Joplin School District

The Joplin School District is located in Jasper and Newton Counties in the City of Joplin, Missouri. It serves more than 7,700 students in the school district.[1]

Joplin School District
Location
Jasper and Newton Counties, Missouri

United States
Coordinates37.0546°N 94.4364°W / 37.0546; -94.4364
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre K–12
NCES District ID2916350
Students and staff
Students7,766[1]
Teachers546.26 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.22:1[1]
District mascotEagle
ColorsCardinal Red, Navy Blue, Silver, White
Other information
Websitewww.joplinschools.org

Major Cities Served

Recent history

On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri. In the path of the tornado, Joplin High School, Franklin Technical Center, East Middle School, Old South Middle School, Irving Elementary, and Emerson Elementary were destroyed; Cecil Floyd Elementary, Duquesne Elementary, Eastmorland Elementary, and Kelsey Norman were damaged as well. In the months after the tornado, plans have been made to rebuild all schools that were destroyed in the tornado. The school district re-opened its Middle and Elementary schools on January 9, 2014; and Joplin High School and Franklin Technical Center re-opened in August 2014. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Joplin Schools cancelled all classes for the rest of the 2019- 2020 school year.

Schools

High school

Middle schools
  • East Middle School
  • North Middle School
  • South Middle School

Elementary
  • Cecil Floyd (opened in 1985)
  • Columbia
  • Eastmorland
  • Irving (destroyed and rebuilt in a new location after the May 2011 tornado)
  • Jefferson
  • Kelsey Norman
  • McKinley
  • Royal Heights
  • Soaring Heights (completed December 2013)
  • Stapleton
  • West Central

Former schools
  • Duenweg (closed and consolidated in response to redistricting following the May 2011 tornado)
  • Duquesne (closed and consolidated in response to redistricting following the May 2011 tornado)
  • Emerson (damaged in May 2011 tornado, razed in December 2016)
  • Memorial (currently utilized as the district's administration offices)
  • Washington Education Center

References
  1. "Joplin Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
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