District's 2007 MAP Results Announced

Students in the Joplin School District showed strength on Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests for yet another year. Released last week by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Joplin's elementary, middle, and high school MAP results all ranked above state averages in communication arts, as did elementary and high school mathematics.

"We are very proud that Joplin's MAP results continue to build each year," said Superintendent Dr. Jim Simpson. "While there are a few weak areas that we will continue to focus on improving, we are pleased with the strong upward trends we see in Joplin's overall student performance."

Last spring, all Joplin students in grades 3-8 took MAP tests in communication arts and mathematics. The communication arts exam was also given to 11th grade students, and 10th graders took the mathematics exam. Results on MAP exams are used to evaluate school districts for accreditation and to satisfy federal accountability requirements (No Child Left Behind).

Student performance on MAP exams is categorized into four achievement levels: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. With a goal of moving students out of the lower categories, many Joplin schools continue to deliver impressive percentages of students scoring in the upper two categories.

"Joplin students are excelling beyond their peers in the state," said Angie Besendorfer, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Accountability. "For instance, in five of our elementary schools, the percentage of third graders scoring at the Proficient and Advanced levels was at least 30% above state average in both math and communication arts."

Highlights of Joplin’s 2007 MAP Results

• Top Performing Schools – Mathematics
  • 40% of Students Scoring Advanced (Level 4)
    • Duenweg Elementary, 3rd & 5th grades
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 5th grade
  • 20% of Students Scoring Advanced (Level 4)
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 5th grade
    • Columbia Elementary, 5th grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Eastmorland Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 4th grade
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 4th grade
    • Stapleton Elementary, 3rd grade
  • 0% of Students Scoring Below Basic (Level 1)
    • Duenweg Elementary, 3rd & 5th grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 4th & 5th grade
    • Eastmorland Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Irving Elementary, 4th grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 5th grade
    • West Central Elementary, 5th grade
    
    
• Top Performing Schools – Communication Arts
  • 40% of Students Scoring Advanced (Level 4)
    • Duenweg Elementary, 3rd & 5th grades
    • Eastmorland Elementary, 3rd grade
  • 20% of Students Scoring Advanced (Level 4)
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 4th & 5th grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Jefferson Elementary, 4th grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 3rd & 4th grade
    • McKinley Elementary, 4th grade
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 3rd & 5th grade
    • Stapleton Elementary, 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade
  • 0% of Students Scoring Below Basic (Level 1)
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 5th grade
    • Columbia Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Duenweg Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 4th & 5th grades
    • Eastmorland Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Jefferson Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 4th & 5th grades
    
    
• Schools Exceeding State Average by 40%
  • Mathematics
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 3rd grade
  • Communication Arts
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 3rd grade
    
    
• Schools Exceeding State Average by 30%
  • Mathematics
    • Duenweg Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Eastmorland Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 4th grade
  • Communication Arts
    • Duenweg Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Eastmorland Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 4th grade
    
    
• Schools Exceeding State Average by 20%
  • Mathematics
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 4th grade
    • Duenweg Elementary, 5th grade
    • Duquesne Elementary, 3rd & 5th grades
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 4th grades
  • Communication Arts
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 4th grade
    • Duenweg Elementary, 5th grade
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 4th grade
    
    
• Schools Exceeding State Average by 10%
  • Mathematics
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 5th grade
    • Columbia Elementary, 4th & 5th grades
    • Duquesne Elementary, 4th & 5th grades
    • Kelsey Norman Elementary, 3rd grade
    • Stapleton Elementary, 3rd grade
  • Communication Arts
    • Cecil Floyd Elementary, 5th grade
    • Columbia Elementary, 3rd & 4th grades
    • Royal Heights Elementary, 5th grade
    • Stapleton Elementary, 3rd grade

» Click here to view a Power Point presentation shown at a press conference held on August 17, 2007 regarding the Joplin School District's 2007 MAP results.

(posted 08/21/07)