Jefferson Elementary Primary School
130 Mckinley
Joplin MO, 64802, Jasper County
Phone: 417-625-5355
Ranking: 
(1,142 out of 1,698, bottom 33%)*
(1,142 out of 1,698, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Joplin R-VIII School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 272 | 275 | 276 | 261 | 252 | 241 | 264 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 16.5% | 40 | 14.5% | 56 | 20.3% | 48 | 18.4% | 52 | 20.6% | 39 | 16.2% | 47 | 17.8% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 16.9% | 47 | 17.1% | 42 | 15.2% | 45 | 17.2% | 49 | 19.4% | 48 | 19.9% | 46 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 15.4% | 44 | 16.0% | 50 | 18.1% | 50 | 19.2% | 42 | 16.7% | 34 | 14.1% | 35 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 20.6% | 44 | 16.0% | 50 | 18.1% | 47 | 18.0% | 36 | 14.3% | 35 | 14.5% | 43 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 14.0% | 51 | 18.5% | 46 | 16.7% | 33 | 12.6% | 36 | 14.3% | 41 | 17.0% | 48 | 18.2% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 16.5% | 49 | 17.8% | 32 | 11.6% | 38 | 14.6% | 37 | 14.7% | 44 | 18.3% | 45 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 132 | 48.5% | 135 | 49.1% | 133 | 48.2% | 131 | 50.2% | 112 | 44.4% | 105 | 43.6% | 135 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 140 | 51.5% | 140 | 50.9% | 143 | 51.8% | 130 | 49.8% | 132 | 52.4% | 128 | 53.1% | 125 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 5.5% | 19 | 6.9% | 13 | 4.7% | 15 | 5.7% | 19 | 7.5% | 22 | 9.1% | 28 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 11 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 11 | 4.0% | 17 | 6.5% | 26 | 10.3% | 14 | 5.8% | 13 | 4.9% |
| White: | 238 | 87.5% | 242 | 88.0% | 247 | 89.5% | 227 | 87.0% | 202 | 80.2% | 199 | 82.6% | 215 | 81.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 192 | 70.6% | 196 | 71.3% | 197 | 71.4% | 184 | 70.5% | 157 | 62.3% | 148 | 61.4% | 161 | 61.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 7.7% | 28 | 10.2% | 23 | 8.3% | 32 | 12.3% | 25 | 9.9% | 23 | 9.5% | 24 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.48 | 13.65 | 13.48 | 14.15 | 13.06 | 12.20 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 48.2% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 57.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 48.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 47.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 41.2% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 40.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 46.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.6% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 59.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 52.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 50.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 45.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 42.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 47.1% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.4% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 53.4% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 49.3% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 50.6% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 56.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 56.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56.7% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 54.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 56.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 42.1% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 51.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.9% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 55% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 54.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 50.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 50.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 45.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 51.5% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 49% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 59.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 52.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 46.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 50% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 44.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 37.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 45.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 40.2% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 41.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 40.5% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.6% | 76.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.4% | 23.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 47.1% | 52.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $34,451.0 | $33,184.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,930.0 | $30,204.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $36,691.0 | $36,536.0 |
* Jefferson Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.