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%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.