Best Public Schools in Joplin, MO

Summary:

The city of Joplin, Missouri is home to 16 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Joplin Schools district. While the district is ranked 171 out of 386 in Missouri and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, a few standout schools emerge from the data.

Jefferson Elementary ranks 217 out of 906 Missouri elementary schools and earns a 4-star rating, with particularly strong performance in mathematics. South Middle School also stands out, ranking 192 out of 451 Missouri middle schools and earning a 3-star rating, with solid math results. Meanwhile, Joplin High School has a respectable 3-star rating and a graduation rate above the district and state averages.

However, the data also reveals concerning trends across the district, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and significant disparities in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science. Many schools also serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may be a contributing factor to these challenges. Addressing attendance issues and targeting interventions to support student learning and equity should be priorities for the Joplin Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastmorland Elementary	Public	K-5	1131 Highview	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5340	252	21	11.9	67.1%	156 (61.9%)	7 (2.8%)	28 (11.1%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.8%)	16 (6.3%)	34 (13.5%)	52.2	429^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.6%		36.9	590^th of 898 public elementary schools	34.3%	161	40.5	27.5	50.0				40.0		37.0		47.3									$10,479	$1,689	$8,790
Franklin Technology Center	Public	9-12	2104 Indiana Ave	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5260	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	130 McKinley	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5355	200	19	10.7	74.0%	153 (76.5%)	6 (3.0%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	19 (9.5%)	73.1	217^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.0%		50.9	448^th of 898 public elementary schools	50.1%	231	54.5	48.3							54.4											$10,563	$1,357	$9,206
Kelsey Norman Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 E 28th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5360	283	20	14.0	60.1%	179 (63.3%)	17 (6.0%)	29 (10.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	38 (13.4%)	48.8	463^rd of 906 public elementary schools	48.9%		51.2	443^rd of 898 public elementary schools	50.7%	20	20.0	47.0								49.0	44.2									$8,620	$1,319	$7,301
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	610 S Forest	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5365	307	28	10.7	78.2%	201 (65.5%)	14 (4.6%)	34 (11.1%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	6 (2.0%)	38 (12.4%)	48.7	464^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.8%		45.1	509^th of 898 public elementary schools	43.3%	45	47.0	46.2	30.3				28.3			44.2										$9,794	$1,282	$8,513
Joplin High	Public	9-12	2104 Indiana Ave	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5230	2,247	123	18.3	49.9%	1,609 (71.6%)	106 (4.7%)	238 (10.6%)	33 (1.5%)	44 (2.0%)	33 (1.5%)	184 (8.2%)	47.2	167^th of 378 public high schools	55.8%		43.8	170^th of 352 public high schools	51.7%	3															29.3	35.9	45.3	47.7	40.7	$9,120	$2,051	$7,069
Royal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Rolla St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5370	266	19	14.2	71.1%	153 (57.5%)	9 (3.4%)	71 (26.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	39.6	564^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.7%		46.7	494^th of 898 public elementary schools	45.0%	70	44.6	26.6	33.9				25.7		48.9	14.7	39.0									$8,834	$1,315	$7,519
Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E 41st St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5375	399	31	12.8	48.4%	289 (72.4%)	17 (4.3%)	27 (6.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.5%)	41 (10.3%)	53.8	410^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.7%		68	273^rd of 898 public elementary schools	69.6%	137	40.8	42.4	38.8						45.6	42.1	41.5									$8,909	$3,145	$5,764
Gateway School	Public	5-12	1823 W 20th St	Joplin	64804	Jasper County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 629-3410	16	2	8.0	81.3%	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)
College View School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1101 N Goetz Blvd	Joplin	64801	Jasper County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(417) 629-3044	9	2	4.5	66.7%	5 (55.6%)	2 (22.2%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	542	44	12.4	65.7%	384 (70.8%)	21 (3.9%)	53 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.1%)	13 (2.4%)	49 (9.0%)	33.8	302^nd of 451 public middle schools	33.0%		48.4	238^th of 459 public middle schools	48.1%	64				35.9	28.5	26.2		27.8				22.2	22.0	33.6	90.2					$10,696	$1,251	$9,445
Cecil Floyd Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 W 24th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5320	505	41	12.2	67.1%	342 (67.7%)	21 (4.2%)	69 (13.7%)	13 (2.6%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	45 (8.9%)	48.4	468^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.3%		52.3	429^th of 898 public elementary schools	52.2%	39	31.5	38.3	39.6				39.7		40.4	45.8	40.2									$9,047	$1,603	$7,444
Joplin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	2825 S McClelland Blvd	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5290	297	17	17.4	67.0%	218 (73.4%)	8 (2.7%)	37 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.8%)								(n/a)
Irving Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 McClelland Blvd	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5350	441	38	11.6	63.7%	287 (65.1%)	15 (3.4%)	62 (14.1%)	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	54 (12.2%)	58.2	368^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.4%		32.5	637^th of 898 public elementary schools	29.1%	269	49.9	44.6	32.3				43.5		54.6	42.0	42.8									$9,270	$1,307	$7,963
Dover Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	110 N Main Street	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 625-5380	422	32	13.1	74.9%	298 (70.6%)	15 (3.6%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	13 (3.1%)	39 (9.2%)	34.2	619^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.7%		53.8	409^th of 898 public elementary schools	54.5%	210	30.1	20.4	33.2				29.7		36.4	29.2	48.1
East Middle	Public	6-8	4594 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5280	586	42	13.9	64.8%	386 (65.9%)	27 (4.6%)	82 (14.0%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.4%)	15 (2.6%)	59 (10.1%)	47.2	238^th of 451 public middle schools	47.2%		44.7	261^st of 459 public middle schools	43.1%	23				38.0	33.6	24.9		25.6				29.8	38.6	42.9	94.7					$8,774	$1,136	$7,638
Soaring Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4604 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5330	424	33	12.8	63.7%	287 (67.7%)	9 (2.1%)	50 (11.8%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.2%)	43 (10.1%)	40.7	551^st of 906 public elementary schools	39.2%		34.5	614^th of 898 public elementary schools	31.6%	63	41.7	25.9	47.2				31.0		29.0		33.3									$8,330	$1,249	$7,081
South Middle	Public	6-8	900 E 50th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5250	575	42	13.7	47.3%	407 (70.8%)	27 (4.7%)	54 (9.4%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	56 (9.7%)	56.4	192^nd of 451 public middle schools	57.4%		58.2	180^th of 459 public middle schools	60.8%	12				51.1	38.0	29.1		34.4				38.3	35.6	34.4	91.4					$9,111	$2,142	$6,969

Cities Near Joplin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Webb City	3.28 mi	10	40^th
Carterville	5.04 mi	1	80^th
Carl Junction	5.42 mi	6	66^th
Carthage	8.52 mi	11	206^th
Diamond	13.75 mi	3	331^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.