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Schools in Saginaw

Saginaw’s public schools

Joplin School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Saginaw. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/13schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 23% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,562 students on the public path
In brief

Saginaw’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Saginaw’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Kelsey Norman Elem. places highest (better than 67%); Soaring Heights Elem. lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve Saginaw, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Joplin High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Saginaw, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Saginaw’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B+, so check the specific school.
Cecil Floyd Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
C
532 students13:1Rate it →
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C−
434 students11:1Rate it →
Dover Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
412 students13:1Rate it →
Stapleton Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B
400 students13:1Rate it →
Soaring Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
D
395 students12:1Rate it →
McKinley Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
D
324 students12:1Rate it →
Kelsey Norman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B+
300 students14:1Rate it →
Royal Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C
277 students14:1Rate it →
Eastmorland Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B−
245 students11:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
C+
218 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–12Joplin Highin JoplinB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Joplin School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Joplin School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 7,873 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,195MO $14,569 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 43.2% · 3943 students tested
Math34%
State average 39.2% · 3962 students tested

Saginaw vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Saginaw’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Saginaw—Joplin
JoplinCJoplin

Every school in Saginaw

14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Saginawin other towns
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C−
434 students11:1Rate it →
Soaring Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
D
395 students12:1Rate it →
Royal Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joplin
C
277 students14:1Rate it →
Cecil Floyd Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
C
532 students13:1Rate it →
Dover Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
412 students13:1Rate it →
Stapleton Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B
400 students13:1Rate it →
McKinley Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
D
324 students12:1Rate it →
Kelsey Norman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B+
300 students14:1Rate it →
Eastmorland Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
B−
245 students11:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joplin
C+
218 students12:1Rate it →
South Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joplin
B
596 students14:1Rate it →
East Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joplin
C
592 students14:1Rate it →
North Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joplin
C
549 students12:1Rate it →
Joplin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Joplin
B−
2,288 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Saginaw’s schools

Are Saginaw’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Saginaw. Joplin School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Saginaw. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Saginaw in?

Joplin School District.

Where do Saginaw kids go to high school?

Joplin High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.