Cecil Floyd Elementary is a public elementary school in Joplin, Missouri, serving 497 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Joplin Schools district, which is ranked 171 out of 386 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Despite its relatively small size, Cecil Floyd Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a ranking between 429 and 812 out of over 900 schools in recent years. It performs particularly poorly in the "Special Education Students" and "Disabled Students" categories, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Missouri elementary schools. Additionally, the school has had a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18% to 25.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Cecil Floyd Elementary's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are also consistently below the Joplin Schools district and Missouri state averages across all grade levels.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Joplin Schools district, such as Soaring Heights Elementary, Eastmorland Elementary, and Royal Heights Elementary, generally perform better than Cecil Floyd Elementary on key metrics like test scores and statewide rankings. However, these schools still struggle to match the performance of the top-performing schools in the state, such as Eugene Field Elementary in the Webb City R-Vii district, which consistently ranks in the top 10% of Missouri elementary schools.
Joplin Schools
Students at Cecil Floyd Elementary are 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.
Cecil Floyd Elementary ranks 468th of 906 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
Students who attend Cecil Floyd Elementary usually go on to attend:Middle : North MiddleHigh : Joplin High
In the 2023-24 school year, 505 students attended Cecil Floyd Elementary.