EASTMORLAND ELEM.

EASTMORLAND ELEM. is one of the modestly sized primary schools in JOPLIN, Missouri, one of the schools within JOPLIN SCHOOLS, with 245 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

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

On demographics, EASTMORLAND ELEM. reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Jasper County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jasper County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EASTMORLAND ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household income runs about $60,694, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EASTMORLAND ELEM. is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

The closest other public school is MCKINLEY ELEM., roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, EASTMORLAND ELEM. comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 276 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 67% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.