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Stapleton Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

101 E 41st St, Joplin, MO 64802 · (417) 625-5375 · Part of Joplin School District

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

Directions
Students
400
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Stapleton Elem.

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Next stop for Joplin kids: North Middle

On the path

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

K–5Stapleton Elem.You are here
6–8North Middle549 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

101 E 41st St, Joplin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 165
Grade 260
Grade 367
Grade 467
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
400’20
411’21
410’22
399’23
400’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Black 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Stapleton Elem. from Joplin families.

Other schools in Joplin School District

The district →
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

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; Joplin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.