Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOPLIN SCHOOLS·NCES 291635000788
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.
2100 ROLLA ST, JOPLIN, MO 64802 · (417) 625-5370 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
195 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.0pp since 2021
Math
39.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 29.7% | 41.4% | 13.5% |
| Math | 13.5% | 26.1% | 30.6% | 29.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 36.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.'s state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. this school | 277 | 70.4% | 36.1% |
| HORACE MANN ELEM. SEDALIA | 276 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| CLER-MONT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 298 | 63.8% | 39.4% |
| GLADDEN ELEM. BELTON | 326 | 68.7% | 38.2% |
| SOUTH ELEM. NEOSHO | 285 | 67.7% | 28.5% |
| MILL CREEK ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 250 | 77.2% | 50.9% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #630 of 1,002 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #568 of 1,019 ▲ 28 | #14 of 23 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #469 of 1,018 ▲ 209 | #13 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #122 of 943 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #760 of 1,294 | #17 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #643 of 950 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #298 of 953 | #8 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #320 of 1,165 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #64 of 251 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
277
+46 (+20%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 277 | 20.2 | 13.7:1 | 70% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 18.7 | 14.3:1 | 71% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 21.6 | 11.3:1 | 65% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 60% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 17.7 | 13.5:1 | 58% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 58% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 59% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 35% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (239 to 277); teachers up 14% (17.7 to 20.2).
About ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in JOPLIN, Missouri, administered by JOPLIN SCHOOLS. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 277 students enrolled.
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. is one of 15 schools in JOPLIN SCHOOLS, which enrolls 7,873 students in total.
At ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM., 65% of students are White. It is also 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Jasper County is roughly 83% White. The diversity index for ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Lunch program data show 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Jasper County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
On BeatsExpectations, ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. is 2.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In Jasper County, home to about 124,357 people, the median household earns about $60,694 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. shares Jasper County with 48 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. is closest to COLLEGE VIEW SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.6%; ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.'s is 36.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. has an NCES locale of City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 277, from 231 in 2020-21.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOPLIN SCHOOLS
- JOPLIN HIGHHigh · 2,288 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 596 students
- EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 592 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 549 students
- CECIL FLOYD ELEM.Elementary · 532 students
- IRVING ELEMENTARYElementary · 434 students
Other schools in JOPLIN
- JOPLIN HIGHHigh · 2,288 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 596 students
- EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 592 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 549 students
- CECIL FLOYD ELEM.Elementary · 532 students
- IRVING ELEMENTARYElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- COLLEGE VIEW SCHOOL1.3 mi · 7
- Dover Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 412
- MCKINLEY ELEM.1.5 mi · 324
- EASTMORLAND ELEM.2.1 mi · 245
- NORTH MIDDLE2.2 mi · 549
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.2.5 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.How large is ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.?
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. serve?
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM..
What is the student diversity at ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.?
Student demographics at ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. are roughly 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. in?
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. is part of JOPLIN SCHOOLS.
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