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Lake Joy Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
985 Lake Joy Rd
Warner Robins, GA 31088
Phone
(478) 971-2712
District
Houston County
County
HOUSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
651
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Lake Joy Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
42%
50%
39%
65%
46%
58%
42%
50%
39%
65%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
41%
53%
36%
61%
46%
57%
41%
53%
36%
61%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
63%
39%
67%
41%
59%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 189 29.0%
Grade 4 226 34.7%
Grade 5 236 36.3%
Total 651 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.8% 40.1% 37.7%
Black 28.9% 43.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 14.2% 12.7% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.9% 3.0% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.8% 63.6% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 40.6% 57.9% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.3% 5.7% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 166,902 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 443.7 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 62,158 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.3% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.1% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.8% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,167 $251,751,000 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $23,297,000 5.2%
Staff $487 $15,023,000 3.4%
General Administration $112 $3,438,000 0.8%
School Administration $790 $24,341,000 5.5%
Operation $849 $26,177,000 5.9%
Transportation $493 $15,201,000 3.4%
Other $371 $11,449,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,858 $118,926,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,430 $74,915,000 16.8%
Total Expenditures $14,455 $445,592,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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