Joy James Elementary Primary School
5300 Buchanan St
Fort Worth TX, 76114, Tarrant County
Phone: 817-252-2500
Ranking: (4,404 out of 6,018, bottom 27%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Castleberry Independent School District
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: | 36 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 533 | 513 | 490 | 489 | 497 | 451 | 419 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 66 | 12.4% | 65 | 12.7% | 52 | 10.6% | 51 | 10.4% | 54 | 10.9% | 45 | 10.0% | 42 | 10.0% |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 14.6% | 76 | 14.8% | 69 | 14.1% | 77 | 15.7% | 76 | 15.3% | 69 | 15.3% | 58 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 14.6% | 71 | 13.8% | 81 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.2% | 81 | 16.3% | 69 | 15.3% | 70 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 15.2% | 75 | 14.6% | 75 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.7% | 70 | 14.1% | 64 | 14.2% | 62 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 14.8% | 79 | 15.4% | 75 | 15.3% | 71 | 14.5% | 73 | 14.7% | 76 | 16.9% | 78 | 18.6% |
Grade 4: | 77 | 14.4% | 76 | 14.8% | 66 | 13.5% | 67 | 13.7% | 68 | 13.7% | 65 | 14.4% | 56 | 13.4% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 13.9% | 71 | 13.8% | 72 | 14.7% | 67 | 13.7% | 75 | 15.1% | 63 | 14.0% | 53 | 12.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 285 | 53.5% | 269 | 52.4% | 263 | 53.7% | 274 | 56.0% | 276 | 55.5% | 238 | 52.8% | 210 | 50.1% |
Female: | 248 | 46.5% | 244 | 47.6% | 227 | 46.3% | 215 | 44.0% | 213 | 42.9% | 205 | 45.5% | 205 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 431 | 80.9% | 400 | 78.0% | 368 | 75.1% | 378 | 77.3% | 395 | 79.5% | 350 | 77.6% | 315 | 75.2% |
Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% |
White: | 83 | 15.6% | 91 | 17.7% | 97 | 19.8% | 91 | 18.6% | 93 | 18.7% | 91 | 20.2% | 97 | 23.2% |
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: | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 433 | 81.2% | 431 | 84.0% | 377 | 76.9% | 391 | 80.0% | 321 | 64.6% | 326 | 72.3% | 288 | 68.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.2% | 40 | 7.8% | 42 | 8.6% | 46 | 9.4% | 29 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.7% | 46 | 11.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.01 | 14.87 | 15.10 | 14.24 | 13.98 | 14.10 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 62% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 67% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 75% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 79% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 48% | 68% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 60% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 63% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 96.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 53.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 46.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,499.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,161.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,227.0 |
* Joy James Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.