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Soaring Heights Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4604 East 20th St, Joplin, MO 64802 · (417) 625-5330 · Part of Joplin School District

Duquesne’s School Grade C better than 28% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
395
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Soaring Heights Elem.

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Duquesne kids: East Middle

On the path

Where Duquesne kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Soaring Heights Elem.You are here
6–8East Middlein Joplin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4604 East 20th St, Joplin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten53
Grade 157
Grade 258
Grade 381
Grade 475
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
421’20
447’21
407’22
424’23
395’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Black 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Soaring Heights Elem. from Duquesne families.

Other schools in Joplin School District

The district →
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C−
434 students11:1
Joplin Early Childhood CTR.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Joplin
311 students16:1
Royal Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C
277 students14:1
Cecil Floyd Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
C
532 students13:1
Dover Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
412 students13:1
Stapleton Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B
400 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Duquesne’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.