📍 7575 St. Charles Road, Columbia, Boone County, 65202
Muriel W. Battle High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Boone County. The school has 1,581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 100.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Muriel W. Battle High School enrolls 1,581 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 100.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 31% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 674 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 495 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 163 | 10% |
| Asian | 56 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
763 of the school's 1,581 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 612 qualify for free lunch and 151 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.
Muriel W. Battle High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 19, state house district 44.
Muriel W. Battle High School 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 1,581 students, Muriel W. Battle High School is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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