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East Middle

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East Middle ranks 231 st of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

East Middle is a public middle school located in Joplin, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 586 students. The school is part of the Joplin Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

East Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Missouri middle schools over the past several years, with its ranking ranging from 231 out of 438 schools in 2024-2025 to 512 out of 568 schools in 2016-2017. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed. Academically, East Middle's performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 24.6% in 8th grade to 39.5% in 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 32.7% and 45.5%, respectively. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 21.8% to 25.9% in recent years, while the state average is typically around 15-20%.

Compared to the other middle schools in the Joplin School District, such as South Middle and North Middle, East Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. When compared to middle schools in other nearby districts, such as Neosho Junior High, Carthage Junior High, and Webb City Junior High, East Middle's performance is significantly lower across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates.

592

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,628

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4594 East 20th St
Joplin, MO 64802-0128

(417) 625-5280

District: Joplin Schools

Students who attend East Middle usually attend:

High:

Joplin High

Feeder schools for East Middle:

Elementary:	Eastmorland Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Royal Heights Elementary
	Soaring Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Missouri avg40%

231^st of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	46.5	231 of 438	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	238 of 451	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	261 of 459	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	311 of 459	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	327 of 587	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	446 of 552	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	512 of 568	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	379 of 435	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	491 of 585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	522 of 633	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.1	406 of 649	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.2	490 of 623	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.0	337 of 625	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	331 of 614	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	315 of 601	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.0	492 of 624	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.4	333 of 624	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.3	332 of 619	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	19.8	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	186 of 187	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	156 of 195	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	92 of 204	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	133 of 162	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	42 of 90	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	65 of 74	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	73 of 130	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	149 of 369	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	163 of 378	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	137 of 382	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	191 of 365	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	120 of 371	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	225 of 482	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	334 of 422	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	62.2	11 of 51	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	30.0	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	75 of 79	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	152 of 196	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	149 of 194	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	191 of 192	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	206 of 358	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	210 of 379	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	192 of 385	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	256 of 381	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	211 of 376	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	324 of 527	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	428 of 479	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)78th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2019)11th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science38%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%-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)					MAP Algebra I (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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Middle	Public	6-8	4594 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5280	592	41	14.3	69.9%	367 (62.0%)	20 (3.4%)	100 (16.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.0%)	68 (11.5%)	46.5	231^st of 438 public middle schools	47.3%		47.2	238^th of 451 public middle schools	47.2%	7			39.5	37.1	24.6		37.5			34.5	37.8	37.0		$10,628	$998	$9,630
South Middle	Public	6-8	900 E 50th St	Joplin	64802	Newton County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5250	596	42	14.2	57.2%	402 (67.4%)	33 (5.5%)	53 (8.9%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	12 (2.0%)	74 (12.4%)	56.5	185^th of 438 public middle schools	57.8%		56.4	192^nd of 451 public middle schools	57.4%	7			40.0	42.4	29.2		40.2			44.0	44.9	36.5	97.3	$10,842	$1,000	$9,842
North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	549	44	12.4	72.9%	370 (67.4%)	28 (5.1%)	61 (11.1%)	9 (1.6%)	10 (1.8%)	16 (2.9%)	55 (10.0%)	39.6	276^th of 438 public middle schools	37.0%		33.8	302^nd of 451 public middle schools	33.0%	26			29.0	37.7	29.3		25.6			36.4	36.0	31.7		$11,220	$999	$10,221
Webb City Junior High	Public	7-8	807 W First St	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6030	709	47	15.2	46.3%	582 (82.1%)	12 (1.7%)	58 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.1%)	66.8	126^th of 438 public middle schools	71.2%		73.3	95^th of 451 public middle schools	78.9%	31				54.4	32.0		41.5				44.2	46.8	96.7	$9,840	$679	$9,161
Webb City Middle	Public	5-6	603 W Aylor	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6045	681	45	15.2	49.8%	531 (78.0%)	13 (1.9%)	64 (9.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.3%)								(n/a)		40.9	62.4			48.3			48.8	47.7				$9,654	$499	$9,156
Diamond Middle	Public	5-8	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5336	212	14	15.5	50.5%	186 (87.7%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	57.4	181^st of 438 public middle schools	58.7%		51.2	221^st of 451 public middle schools	51.0%	40		6.9	35.1	45.8	38.0	25.1	28.0		20.5	40.7	50.8			$11,558	$19	$11,540
Carl Junction Intermediate	Public	4-6	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 649-5760	769	53	14.5	39.3%	637 (82.8%)	6 (0.8%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)								(n/a)	38.3	35.3	66.1			53.1		56.8	55.4	55.4				$9,117	$488	$8,629
Carl Junction Junior High	Public	7-8	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 649-7246	500	35	14.2	33.6%	412 (82.4%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	81.9	61^st of 438 public middle schools	86.1%		78.4	73^rd of 451 public middle schools	83.8%	12				53.7	49.2		60.1				46.3	55.9		$10,466	$511	$9,955
Carthage Junior High	Public	7-8	827 E. Centennial	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7050	773	59	13.0	65.1%	385 (49.8%)	3 (0.4%)	356 (46.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	49.3	213^th of 438 public middle schools	51.4%		56.7	189^th of 451 public middle schools	58.1%	24				42.1	34.3		39.8				26.6	41.4	88.6	$10,947	$560	$10,387
Carthage 6th Grade Center	Public	6	714 S Main	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7016	377	31	12.2	71.1%	180 (47.7%)	6 (1.6%)	179 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)			38.7							34.6				$10,649	$657	$9,992

Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle

Is East Middle a good school?

East Middle ranks 231^st of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is East Middle in?

Joplin Schools

What is the racial makeup of East Middle?

Students at East Middle are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of East Middle attend?

Students who attend East Middle usually go on to attend Joplin High

How many students attend East Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended East Middle.

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