Best public schools in Joplin, MO
18 public schools in Joplin: 11 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Missouri.
Elementary schools
11 schools in Joplin, best first
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JEFFERSON ELEM.
72.7
ELA 48%Math 56%
#271 of 991 in Missouri
STAPLETON ELEM.
66.9
ELA 54%Math 46%
#329 of 991 in Missouri
MCKINLEY ELEM.
52.4
ELA 42%Math 50%Science 30%
#472 of 991 in Missouri
KELSEY NORMAN ELEM.
50.4
ELA 46%Math 45%Science 26%
#492 of 991 in Missouri
CECIL FLOYD ELEM.
48.9
ELA 46%Math 39%Science 44%
#507 of 991 in Missouri
ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.
48.4
ELA 45%Math 40%
#512 of 991 in Missouri
Dover Hill Elementary
36.8
ELA 41%Math 35%
#627 of 991 in Missouri
IRVING ELEMENTARY
34.5
ELA 35%Math 41%Science 31%
#650 of 991 in Missouri
EASTMORLAND ELEM.
29.8
ELA 31%Math 41%Science 24%
#696 of 991 in Missouri
SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM.
27.2
ELA 34%Math 33%
#722 of 991 in Missouri
JOPLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.
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