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Kelsey Norman Elementary Primary School
1323 East 28th St
Joplin MO, 64802, Jasper County
Phone: 417-625-5360
Ranking: 
(288 out of 1,698, top 17%)*
(288 out of 1,698, top 17%)*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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 269 | 249 | 241 | 283 | 264 | 273 | 274 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 18.6% | 41 | 16.5% | 38 | 15.8% | 50 | 17.7% | 51 | 19.3% | 43 | 15.8% | 51 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 17.1% | 50 | 20.1% | 38 | 15.8% | 48 | 17.0% | 34 | 12.9% | 50 | 18.3% | 40 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 18.2% | 38 | 15.3% | 38 | 15.8% | 37 | 13.1% | 41 | 15.5% | 46 | 16.8% | 47 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 15.2% | 42 | 16.9% | 34 | 14.1% | 52 | 18.4% | 47 | 17.8% | 44 | 16.1% | 46 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 15.6% | 36 | 14.5% | 45 | 18.7% | 46 | 16.3% | 47 | 17.8% | 45 | 16.5% | 49 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 41 | 15.2% | 42 | 16.9% | 48 | 19.9% | 50 | 17.7% | 44 | 16.7% | 45 | 16.5% | 41 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 127 | 47.2% | 119 | 47.8% | 108 | 44.8% | 138 | 48.8% | 123 | 46.6% | 124 | 45.4% | 145 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 142 | 52.8% | 130 | 52.2% | 133 | 55.2% | 145 | 51.2% | 133 | 50.4% | 141 | 51.6% | 125 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.8% | 11 | 4.6% | 12 | 4.2% | 10 | 3.8% | 10 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 9 | 3.3% | 13 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.7% | 16 | 5.7% | 15 | 5.7% | 17 | 6.2% | 10 | 3.6% |
| White: | 222 | 82.5% | 207 | 83.1% | 208 | 86.3% | 240 | 84.8% | 226 | 85.6% | 233 | 85.3% | 247 | 90.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 5.6% | 9 | 3.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 45.4% | 97 | 39.0% | 117 | 48.5% | 114 | 40.3% | 103 | 39.0% | 96 | 35.2% | 97 | 35.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 13.0% | 30 | 12.0% | 19 | 7.9% | 26 | 9.2% | 22 | 8.3% | 27 | 9.9% | 25 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | 14.12 | 14.71 | 16.36 | 14.92 | 15.50 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 48.2% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 57.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 48.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 47.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 41.2% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 40.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 46.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 53.6% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 59.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 52.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 50.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 45.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 42.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 47.1% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 53.4% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 53.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 53.4% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 54.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 49.3% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 50.6% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 56.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 56.7% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 56.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 42.1% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 49.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 51.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 60.9% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 55% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 54.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 50.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 45.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 51.5% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 59.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 52.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 50% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 44.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 37.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 45.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.2% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 41.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 40.5% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.4% | 21.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,258.0 | $35,373.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,833.0 | $30,023.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,738.0 | $36,833.0 |
* Kelsey Norman Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.