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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOPLIN SCHOOLS·NCES 291635000791
STAPLETON ELEM.
101 E 41ST ST, JOPLIN, MO 64802 · (417) 625-5375 · Newton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
215 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +50.6pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +31.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 51 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 32 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 33.9% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where STAPLETON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #634 of 968 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #252 of 974 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #147 of 974 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #395 of 1,294 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #507 of 950 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #251 of 953 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #567 of 1,165 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #608 of 684 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
0 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 400 | 30.7 | 13.0:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 48% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 30.1 | 13.6:1 | 49% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 28.7 | 14.4:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 50% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 42% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 26% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 23 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STAPLETON ELEM..
About STAPLETON ELEM.
STAPLETON ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in JOPLIN, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 400 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 27% above average.
JOPLIN SCHOOLS enrolls 7,873 students, and its 15 schools include STAPLETON ELEM..
By race and ethnicity, STAPLETON ELEM. is 65% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Newton County's population at about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at STAPLETON ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.0:1, with 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at STAPLETON ELEM. is 54%.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, STAPLETON ELEM.'s results are 5.4 points below predicted: 44.9% against 50.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Newton County show that median household income is about $66,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 25 public schools operate in Newton County, serving about 9,567 students.
SOUTH MIDDLE is located about 1.0 miles from STAPLETON ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 44.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 400 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 400. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
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Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,118
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,567 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
- SOUTH MIDDLE1.0 mi · 596
- KELSEY NORMAN ELEM.1.3 mi · 300
- IRVING ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 434
- JOPLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.1.4 mi · 311
- JOPLIN HIGH1.6 mi · 2,288
- CECIL FLOYD ELEM.2.1 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About STAPLETON ELEM.How many students attend STAPLETON ELEM.?
STAPLETON ELEM. enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does STAPLETON ELEM. serve?
STAPLETON ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at STAPLETON ELEM.?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at STAPLETON ELEM..
How diverse is STAPLETON ELEM.?
STAPLETON ELEM. reports a student body of 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is STAPLETON ELEM. in?
STAPLETON ELEM. is part of JOPLIN SCHOOLS.
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