East Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Joplin, Missouri

East Middle in Joplin, Missouri enrolled 592 students in 2024-25 with 41.4 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

597 students in 2022-23, 586 students in 2023-24, 592 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.3 to 41.4.

Students enrolled at East Middle by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 59202004006002022-235972023-245862024-25592
Students enrolled at East Middle by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 59202004006002022-235972023-245862024-25592
Students enrolled at East Middle by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 59202004006002022-235972023-245862024-25592
Students enrolled at East Middle by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 586, 2024-25: 59202004006002022-235972023-245862024-25592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359743.313.8
2023-2458642.014.0
2024-2559241.414.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; East Middle 14.3; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherEast Middle 14.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; East Middle 14.3; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherEast Middle 14.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; East Middle 14.3; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherEast Middle 14.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; East Middle 14.3; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherEast Middle 14.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 580 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Middle enrolled 580 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 83 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 580 of the 580 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions83
  • Chronically absent21.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.0% of students were White, 16.9% Hispanic, 11.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.0%
  2. Hispanic16.9%
  3. Two or more races11.5%
  4. Black3.4%
  5. Pacific Islander3.0%
  6. Asian2.0%
  7. American Indian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at East Middle scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229%35%43.2%
Math, 2022-2332%34% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Joplin

3 public middle schools in Joplin report 2024-25 enrollment; East Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Middle59614.245.1%
East Middle59214.358.1%
North Middle54912.561.6%

All public schools in Joplin →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about East Middle

  1. South MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 596 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  2. North MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 549 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare East Middle with South MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Joplin Schools spends per student$10,792 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,792
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriEast Middle is the number 119 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#119 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.14.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about East Middle

  1. How many students attend East Middle?
    592 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 597 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Joplin, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at East Middle?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is East Middle a Title I school?
    East Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at East Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at East Middle scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is East Middle in?
    Joplin Schools, NCES district ID 2916350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291635002431 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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