Joy James Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Castleberry ISD
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Castleberry ISD: B

Total students

431

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Castleberry ISD: 8.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Castleberry ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90%

Joy James Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Castleberry ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 431 students. 77% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,037, which is $3,150 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

jje.castleberryisd.net

Address

5300 Buchanan St
Fort Worth, TX 76114-1399

Office phone number

(817) 252-2500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Joy James Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

431

African American

11 (2.6%)

Castleberry ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Castleberry ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.7%)

Castleberry ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

359 (83.3%)

Castleberry ISD: 82.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.9%)

Castleberry ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

50 (11.6%)

Castleberry ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.7%)

Castleberry ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.6%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

83.3%

Pacific Islander

0.9%

White

11.6%

Two or more races

0.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

77 %

Castleberry ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.4 %

Castleberry ISD: 88.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

39 %

Castleberry ISD: 37%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

77.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

39.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

41.5 %

Castleberry ISD: 37.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.8 %

Castleberry ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

21.1 %

Castleberry ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

41.5%

Gifted and talented

5.8%

Special education

21.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Castleberry ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Castleberry ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Castleberry ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Castleberry ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8.8 %

Castleberry ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Castleberry ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Castleberry ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Castleberry ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.6 %

Castleberry ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Castleberry ISD: 25%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.6 %

Castleberry ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Castleberry ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

33.5

African American

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

15 (44.8%)

Castleberry ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18.5 (55.2%)

Castleberry ISD: 70.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30 (89.6%)

Castleberry ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.5 (10.4%)

Castleberry ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Castleberry ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.9

Castleberry ISD: 15.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Castleberry ISD: 8.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,037

Castleberry ISD: $62,281

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,900

Castleberry ISD: $54,535

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,224

Castleberry ISD: $60,066

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,468

Castleberry ISD: $62,437

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,307

Castleberry ISD: $65,589

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,570

Castleberry ISD: $70,956

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Castleberry ISD: $73,843

Statewide: $71,111

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