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Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary

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Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary ranks 201 st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, Missouri, serving 638 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbia 93 School District, which is ranked 154 out of 367 districts in the state.

Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Missouri elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in the upper grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 49.9% in Math, 55.3% in Science, and 56.5% in ELA, compared to the district averages of 41.7%, 46.6%, and 48%, respectively.

While Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary excels in serving its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 5-10% of Missouri elementary schools for these subgroups, the school's Asian and Multi-racial student populations have lower rankings. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12% in 2023-2024 to 25.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district's average. Nearby schools like Fairview Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, and Russell Boulevard Elementary also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting a high-performing cluster of elementary schools in the district.

619

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,420

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Park Deville
Columbia, MO 65203-0009

(573) 214-3570

District: Columbia 93

Students who attend Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Smithton Middle
High:	David H. Hickman High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

African American:

20.4%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg44%

Missouri avg42%

201^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Columbia 93

154^th of 367Columbia 93 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	201 of 900	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	223 of 906	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	230 of 898	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	279 of 908	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	305 of 901	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	272 of 1052	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	301 of 1045	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.7	353 of 1032	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.6	266 of 865	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	313 of 1058	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	182 of 1089	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.4	93 of 1108	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.1	140 of 1085	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	176 of 1088	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	170 of 1066	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	232 of 1053	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	248 of 1084	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	162 of 1080	85.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	140 of 1074	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	5 of 190	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	48.3	78 of 191	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	101 of 185	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.0	32 of 250	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	111 of 243	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	52.6	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	3 of 50	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	69.7	19 of 91	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	7 of 70	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	152 of 638	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	185 of 625	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	157 of 611	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	185 of 532	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	206 of 574	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	592 of 907	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	652 of 887	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	21.3	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	130 of 666	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	151 of 668	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	175 of 673	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	136 of 675	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	202 of 691	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	222 of 917	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	227 of 898	74.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)97th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)79th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)33rd percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)7th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+13 vs state

English Language Arts55%+11 vs state

Mathematics52%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Park Deville	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3570	619	40	15.4	34.1%	320 (51.7%)	126 (20.4%)	40 (6.5%)	65 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	75.4	201^st of 900 public elementary schools	77.7%		72.8	223^rd of 906 public elementary schools	75.4%	22	46.6	60.1	49.9	55.3	46.5	60.7	56.5	$13,420	$444	$12,976
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Fairview Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3590	471	31	15.4	26.3%	287 (60.9%)	72 (15.3%)	26 (5.5%)	31 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.3%)	92.4	51^st of 900 public elementary schools	94.3%		81.9	137^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.9%	86	67.2	69.2	56.6	68.8	71.1	75.3	68.4	$13,609	$366	$13,243
Russell Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 W Rollins Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3650	500	34	14.5	17.4%	380 (76.0%)	38 (7.6%)	22 (4.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.0%)	84	124^th of 900 public elementary schools	86.2%		85.4	96^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.4%	28	49.3	61.0	66.6	66.6	54.5	70.5		$14,739	$384	$14,355
West Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	319 West Blvd North	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3670	327	31	10.5	100.0%	117 (35.8%)	124 (37.9%)	31 (9.5%)	15 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.3%)	27	684^th of 900 public elementary schools	24.0%		46.5	491^st of 906 public elementary schools	45.8%	193	24.5	27.0	24.0	18.0	35.7	36.1	30.0	$16,279	$466	$15,813
Ulysses S. Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 E Broadway	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3520	296	22	13.7	31.1%	183 (61.8%)	54 (18.2%)	18 (6.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.8%)	66.4	296^th of 900 public elementary schools	67.1%		55.5	392^nd of 906 public elementary schools	56.7%	96	42.0	51.9	44.1	55.7	47.3	50.0	48.9	$15,645	$429	$15,216
John Ridgeway Elementary	Public	K-5	107 E Sexton	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3550	227	16	14.3	15.0%	157 (69.2%)	23 (10.1%)	7 (3.1%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.1%)	79.4	162^nd of 900 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.4	154^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.0%	8	56.7	49.9	70.5		54.0			$16,345	$582	$15,763
Parkade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Parkade Blvd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3630	359	32	11.3	57.9%	156 (43.5%)	119 (33.1%)	26 (7.2%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	39.6	571^st of 900 public elementary schools	36.6%		34.4	616^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.0%	45	27.2	27.2	36.1	43.8	38.1	31.7	40.2	$17,473	$312	$17,161
Eugene Field Center	Public	1-5	1010 Rangeline St	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3750	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Locust	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3530	283	23	12.4	45.6%	142 (50.2%)	57 (20.1%)	29 (10.2%)	18 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.7%)	62.5	336^th of 900 public elementary schools	62.7%		73.2	214^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.4%	122	39.5	60.9	25.1		61.6	51.1	41.5	$14,632	$339	$14,293
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Nifong Blvd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3280	583	33	17.6	15.3%	351 (60.2%)	62 (10.6%)	29 (5.0%)	83 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.9%)	89.4	79^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.2%		85.1	101^st of 906 public elementary schools	88.9%	22	69.1	55.8	75.9	79.9	72.3	51.4	74.7	$13,328	$446	$12,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary

How many students attend Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary.

What district is Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary in?

Columbia 93

What schools do graduates of Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smithton Middle
High : David H. Hickman High

What is the racial makeup of Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary?

Students at Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary are 52% White, 20% African American, 11% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 6% Hispanic.

Is Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary a good school?

Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary ranks 201^st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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