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John E Joy Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

2127^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New York elementary schools

Summary

John E Joy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rome, New York, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 408 students. The school is part of the Rome City School District, which is ranked 816 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John E Joy Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 30.23% to 41.3% in ELA and 28.57% to 42.86% in Math, compared to the state averages of 54.15% to 56.61% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for White students and students with low socioeconomic status in both ELA and Math.

Despite the school's academic underperformance, it has a relatively high spending per student, with $27,910 spent per student in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of around $25,000 per student. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, with 11.9 students per teacher in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of around 13 students per teacher. When compared to other elementary schools in the Rome City School District, such as Bellamy Elementary School and Gansevoort Elementary School, John E Joy Elementary School generally performs worse, with lower proficiency rates and a lower statewide ranking.

366

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,141

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8194 Bielby Rd
Rome, NY 13440

(315) 334-1261

District: Rome City School District

Students who attend John E Joy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lyndon H Strough Middle School
High:	Rome Free Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg26%

New York avg54%

2,127^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Rome City School District

816^th of 874Rome City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2127 of 2445	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2009 of 2445	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1759 of 2439	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2078 of 2434	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1743 of 2201	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1944 of 2413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1874 of 2395	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	2044 of 2386	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	1815 of 2366	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	1722 of 2352	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	1917 of 2345	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	1912 of 2325	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1861 of 2320	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	1972 of 2286	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	1552 of 2263	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	1175 of 2257	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.3	908 of 2227	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.5	1506 of 2219	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.7	1038 of 2206	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1736 of 2409	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1813 of 2413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1599 of 2403	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2033 of 2401	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1619 of 1955	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1880 of 2357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1649 of 2338	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	1426 of 1531	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	2065 of 2098	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2003 of 2078	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1934 of 2041	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2005 of 2099	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1427 of 1678	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1709 of 2032	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1725 of 2045	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	2239 of 2407	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2046 of 2411	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1805 of 2400	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2039 of 2400	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1524 of 1961	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1905 of 2358	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1896 of 2340	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1842 of 2134	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1920 of 2110	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1611 of 2016	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1902 of 2031	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1435 of 1859	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1787 of 1941	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1289 of 1402	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1265 of 1392	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1106 of 1337	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1333 of 1399	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1115 of 1224	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1284 of 1338	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1354 of 1408	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Math34%-22 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John E Joy Elementary School	Public	K-6	8194 Bielby Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-1261	366	32	11.5	41.5%	305 (83.3%)	12 (3.3%)	23 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	18.2	2127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		21.8	2009^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%	118	30.2	36.4	41.3	31.7	28.6	42.9	31.1	29.3	27.7	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$31,141	$912	$30,228
Ridge Mills Elementary School	Public	K-6	7841 Rome-Wstrnvll Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 334-1281	388	29	13.3	33.2%	320 (82.5%)	14 (3.6%)	29 (7.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	47.6	1254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.3	1189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.4%	65	38.8	56.9	68.8	52.4	22.5	39.7	63.8	58.1	55.3	98.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	98.9	99.7	$28,855	$827	$28,028
Louis V Denti Elementary School	Public	K-6	1001 Ruby St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5371	598	47	12.7	58.5%	395 (66.1%)	40 (6.7%)	97 (16.2%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.0%)	8.5	2330^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%		9	2349^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.9%	19	20.5	32.6	19.3	15.3	13.3	33.7	14.5	20.8	26.5	99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.8	100.0	$23,491	$1,492	$21,999
Gansevoort Elementary School	Public	K-6	758 W Liberty St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-5181	397	34	11.8	79.6%	255 (64.2%)	23 (5.8%)	72 (18.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	3.3	2426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.1	2435^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%	9	16.4	7.6	16.2	9.4	14.0	7.8	11.8	8.2	18.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$29,886	$2,941	$26,945
Stokes Elementary School	Public	K-6	9095 Turin Rd	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 334-1221	368	27	13.8	39.4%	323 (87.8%)	9 (2.4%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	19.2	2100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.1%		25.1	1897^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%	203	34.7	48.8	40.3	12.1	40.8	43.9	32.4	15.4	34.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,524	$00	$27,524
Bellamy Elementary School	Public	K-6	7118 Brennan Ave	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5261	544	53	10.1	69.9%	324 (59.6%)	50 (9.2%)	87 (16.0%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.3%)	4.9	2404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.9	2437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.3%	33	23.2	13.3	6.9	16.4	37.8	5.3	4.2	13.9	8.2	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,595	$338	$26,257
General William Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	State Rte 365	Stittville	13469	Oneida County	Holland Patent Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 865-5721	314	28	11.0	26.8%	314 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,204	$809	$24,394
N A Walbran Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8610 Ny Rt 69	Oriskany	13424	Oneida County	Oriskany Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 768-2149	335	25	13.4	29.0%	294 (87.8%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	37.5	1532^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%		34.9	1594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.8%	62	37.8	48.6	30.6	33.3	55.6	57.1	51.5	51.1	47.2	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,426	$850	$21,576
J D George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5647 E Main St	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	414	34	12.1	34.3%	364 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	42.4	1409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.4%		47.9	1220^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.1%	189	31.0	36.2	56.5	43.2	41.4	36.2	72.6	54.2	56.5	98.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.3	99.8	$24,504	$1,469	$23,035
Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2618	230	21	11.0	25.7%	221 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	80.5	409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.4	401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%	8	66.0	69.4	85.5	81.0	66.0	75.5	63.2	92.9	69.1	95.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,720	$454	$28,266

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