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Royal Heights Elementary Improvements 2025

Royal Heights Elementary Phase 1 Improvements

Overview

Royal Heights Elementary was originally constructed in 1933, making it one of Joplin Schools’ oldest campuses in use today. Additions were made 1953, 1965, and 1990, and the Safe Room/Gymnasium addition was constructed in 2014. The building currently houses students in PreK through 5th grades, and all Specials class spaces are shared with the library and gym. The Long Range Facility Committee notes that square footage per classroom and program currently falls well below state standard recommendations.

Project Scope

  • Kindergarten classroom addition
  • New finishes in all corridors
  • Renovate space for new library
  • Expand kitchen
  • Renovate cafeteria
  • Add restroom to classroom for enrollment flexibility
  • Renovate classroom for art and music
  • New staff workroom
  • Window replacements

A rendering of a modern library space with tables, chairs, and bookshelves.

One of the planned upgrades at Royal Heights includes a modern, dedicated library space as shown in this rendering.

The superintendent speaks from an outdoor podium before an audience of elementary students. A pile of dirt and construction equipment are posed nearby.
The school principal speaks from an outdoor podium before an audience of elementary students. A pile of dirt and construction equipment are posed nearby.
A row of school administrators, project managers, and students stand holding shovels near a row of dirt, smiling for the groundbreaking ceremony.
A close up shot of the school principal helping a small student use a small shovel to turn over the dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for their new school addition.