📍 610 S Forest, Joplin, Jasper County, 64802
McKinley Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joplin, Jasper County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joplin Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McKinley Elem. enrolls 310 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 207 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 310 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
McKinley Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 162.
McKinley 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 310 students, McKinley 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: City - Small