SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM.

Located at 4604 EAST 20TH ST, in JOPLIN, Missouri, SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school that caters to 395 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under JOPLIN SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 315.

Within JOPLIN SCHOOLS, which oversees 15 schools and 7,873 students, SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 67% of students at SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. qualify 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 noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jasper County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,694 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Jasper County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students), SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAST MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. has grew 3%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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