 |
| Grade 2 | 82 |
| Grade 3 | 86 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2616 Shepard Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573)214-3660
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Shepard Blvd. Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 1.6 mi | 283 | 12.5 | 45.6% |
| New Haven Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 1.7 mi | 248 | 10.3 | 60.9% |
| Thomas Benton Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 1.8 mi | 232 | 11.7 | 100% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 2.0 mi | 453 | 13.5 | 40% |
| Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 2.4 mi | 296 | 13.7 | 31.1% |
| John Ridgeway Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 2.6 mi | 227 | 14.3 | 15% |
| West Blvd. Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 3.3 mi | 327 | 10.6 | 100% |
| Parkade Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 3.5 mi | 359 | 11.4 | 57.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.