Should Be able to give it a 0. This school district is an absolute joke. Even though it says they…read moreare one of the best in the state for their testing scores, they do not teach the children to read or spell. My child come home in fourth grade with a paper that he wrote and I had to correct the spelling errors and show him the right way. So if they're not teaching the kids, what are they doing? I have a kid that is in 9th, when he was in junior high, I asked his teacher as to why they weren't helping him learn to read, and they basically told me that, because his IEP doesn't have that in there, they can't help him. So I had an eighth-grader with a kindergarten reading level, and no one wanting to help him learn. I was told his screen reader could read it to him, or he could ask for someone to read it to him, But how does that help him be able to be independent. How does that help him read things that don't have a screen reader. Well, I'm sorry to say the teachers in this district don't teach they're just there to be babysitters. Oh and let's not forget about the Bullying. The school doesn't do anything about it and blame the child who is being bullied. Example, child is having the crap beat out of them by another student and all they were doing was trying to block their advances. And when the child being beat accidentally hit the child who was beating him while trying to block the hit Is kicked out of school. How is that fair? The school needs new leaders and new structure. And yes, in this review, I was talking about 2 different children in 2 different cases, however, I do have a child who is high-functioning autistic and because of that, the school doesn't give 2 shits about him, they label him a problem. I have a child who is exceptionally smart over exceeds everything he does, the school is giving him some sort of reward for being smart. Just saying the school district sucks , if you're looking for a good school district in this area , I would suggest Carl Junction or Carthage steer clear of joplin , as well , but at least they teach their kids.

What a wonderful tour of this school we recently had!! Christina Hardy left no stone unturned, and…read moreeven overlooked our wild 3yr old in tow....w/lots of grace. Most sports are offered, at least 2 classes per grade so you kiddo isnt graduating w 17 others, its more like 40!!Saving the best for last: They use the A Beka Book curr. Yeah!!! I would send our kids here no doubt!!