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East Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4594 East 20 Th St
Joplin, MO 64802
Phone
(417) 625-5280
District
JOPLIN SCHOOLS
County
JASPER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
597
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.2% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.0% of all U.S. schools.


East Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
41%
22%
40%
32%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
38%
32%
38%
27%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
41%
32%
43%
27%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 191 32.0%
Grade 7 198 33.2%
Grade 8 208 34.8%
Total 597 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.5% 77.0% 72.4%
Black 4.1% 4.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 14.5% 12.2% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 2.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.4% 4.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.7% 59.3% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 51.9% 48.6% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.7% 10.7% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,635 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 885.4 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,889 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.9% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.4% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 12.4% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $38,688,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $593 $4,564,000 5.5%
Staff $390 $2,999,000 3.6%
General Administration $331 $2,545,000 3.1%
School Administration $516 $3,967,000 4.8%
Operation $948 $7,294,000 8.8%
Transportation $347 $2,671,000 3.2%
Other $211 $1,626,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,336 $25,666,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,452 $18,867,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $10,816 $83,221,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%