📍 101 e 41st St, Joplin, Newton County, 64802
Stapleton Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joplin, Newton County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joplin Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stapleton Elem. enrolls 410 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 11% Two or more races and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 410 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Stapleton 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 161.
Stapleton 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 410 students, Stapleton 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