Summary:
The Maureen Joy Charter School is the sole elementary school located within the Maureen Joy Charter district, serving students in grades K-8. With an enrollment of 634 students, the school faces challenges in providing a high-quality education, as evidenced by its below-average performance on state assessments and fluctuating statewide ranking.
Maureen Joy Charter School's academic performance lags behind state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across multiple grade levels. The school's 3rd-8th grade math proficiency rates range from 44.6% to 65.8%, compared to the state averages of 48.7% to 64.1%. In reading, the school's 3rd-8th grade proficiency rates range from 32.4% to 53.4%, below the state averages of 46.7% to 54.2%. The school's 5th and 8th grade science proficiency rates of 39.2% and 56.1% also fall short of the state averages of 62% and 60.1%, respectively.
The school's high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 98.58% in 2023-2024, suggests it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 959 out of 1,490 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 894 out of 1,505 in 2023-2024 and 948 out of 1,502 in 2022-2023, indicates it is struggling to maintain consistent academic achievement. Despite the relatively small student-teacher ratio of 12.3, the school has not been able to translate this resource into stronger academic outcomes for its students.
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