Two Mile Prairie Elementary School
Public elementary school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades K–5
Two Mile Prairie Elementary School serves 125 students in grades K–5 in Columbia (Boone County). It is one of 34 schools in Columbia 93 School District. By enrollment it is the 1050th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 10.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Columbia 93 School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290100000314 |
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 | 125 | 18,640 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.2% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Two Mile Prairie Elementary School in context
Size
Two Mile Prairie Elementary School is the smallest of Columbia 93 School District's 21 elementary schools; its 125 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 7.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 420; Two Mile Prairie Elementary School is smaller 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 grade 3 with 27 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 15, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 5 has 50% more students than kindergarten (24 against 16). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 77.6% here and 51.8% across Columbia 93. Two or more races students are next, at 15.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.2% 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. 17.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 10.03 full-time-equivalent teachers for 125 students, Two Mile Prairie Elementary School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 125 students would have about 10.2 teachers, so Two Mile Prairie Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Two Mile Prairie Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Eliot Battle Elementary School, 3.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other elementary schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 77.6% |
| Two or more races | 15.2% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 16 |
| Grade 1 | 18 |
| Grade 2 | 25 |
| Grade 3 | 27 |
| Grade 4 | 15 |
| Grade 5 | 24 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5450 N Hwy Z, Columbia, MO 65202
Phone: (573)214-3560
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Two Mile Prairie Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot Battle Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 3.3 mi | 344 | 10.2 | 100% |
| Alpha Hart Lewis | Columbia 93 | 5.7 mi | 468 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 6.4 mi | 453 | 12.2 | 72.8% |
| Derby Ridge Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 7.4 mi | 323 | 9.9 | 61.9% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 7.4 mi | 453 | 13.5 | 40% |
| Hallsville Intermediate School | Hallsville R-IV | 7.9 mi | 361 | 14 | 27.4% |
| Shepard Blvd. Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 8.0 mi | 538 | 11.8 | 64.7% |
| Hallsville Primary School | Hallsville R-IV | 8.2 mi | 387 | 14 | 33.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.