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Joplin School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Joplin, Duquesne, Duenweg, Leawood, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Redings Mill, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Dennis Acres and Cliff Village, and parts of Webb City and Loma Linda.

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

Students
7,873
Schools
15
Spent per student
$11,195
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$97.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Joplin School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the MO average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $97.6M, about $12,390 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CJoplin 53,930CDuquesne 2,345CDuenweg 2,100Leawood 643Shoal Creek Drive 381Saginaw 333Redings Mill 159Grand Falls Plaza 108Shoal Creek Estates 108Dennis Acres 55Cliff Village 43

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Joplin. Grade by grade →

K–59 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8North MiddleThis district
9–12Joplin HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 39.2% · 3,962 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 43.2% · 3,943 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 89.3% · 562 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,195 per student · 23% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 36%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,293’20
7,432’21
7,694’22
7,746’23
7,873’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C−
434 students11:1
Soaring Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
D
395 students12:1
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
McKinley Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
D
324 students12:1
Kelsey Norman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B+
300 students14:1
Eastmorland Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B−
245 students11:1
Jefferson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
C+
218 students12:1
South Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joplin
B
596 students14:1
East Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joplin
C
592 students14:1
North Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joplin
C
549 students12:1
Joplin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Joplin
B−
2,288 students18:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Webb City R-VII School DistrictAirport Drive, Carterville
$10,561per student
Carl Junction R-I School DistrictAirport Drive
$10,275per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.