Is Joplin Elementary School a good school?

Joplin Elementary School ranks 1502 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Joplin Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 331 students attended Joplin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Joplin Elementary School?

Students at Joplin Elementary School are 93% African American, 7% Hispanic.

Joplin Elementary School

Summary:

Joplin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 331 students. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming test scores compared to the district and state averages, and significant disparities in performance between different student subgroups.

Joplin Elementary School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 44.5% to 46.2% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. On standardized tests, only 19.9% of Joplin students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state, and only 11.3% were proficient or better in math, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American students performing relatively well but male students and special education students performing very poorly.

Interestingly, Joplin Elementary School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Cook Elementary, Foster Park Elementary, and Randolph Elementary, which also serve similar student populations. These nearby schools have slightly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by Joplin's student population, with 94.86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving attendance, academic support, and targeted interventions for different student subgroups.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7931 S Honore St
Chicago, IL 60620-4560

(773) 535-3425

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1502^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,933

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 331

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joplin Elementary School ranks worse than 72.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 196^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.51. (See more...)

Compare Details Joplin Elementary School ranks worse than 69.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.48. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joplin Elementary School is $23,933, which is the 120^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joplin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Joplin Elementary School 1502^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Joplin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Joplin Elementary School 951^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Joplin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Joplin Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	14.61	1731^st	2020	14.3%
2004	13.52	1784^th	2030	12.1%
2005	18.82	1748^th	2022	13.6%
2006	29.39	1668^th	2086	20.0%
2007	28.59	1708^th	2095	18.5%
2008	33.36	1568^th	2092	25.0%
2009	13.42	1908^th	2120	10.0%
2010	19.95	1818^th	2139	15.0%
2011	13.16	1942^nd	2147	9.5%
2012	23.19	1791^st	2166	17.3%
2013	21.68	1758^th	2167	18.9%
2014	15.17	1852^nd	2093	11.5%
2015	18.47	1754^th	2052	14.5%
2016	18.50	1732^nd	2046	15.3%
2017	16.26	1788^th	2044	12.5%
2018	22.55	1586^th	2037	22.1%
2019	17.81	1796^th	2086	13.9%
2021	22.49	1491^st	1948	23.5%
2022	14.48	1885^th	2082	9.5%
2023	31.03	1375^th	2077	33.8%
2024	26.51	1502^nd	2067	27.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.59	676^th	763	11.4%
2019	21.24	1098^th	1194	8.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.13	1080^th	1765	38.8%
2019	29.86	1381^st	1816	24.0%
2021	38.53	890^th	1514	41.2%
2022	21.30	1538^th	1763	12.8%
2023	50.18	810^th	1808	55.2%
2024	38.50	1099^th	1793	38.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.86	1424^th	1964	27.5%
2019	21.37	1654^th	2019	18.1%
2021	25.36	1239^th	1680	26.3%
2022	16.47	1715^th	1970	12.9%
2023	51.77	845^th	1957	56.8%
2024	40.51	1070^th	1942	44.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.26	1590^th	1972	19.4%
2019	18.37	1724^th	2019	14.6%
2021	19.58	1414^th	1707	17.2%
2022	13.72	1852^nd	1977	6.3%
2023	20.56	1577^th	1984	20.5%
2024	12.66	1858^th	1959	5.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.68	234^th	698	66.5%
2019	45.11	335^th	711	52.9%
2021	55.67	103^rd	428	75.9%
2022	35.47	420^th	684	38.6%
2023	65.81	138^th	692	80.1%
2024	58.59	177^th	655	73.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	20.83	936^th	1185	21.0%
2004	17.85	979^th	1204	18.7%
2005	16.90	1006^th	1209	16.8%
2006	32.51	950^th	1272	25.3%
2007	28.95	997^th	1287	22.5%
2008	51.54	739^th	1293	42.8%
2009	38.02	934^th	1318	29.1%
2010	38.12	948^th	1327	28.6%
2011	27.64	1077^th	1344	19.9%
2012	19.60	1170^th	1365	14.3%
2013	30.05	1018^th	1367	25.5%
2014	19.69	1111^th	1322	16.0%
2015	32.19	855^th	1302	34.3%
2016	19.26	1103^rd	1294	14.8%
2017	16.80	1115^th	1293	13.8%
2018	16.53	1125^th	1293	13.0%
2019	21.12	1091^st	1356	19.5%
2021	13.30	1163^rd	1241	6.3%
2022	17.32	1177^th	1369	14.0%
2023	19.44	1126^th	1367	17.6%
2024	27.48	951^st	1363	30.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.74	551^st	602	8.5%
2019	24.57	779^th	792	1.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.38	920^th	1161	20.8%
2019	32.02	868^th	1217	28.7%
2021	19.63	925^th	1019	9.2%
2022	24.68	993^rd	1221	18.7%
2023	27.82	933^rd	1234	24.4%
2024	36.78	751^st	1219	38.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.70	1021^st	1226	16.7%
2019	25.09	975^th	1276	23.6%
2022	18.77	1080^th	1286	16.0%
2023	18.08	1078^th	1275	15.5%
2024	36.18	756^th	1251	39.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.34	1055^th	1223	13.7%
2019	19.15	1080^th	1296	16.7%
2022	17.37	1119^th	1286	13.0%
2023	21.04	1046^th	1292	19.0%
2024	29.81	825^th	1264	34.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Joplin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.79	271^st	511	47.0%
2019	49.12	227^th	565	59.8%
2021	31.34	282^nd	385	26.8%
2022	39.01	304^th	573	46.9%
2023	43.78	276^th	569	51.5%
2024	55.82	181^st	548	67.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Joplin Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	781	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	781
1990	n/a	809	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	809
1991	3	797	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1992	0	800	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1993	0	821	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	821
1994	0	722	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	722
1995	0	699	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	699
1996	0	699	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	699
1997	1	774	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	775
1998	0	764	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	764
1999	0	814	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	814
2000	0	775	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
2001	1	771	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
2002	0	794	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	795
2003	0	794	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	795
2004	0	761	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
2005	0	728	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
2006	2	671	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
2007	2	602	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	3	609
2008	1	558	3	0	2	n/a	n/a	1	565
2009	1	615	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2010	1	573	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	576
2011	0	561	0	3	0	0	2	0	566
2012	0	526	1	6	0	0	3	0	536
2013	0	479	1	5	0	0	5	0	490
2014	0	475	0	4	0	0	3	0	482
2015	0	444	0	4	0	0	3	0	451
2016	0	407	0	6	0	0	1	0	414
2017	0	400	1	2	1	1	0	0	405
2018	0	401	1	5	1	0	1	0	409
2019	3	418	0	5	0	0	2	0	428
2020	4	374	0	11	0	0	0	0	389
2021	0	375	0	17	0	0	1	0	393
2022	0	365	0	29	0	0	1	1	396
2023	0	307	0	24	0	0	0	0	331

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joplin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	781	34.0	22.9	n/a
1990	809	38.0	21.2	n/a
1991	800	37.0	21.6	n/a
1992	800	36.0	22.2	n/a
1993	821	38.0	21.6	n/a
1994	722	37.0	19.5	n/a
1995	699	35.0	20.0	n/a
1996	699	35.0	20.0	n/a
1997	775	38.0	20.4	n/a
1998	764	34.0	22.5	n/a
1999	814	36.2	22.5	n/a
2000	776	33.2	23.4	n/a
2001	774	33.0	23.5	n/a
2002	795	35.0	22.7	61.4
2003	795	35.0	22.7	61.4
2004	762	32.6	23.4	99.6
2005	730	34.7	21.0	91.5
2006	673	36.7	18.3	98.1
2007	609	24.0	25.4	72.8
2008	565	26.0	21.7	64.2
2009	619	27.0	22.9	93.2
2010	576	29.0	19.8	97.4
2011	566	27.0	20.9	97.3
2012	536	26.0	20.6	97
2013	490	32.9	14.8	97.1
2014	482	29.5	16.3	97.5
2015	451	24.0	18.7	98.9
2016	414	24.0	17.2	96.4
2017	405	20.5	19.6	95.8
2018	409	23.5	17.3	95.6
2019	428	25.5	16.7	95.6
2020	389	24.0	16.2	95.6
2021	393	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	396	22.5	17.6	95.5
2023	331	24.5	13.5	94.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joplin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	781	34.0	22.9	n/a
1990	809	38.0	21.2	n/a
1991	800	37.0	21.6	n/a
1992	800	36.0	22.2	n/a
1993	821	38.0	21.6	n/a
1994	722	37.0	19.5	n/a
1995	699	35.0	20.0	n/a
1996	699	35.0	20.0	n/a
1997	775	38.0	20.4	n/a
1998	764	34.0	22.5	n/a
1999	814	36.2	22.5	n/a
2000	776	33.2	23.4	n/a
2001	774	33.0	23.5	n/a
2002	795	35.0	22.7	61.4
2003	795	35.0	22.7	61.4
2004	762	32.6	23.4	99.6
2005	730	34.7	21.0	91.5
2006	673	36.7	18.3	98.1
2007	609	24.0	25.4	72.8
2008	565	26.0	21.7	64.2
2009	619	27.0	22.9	93.2
2010	576	29.0	19.8	97.4
2011	566	27.0	20.9	97.3
2012	536	26.0	20.6	97
2013	490	32.9	14.8	97.1
2014	482	29.5	16.3	97.5
2015	451	24.0	18.7	98.9
2016	414	24.0	17.2	96.4
2017	405	20.5	19.6	95.8
2018	409	23.5	17.3	95.6
2019	428	25.5	16.7	95.6
2020	389	24.0	16.2	95.6
2021	393	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	396	22.5	17.6	95.5
2023	331	24.5	13.5	94.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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