Joplin School District

Joplin School District
Location
	Jasper and Newton Counties, Missouri; United States
Coordinates	37.0546°N 94.4364°W
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre K–12
NCES District ID	2916350
Students and staff
Students	7,766[1]
Teachers	546.26 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	14.22:1[1]
District mascot	Eagle
Colors	Cardinal Red, Navy Blue, Silver, White
Other information
Website	www.joplinschools.org

The Joplin School District is located in Jasper and Newton Counties in the City of Joplin, Missouri. It serves more than 7,700 students in the school district.[1]

Major Cities Served

Recent history

On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado caused extensive damage to much of the city. Joplin High School, Franklin Technology Center, East Middle School, the old South Middle School, Irving Elementary, and Emerson Elementary were destroyed; Cecil Floyd Elementary, Duquesne Elementary, Eastmorland Elementary, and Kelsey Norman were damaged.

The district re-opened its Middle and Elementary schools on January 9, 2014; and Joplin High School and Franklin Technology Center re-opened in August 2014. The district had a long appeals process with the Federal Emergency Management Agency about adequate disaster funding years after all schools had reopened.[2]

In March of 2020, it was decided to close schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic until April 3rd. Later, the schools closed for the remainder of the year.[3] On August 24th, the schools reopened, with Joplin High School having a split schedule due to the number of students.[4] [5]

Schools

High school

Joplin High School
Franklin Technology Center

Middle schools

East Middle School
North Middle School
South Middle School

Elementary

Cecil Floyd (opened in 1985)
Columbia
Eastmorland
Irving (destroyed and rebuilt in a new location after the May 2011 tornado)
Jefferson
Kelsey Norman
McKinley
Royal Heights
Soaring Heights (completed December 2013)
Stapleton
West Central

Former schools

Duenweg (closed and consolidated in response to redistricting following the May 2011 tornado)
Duquesne (closed and consolidated in response to redistricting following the May 2011 tornado)
Emerson (damaged in May 2011 tornado, razed in December 2016)
Memorial (currently utilized as the district's administration offices)
Washington Education Center

References

"Joplin Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
Kennedy, Mike (October 16, 2017). "Joplin (Mo.) district haggling with FEMA over recovery funds for damage from deadly 2011 tornado". American School & University. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
Joplin Globe: UPDATED: Joplin School Board approves split schedule for JHS
[joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/joplin-schools-try-to-maintain-a-sense-of-normalcy-as-students-return-today/article_bf23c836-e655-11ea-b178-4327229e0538.html Joplin Globe: Joplin schools try to maintain a sense of normalcy as students return today]

External links

Joplin School District

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[NCES-1] "Joplin Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

[2] Kennedy, Mike (October 16, 2017). "Joplin (Mo.) district haggling with FEMA over recovery funds for damage from deadly 2011 tornado". American School & University. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

[4] Joplin Globe: UPDATED: Joplin School Board approves split schedule for JHS

[5] [joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/joplin-schools-try-to-maintain-a-sense-of-normalcy-as-students-return-today/article_bf23c836-e655-11ea-b178-4327229e0538.html Joplin Globe: Joplin schools try to maintain a sense of normalcy as students return today]