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Royal Heights Elementary

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Royal Heights Elementary ranks 475 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Royal Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Joplin, Missouri, serving 266 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Joplin Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Royal Heights Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to the district and state, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 11.3 to 14.2 in recent years. When compared to nearby schools within the Joplin Schools district, such as Jefferson Elementary, Kelsey Norman Elementary, and Soaring Heights Elementary, Royal Heights generally performs worse in terms of test scores and chronic absenteeism rates.

However, Royal Heights Elementary has shown some promising performance for its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking relatively high (120th out of 638 Missouri elementary schools) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's spending per student, ranging from $7,821 to $8,834 in recent years, is generally in line with the Joplin Schools district average and the state average, suggesting that the school's performance challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding, but rather other factors such as student demographics, teacher quality, or school leadership.

277

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,429

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Rolla St
Joplin, MO 64802-0128

(417) 625-5370

District: Joplin Schools

Students who attend Royal Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle
High:	Joplin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Missouri avg41%

475^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Joplin Schools

193^rd of 367Joplin Schools among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	475 of 900	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	564 of 906	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	494 of 898	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	580 of 908	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	667 of 901	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	698 of 1052	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	425 of 1045	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.0	821 of 1032	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.5	632 of 865	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.6	657 of 1058	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.5	890 of 1089	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	825 of 1108	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	813 of 1085	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.4	604 of 1088	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	499 of 1066	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	87.0	79 of 1053	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	92.1	16 of 1084	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	20 of 1080	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	70.2	237 of 1074	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	120 of 638	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	281 of 625	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	134 of 611	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	193 of 532	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	317 of 574	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	481 of 907	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	159 of 887	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	401 of 668	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	585 of 691	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	677 of 917	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	415 of 898	53.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+34 vs school

White (2024)40th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Royal Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Rolla St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5370	277	20	13.7	70.4%	179 (64.6%)	8 (2.9%)	65 (23.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	49.2	475^th of 900 public elementary schools	47.2%		39.6	564^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.7%	89	38.3		28.7		57.8		33.3	$10,429	$1,036	$9,393
Dover Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 N Main Street	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 625-5380	412	32	13.0	81.6%	267 (64.8%)	20 (4.9%)	55 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	29 (7.0%)	31 (7.5%)	37.6	594^th of 900 public elementary schools	34.0%		34.2	619^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.7%	25	29.5	36.8	25.4		36.5	38.4	38.2	$11,621	$1,507	$10,114
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	610 S Forest	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5365	324	26	12.3	82.1%	197 (60.8%)	15 (4.6%)	42 (13.0%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	10 (3.1%)	45 (13.9%)	51	451^st of 900 public elementary schools	49.9%		48.7	464^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.8%	13	50.8	48.9	39.6	28.4	36.7	36.7	43.3	$11,139	$893	$10,246
Eastmorland Elementary	Public	K-5	1131 Highview	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5340	245	22	10.9	74.3%	150 (61.2%)	15 (6.1%)	31 (12.7%)	7 (2.9%)	10 (4.1%)	12 (4.9%)	20 (8.2%)	32.9	642^nd of 900 public elementary schools	28.7%		52.2	429^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.6%	213	34.0		27.8	23.3	36.3			$11,878	$1,256	$10,622
Eugene Field Elementary	Public	4	510 S Oronogo	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6040	222	14	15.3	60.4%	167 (75.2%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (13.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.6%)								(n/a)		45.2				49.7		$9,353	$472	$8,881
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	130 McKinley	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5355	218	18	11.8	80.3%	158 (72.5%)	10 (4.6%)	25 (11.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)	52.5				31.5			$11,264	$990	$10,274
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	3	1427 W Aylor	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6050	186	13	14.7	57.0%	127 (68.3%)	6 (3.2%)	22 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (12.9%)								(n/a)	61.1				69.0			$10,855	$746	$10,109
Kelsey Norman Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 E 28th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5360	300	21	14.5	63.7%	184 (61.3%)	17 (5.7%)	32 (10.7%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	50 (16.7%)	51.5	441^st of 900 public elementary schools	51.0%		48.8	463^rd of 906 public elementary schools	48.9%	22	56.4	56.0	23.1	23.1	52.1	48.0	37.6	$10,221	$880	$9,341
Soaring Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4604 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5330	395	32	12.2	67.3%	269 (68.1%)	14 (3.5%)	48 (12.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	35 (8.9%)	34.2	625^th of 900 public elementary schools	30.6%		40.7	551^st of 906 public elementary schools	39.2%	74	36.4	21.8	40.7	32.7	36.5	19.3	36.7	$11,932	$1,313	$10,619
Webster Primary Center	Public	1-2	700 N Main	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6060	356	25	14.4	61.8%	254 (71.3%)	6 (1.7%)	42 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	41 (11.5%)								(n/a)								$9,730	$690	$9,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Royal Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Royal Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle
High : Joplin High

Is Royal Heights Elementary a good school?

Royal Heights Elementary ranks 475^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Royal Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Royal Heights Elementary.

What district is Royal Heights Elementary in?

Joplin Schools

What is the racial makeup of Royal Heights Elementary?

Students at Royal Heights Elementary are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

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