📍 4604 East 20th St, Joplin, Jasper County, 64802
Soaring Heights Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joplin, Jasper County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joplin Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Soaring Heights Elem. enrolls 407 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 10% Two or more races and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 304 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 9.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 407 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Soaring Heights Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 161.
Soaring Heights Elem. is one of 16 schools in JOPLIN SCHOOLS, based in JOPLIN, Missouri. The district serves 7,873 students district-wide and employs 577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 407 students, Soaring Heights Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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