About Joy Preparatory Academy
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Joy Preparatory Academy is located in Detroit, MI and is one of 2 elementary schools in Joy Prep. It is a charter school that serves 180 students in grades K-2, SPEC.
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 2009. 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.
In 2008, Joy Preparatory Academy had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Joy Preparatory Academy's students and teachers.
Joy Preparatory Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Black
100 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 52%
- Female 48%
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About Detroit, MI
- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $29,526
- Average Household Size 2.77 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 29%
- % Owning / % Renting 55% / 45%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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