📍 5151 S Hwy 163, Columbia, Boone County, 65203
Rock Bridge Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Boone County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rock Bridge Elem. enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 18% Black or African American and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 356 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 42 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 589 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rock Bridge Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-30, state senate district 19, state house district 50.
Rock Bridge Elem. is one of 36 schools in COLUMBIA 93, based in COLUMBIA, Missouri. The district serves 18,640 students district-wide and employs 1,445 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Rock Bridge Elem. is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe