Seven area school districts receive 100 percent passing grades on bus inspections

The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the results of its annual inspection of school buses today. 

Seven area school districts- Joplin, Carl Junction, Sarcoxie, Diamond, Westview, Liberal and Lockwood- had 100 percent of their buses pass inspection.

The scores are posted below with the school district followed by the number of buses, the percentage that passed inspection, the percentage that were defective and the percentage that were out of commission.

Jasper County

Avilla- 5, 80 percent, 20 percent- 0 percent

Carl Junction- 52, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

Carthage- 56, 98.2 percent, 1.8 percent, 0 percent

Jasper- 8, 50 percent, 12.5 percent, 37.5 percent

Joplin- 71, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

Sarcoxie- 14, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

Webb City- 49, 98 percent, 2 percent, 0 percent

Newton County

Diamond- 15, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

East Newton- 30, 93.3 percent, 6.7 percent, 0 percent

Neosho- 59, 96.6 percent, 0 percent, 3.4 percent

Seneca- 25, 76 percent, 24 percent, 0 percent

Westview- 2, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

Barton County

Golden City- 7, 42.9 percent, 42.9 percent, 14.3 percent

Lamar- 20, 90 percent, 10 percent, 0 percent

Liberal- 12, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

Dade County

Dadeville- 7, 71.4 percent, 14.3 percent, 14.3 percent

Everton- 5, 20 percent, 80 percent, 0 percent

Greenfield- 9, 33.3 percent, 55.6 percent, 11.1 percent

Lockwood- 6, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent

Statewide results were provided in a news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is printed below:

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2025 annual school bus inspection program.

Missouri’s 2025 school bus inspection results are as follows:

School buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection -- 10,144
School buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection -- 799
School buses rated as “out-of-service” upon initial inspection -- 312

Buses with identified defective components require repair within 10 days. Buses placed out-of-service require the correction of the component(s), reinspection, and a return to service by Patrol personnel prior to further usage in transporting passengers.

A total of 297 Missouri school districts earned the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence award for 2025. During the 2024-2025 school year, 6,782 buses in these award-winning fleets are eligible to display the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of the bus.

“Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel, with the cooperation of pupil transportation professionals, completed the successful inspection of 11,255 school buses in accordance with Missouri revised state statutes,” said Colonel Turner. “These efforts help the Patrol, Missouri schools, and private pupil transportation companies ensure schoolchildren are safe while they travel on school buses.”

Missouri school bus inspection results are a matter of public record. Individual school district results for 2025 are available at

https://apps.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/DVSD/MVI/index.html

School bus inspection criteria, including Missouri State Highway Patrol out-of-service criteria are available at

https://apps.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/DVSD/MVI/FormsBrochures.html