IRVING ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary school in JOPLIN, Missouri, IRVING ELEMENTARY instructs 434 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by JOPLIN SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 315.

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

In terms of who attends, IRVING ELEMENTARY shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting IRVING ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jasper County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IRVING ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 59.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Jasper County shows 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. IRVING ELEMENTARY is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

Nearest neighbor: JOPLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR., around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IRVING ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.2%.

IRVING ELEMENTARY operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 63% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.