CECIL FLOYD ELEM.

Located at 2201 W 24TH ST, in JOPLIN, Missouri, CECIL FLOYD ELEM. is a sizable primary school that caters to 532 students (grades K through 5), part of JOPLIN SCHOOLS. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CECIL FLOYD ELEM. sits 69% larger than that benchmark.

JOPLIN SCHOOLS comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 7,873 students; CECIL FLOYD ELEM. is among them.

Looking at the student body, CECIL FLOYD ELEM. reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Jasper County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, CECIL FLOYD ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

In the broader community, Jasper County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,694 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jasper County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students), of which CECIL FLOYD ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: GATEWAY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CECIL FLOYD ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CECIL FLOYD ELEM. at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CECIL FLOYD ELEM. has held roughly steady, going from 525 students in 2018 to 532 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 77% to 63% over that span.

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