Joy Preparatory Academy is located in Detroit, MI and is one of 2 elementary schools in Joy Prep School District. It is a charter school that serves 145 students in grades K-2.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Joy Preparatory Academy made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Michigan in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Joy Preparatory Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Joy Preparatory Academy had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Joy Preparatory Academy's students and teachers.more
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 145
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Joy Preparatory Academy had 97% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Michigan had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.
The Joy Prep spends $8,520 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 41% on instruction, 54% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Joy Prep District
17:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Joy Preparatory Academy had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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