West Central Elementary Primary School
1001 West 7th St
Joplin MO, 64802, Jasper County
Phone: 417-625-5380
Ranking: 
(1,370 out of 1,698, bottom 19%)*
(1,370 out of 1,698, bottom 19%)*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: | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 205 | 211 | 192 | 203 | 211 | 231 | 192 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 23.9% | 38 | 18.0% | 41 | 21.4% | 42 | 20.7% | 38 | 18.0% | 39 | 16.9% | 30 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 38 | 18.5% | 40 | 19.0% | 38 | 19.8% | 33 | 16.3% | 33 | 15.6% | 34 | 14.7% | 40 | 20.8% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 15.1% | 39 | 18.5% | 25 | 13.0% | 33 | 16.3% | 37 | 17.5% | 41 | 17.7% | 36 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 37 | 18.0% | 33 | 15.6% | 32 | 16.7% | 35 | 17.2% | 38 | 18.0% | 38 | 16.5% | 34 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 24 | 11.7% | 30 | 14.2% | 27 | 14.1% | 37 | 18.2% | 31 | 14.7% | 34 | 14.7% | 30 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 26 | 12.7% | 31 | 14.7% | 29 | 15.1% | 23 | 11.3% | 34 | 16.1% | 27 | 11.7% | 22 | 11.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 106 | 51.7% | 116 | 55.0% | 107 | 55.7% | 110 | 54.2% | 100 | 47.4% | 126 | 54.5% | 103 | 53.6% |
| Female: | 99 | 48.3% | 95 | 45.0% | 85 | 44.3% | 93 | 45.8% | 103 | 48.8% | 97 | 42.0% | 85 | 44.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 10.7% | 16 | 7.6% | 22 | 11.5% | 19 | 9.4% | 18 | 8.5% | 16 | 6.9% | 16 | 8.3% |
| Black: | 9 | 4.4% | 16 | 7.6% | 13 | 6.8% | 15 | 7.4% | 21 | 10.0% | 14 | 6.1% | 9 | 4.7% |
| White: | 156 | 76.1% | 169 | 80.1% | 150 | 78.1% | 167 | 82.3% | 169 | 80.1% | 197 | 85.3% | 163 | 84.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 7.3% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 76.1% | 166 | 78.7% | 155 | 80.7% | 157 | 77.3% | 152 | 72.0% | 165 | 71.4% | 151 | 78.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 12.2% | 16 | 7.6% | 14 | 7.3% | 9 | 4.4% | 16 | 7.6% | 11 | 4.8% | 15 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.06 | 11.74 | 10.56 | 11.96 | 10.46 | 12.10 | 10.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 48.2% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 48.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 47.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 41.2% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 40.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 46.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 53.6% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 59.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 50.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 45.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 42.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 47.1% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53.4% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 53.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 53.4% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 54.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 49.3% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 50.6% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 56.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 56.7% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 56.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 42.1% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 49.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 60.9% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 55% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 50.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 50.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 45.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 51.5% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 49% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 53.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 46.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 50% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 44.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 37.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 45.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 40.2% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 41.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 40.5% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.5% | 68.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.5% | 31.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,202.0 | $33,308.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,417.0 | $30,463.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $36,075.0 | $33,965.0 |
* West Central Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.