Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362490003451
JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8194 BIELBY RD, ROME, NY 13440 · (315) 334-1261 · Oneida County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
152 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+19 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.0:1
% White
83%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of intimate scale in ROME, New York, part of ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 366 students in grades K through 6.
ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,196 students. JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Oneida County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 59.7%; this one comes in at 31.3%, -28.4 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, census data for Oneida County shows median household income runs about $70,154, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 72 public schools in Oneida County (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students).
Nearest neighbor: RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has increased 5%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 88% to 83%.
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Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,124
Census ACS
Median income
$70,154
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
32,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROME FREE ACADEMYHigh · 1,512 students
- LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
Other schools in ROME
- ROME FREE ACADEMYHigh · 1,512 students
- LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 388
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 598
- LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 817
- NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF2.3 mi · 46
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 397
- CLOUGH PREK CENTER3.0 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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