Joy Elementary School
1600 East Coolspring Ave
Michigan City IN, 46360, La Porte County
Phone: 219-873-2090
Ranking: 
(1,174 out of 1,449, bottom 19%)*
(1,174 out of 1,449, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Michigan City Area Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 384 | 381 | 332 | 349 | 390 | 433 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 20.4% | 62 | 16.1% | 58 | 15.2% | 51 | 15.4% | 47 | 13.5% | 61 | 15.6% | 69 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 14.7% | 66 | 17.2% | 66 | 17.3% | 46 | 13.9% | 58 | 16.6% | 71 | 18.2% | 68 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 15.5% | 60 | 15.6% | 55 | 14.4% | 52 | 15.7% | 57 | 16.3% | 60 | 15.4% | 71 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 16.7% | 59 | 15.4% | 61 | 16.0% | 63 | 19.0% | 64 | 18.3% | 59 | 15.1% | 71 | 16.4% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 15.2% | 64 | 16.7% | 67 | 17.6% | 63 | 19.0% | 59 | 16.9% | 63 | 16.2% | 74 | 17.1% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 17.5% | 73 | 19.0% | 74 | 19.4% | 57 | 17.2% | 64 | 18.3% | 69 | 17.7% | 71 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 52.1% | 211 | 54.9% | 208 | 54.6% | 175 | 52.7% | 165 | 47.3% | 186 | 47.7% | 203 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 192 | 47.9% | 173 | 45.1% | 173 | 45.4% | 157 | 47.3% | 144 | 41.3% | 155 | 39.7% | 184 | 42.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 7.7% | 33 | 8.6% | 29 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 15 | 3.8% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 173 | 43.1% | 164 | 42.7% | 163 | 42.8% | 137 | 41.3% | 165 | 47.3% | 156 | 40.0% | 206 | 47.6% |
| White: | 161 | 40.1% | 157 | 40.9% | 153 | 40.2% | 142 | 42.8% | 141 | 40.4% | 173 | 44.4% | 168 | 38.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 9.0% | 30 | 7.8% | 35 | 9.2% | 25 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 323 | 80.5% | 292 | 76.0% | 285 | 74.8% | 226 | 68.1% | 251 | 71.9% | 256 | 65.6% | 278 | 64.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.0% | 14 | 3.6% | 23 | 6.0% | 27 | 8.1% | 31 | 8.9% | 37 | 9.5% | 27 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 16.70 | 14.11 | 16.79 | 14.15 | 14.90 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 60% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.7% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 74.9% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 70.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 64.6% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.1% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 65% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 70.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 64% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70.8% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 70.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 83.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.4% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 57.4% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 53.1% | 67% |
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* Joy Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.