📍 5300 Buchanan St, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76114
Joy James Academy of Leadership is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Teresa Phelps. It is part of the Castleberry Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joy James Academy of Leadership enrolls 446 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% White and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 377 | 85% |
| White | 44 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
398 of the school's 446 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joy James Academy of Leadership is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 99.
Joy James Academy of Leadership is one of 8 schools in CASTLEBERRY ISD, based in FORT WORTH, Texas. The district serves 3,851 students district-wide and employs 257 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Joy James Academy of Leadership is close to the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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