Friday, March 17, 2006

South named to state's most improved schools list

Six Joplin schools, including South Middle School have been named to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Most Improved Schools list.
The honor is given to schools which have shown the most improvement on the annual MAP tests. South earned a spot on the list when last year's seventh graders showed a 21 percent improvement on the communication arts test.
Other Joplin schools making the list were: Memorial Middle School, Duenweg Elementary, Columbia Elementary, Royal Heights Elementary, and Cecil Floyd Elementary.
The Joplin R-8 School District had more schools on the list than anyplace else in the state except St. Louis City and Springfield, according to the state department.

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