Take a look at MDL-20617. There's code out there that works with 1.9 intended to provide more columns in the user report (which I believe you're describing) and allows the instructor to turn off any columns they don't wish displayed. You'll have to wade through an awful lot of grumbling if you wander down to the comments section though.
Gradebook
Remove/rearrange columns in grade book
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