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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Lake Joy Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288003618
Lake Joy Elementary School
985 Lake Joy Rd, Warner Robins, GA 31088 · (478) 971-2712 · Houston County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
348 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 193 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 231 | 37% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.1pp since 2021
Math
59.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 61.8% |
| 2022-23 | 59.5% | 63.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 62.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Lake Joy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #224 of 1,208 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #254 of 1,215 | #5 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #192 of 1,215 | #5 of 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #242 of 1,183 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #555 of 1,324 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,164 of 1,301 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #34 of 1,301 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #800 of 854 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
-13 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.0:1
% White
38%
was 49%
% Hispanic
13%
was 11%
% Black
27%
was 24%
% Asian
13%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 40.1 | 15.4:1 | 56% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 41.4 | 15.7:1 | 51% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 43.7 | 16.1:1 | 37% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 35 | 18.0:1 | 29% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Joy Elementary School.
About Lake Joy Elementary School
Lake Joy Elementary School is an elementary school in Warner Robins, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school runs grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 617 students.
Houston County is the local district for Lake Joy Elementary School. It runs 38 schools with 30,939 students.
White students make up 38% of enrollment at Lake Joy Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 54% White among all Houston County residents. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Lake Joy Elementary School are from different groups.
Lake Joy Elementary School has 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 74% average for public schools in Houston County is 18 points higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.2% at Lake Joy Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.5%.
The school's county is Houston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,698 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Lake Joy Elementary School shares Houston County with 38 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Lake Joy Primary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lake Joy Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lake Joy Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Lake Joy Elementary School had 630 students in 2017-18 and 617 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 49% to 38% of enrollment. The school's ratio dropped from 18.0:1 to 15.4:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Warner Robins
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Feagin Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 975 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Warner Robins Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Joy Primary School0.2 mi · 588
- Feagin Mill Middle School1.2 mi · 975
- Houston County High School2.0 mi · 2,051
- David A. Perdue Primary2.3 mi · 716
- David A. Perdue Elementary School2.3 mi · 617
- Quail Run Elementary School2.4 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Joy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Joy Elementary School?
Lake Joy Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 03-05.
Is Lake Joy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Joy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Lake Joy Elementary School have?
Lake Joy Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Lake Joy Elementary School?
Lake Joy Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 27% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Joy Elementary School?
Lake Joy Elementary School is overseen by Houston County in Houston County.
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