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Soaring Heights Elementary Primary School
4594 East 20th St
Joplin MO, 64802, Jasper County
Phone: 417-625-5330
Ranking: 
(687 out of 1,698, top 40%)*
(687 out of 1,698, top 40%)*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: | 21 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 317 | 249 | 259 | 123 | 126 | 135 | 159 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 17.7% | 48 | 19.3% | 43 | 16.6% | 17 | 13.8% | 21 | 16.7% | 22 | 16.3% | 51 | 32.1% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 17.4% | 40 | 16.1% | 35 | 13.5% | 17 | 13.8% | 21 | 16.7% | 16 | 11.9% | 21 | 13.2% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 18.3% | 39 | 15.7% | 39 | 15.1% | 21 | 17.1% | 16 | 12.7% | 22 | 16.3% | 27 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 15.5% | 46 | 18.5% | 44 | 17.0% | 17 | 13.8% | 20 | 15.9% | 25 | 18.5% | 21 | 13.2% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 16.1% | 39 | 15.7% | 44 | 17.0% | 25 | 20.3% | 27 | 21.4% | 21 | 15.6% | 22 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 15.1% | 37 | 14.9% | 54 | 20.8% | 26 | 21.1% | 21 | 16.7% | 29 | 21.5% | 17 | 10.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 157 | 49.5% | 121 | 48.6% | 121 | 46.7% | 61 | 49.6% | 60 | 47.6% | 61 | 45.2% | 73 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 160 | 50.5% | 128 | 51.4% | 138 | 53.3% | 62 | 50.4% | 58 | 46.0% | 66 | 48.9% | 82 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.8% | 4 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 2.0% | 13 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 4.1% | 14 | 5.6% | 14 | 5.4% | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.6% | 4 | 3.0% | 6 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 12 | 3.8% | 12 | 4.8% | 18 | 6.9% | 5 | 4.1% | 6 | 4.8% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.3% |
| White: | 264 | 83.3% | 202 | 81.1% | 210 | 81.1% | 115 | 93.5% | 114 | 90.5% | 130 | 96.3% | 150 | 94.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 5.0% | 7 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 188 | 59.3% | 159 | 63.9% | 180 | 69.5% | 65 | 52.8% | 67 | 53.2% | 70 | 51.9% | 99 | 62.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 8.8% | 20 | 8.0% | 23 | 8.9% | 16 | 13.0% | 26 | 20.6% | 19 | 14.1% | 19 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.88 | 12.39 | 12.19 | 11.76 | 12.39 | 13.60 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 48.2% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 48.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 47.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 41.2% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 40.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 46.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 53.6% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 59.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 52.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 50.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 45.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 42.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 47.1% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 53.4% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 53.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 53.4% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 54.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 49.3% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 50.6% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 56.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 56.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 56.7% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 54.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42.1% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 49.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 51.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.9% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 50.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 50.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 45.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 51.5% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 49% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 52.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 46.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 50% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 40.2% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 40.5% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% | 62.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% | 37.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.9% | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,446.0 | $34,173.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $36,001.0 | $35,417.0 |
* Soaring Heights Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.