Dover Hill Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in JOPLIN, Missouri, Dover Hill Elementary educates 412 students from grades K through 5, overseen by JOPLIN SCHOOLS. That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Dover Hill Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by JOPLIN SCHOOLS, a district that works with 7,873 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Dover Hill Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Pacific Islander, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Dover Hill Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jasper County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dover Hill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 51.9%, a residual of +2.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Jasper County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,694, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dover Hill Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

NORTH MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dover Hill Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Dover Hill Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.