Lake Joy Elementary School

Located at 985 Lake Joy Rd, in Warner Robins, Georgia, Lake Joy Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that educates 617 students (grades 3 through 5), one of the schools within Houston County.

Houston County runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 30,939 students. Lake Joy Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lake Joy Elementary School lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 27% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lake Joy Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Lake Joy Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Houston County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lake Joy Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 57.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household earnings sit near $80,698, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Lake Joy Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students).

Lake Joy Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Joy Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 53.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Joy Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 630 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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