📍 1600 E Coolspring Ave, Michigan City, LaPorte County, 46360
Joy Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Michigan City, LaPorte County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Michigan City Area Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joy Elementary School enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 37% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 8.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
361 of the school's 460 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 354 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joy Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 9.
Joy Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Michigan City Area Schools, based in Michigan City, Indiana. The district serves 5,030 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Joy Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 387 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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