Columbia Elementary Primary School
610 West F St
Joplin MO, 64802, Jasper County
Phone: 417-625-5325
Ranking: 
(474 out of 1,698, top 28%)*
(474 out of 1,698, top 28%)*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 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 238 | 242 | 270 | 269 | 255 | 266 | 262 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 16.8% | 42 | 17.4% | 50 | 18.5% | 46 | 17.1% | 39 | 15.3% | 48 | 18.0% | 50 | 19.1% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 14.3% | 42 | 17.4% | 45 | 16.7% | 44 | 16.4% | 38 | 14.9% | 49 | 18.4% | 50 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 18.9% | 37 | 15.3% | 41 | 15.2% | 47 | 17.5% | 47 | 18.4% | 51 | 19.2% | 43 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 38 | 16.0% | 41 | 16.9% | 51 | 18.9% | 43 | 16.0% | 46 | 18.0% | 38 | 14.3% | 35 | 13.4% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 15.5% | 42 | 17.4% | 39 | 14.4% | 45 | 16.7% | 42 | 16.5% | 43 | 16.2% | 36 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 18.5% | 38 | 15.7% | 44 | 16.3% | 44 | 16.4% | 43 | 16.9% | 37 | 13.9% | 48 | 18.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 123 | 51.7% | 121 | 50.0% | 151 | 55.9% | 140 | 52.0% | 116 | 45.5% | 121 | 45.5% | 124 | 47.3% |
| Female: | 115 | 48.3% | 121 | 50.0% | 119 | 44.1% | 129 | 48.0% | 131 | 51.4% | 137 | 51.5% | 134 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 4.2% | 6 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 10 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 5 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.6% | 13 | 4.8% | 15 | 5.9% | 8 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.7% |
| White: | 216 | 90.8% | 222 | 91.7% | 255 | 94.4% | 247 | 91.8% | 230 | 90.2% | 247 | 92.9% | 240 | 91.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 52.1% | 113 | 46.7% | 133 | 49.3% | 129 | 48.0% | 122 | 47.8% | 125 | 47.0% | 134 | 51.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 7.1% | 23 | 9.5% | 16 | 5.9% | 27 | 10.0% | 20 | 7.8% | 25 | 9.4% | 6 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.80 | 13.60 | 16.00 | 15.56 | 14.33 | 14.80 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.2% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 57.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 47.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 41.2% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 40.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 46.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 53.6% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 59.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 52.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 50.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 45.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 42.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 47.1% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 53.4% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 53.4% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 49.3% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 50.6% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 56.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.7% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 54.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 56.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 42.1% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 49.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 51.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 60.9% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 55% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 54.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 50.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 50.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 51.5% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 49% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 59.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 53.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 52.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 46.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 50% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 44.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 37.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 45.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 40.2% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 41.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 40.5% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% | 73.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% | 26.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.7% | 40.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.3% | 60.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $34,209.0 | $32,706.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,500.0 | $30,433.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $35,194.0 | $34,220.0 |
* Columbia Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.