Joyner Elementary

Summary:

Joyner Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving 523 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. This high-performing school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic metrics, ranking in the top 30% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Joyner Elementary's diverse student population, with 59.66% White, 18.74% African American, 13.19% Hispanic, and 3.82% Asian students, is higher than some nearby schools like Conn Elementary and Root Elementary. Additionally, Joyner has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (28.3%) compared to schools like Brentwood Elementary (54.23%) and Powell Elementary (54.23%). This suggests Joyner may be able to achieve its high academic performance with relatively fewer resources, potentially indicating efficient resource allocation and effective teaching practices.

While Joyner Elementary generally outperforms its nearby counterparts, such as Douglas Elementary and Partnership Elementary, in academic metrics and school rankings, the school may need to focus on addressing achievement gaps and providing additional support for underperforming subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 2300 Lowden St.
       Raleigh, NC  27608-1726


(919) 856-7650

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
418th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,492 Help


Students who attend Joyner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oberlin Middle
High:    Needham Broughton High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  515

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.1%
African American:
20.0%
Hispanic:
14.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Joyner Elementary ranks better than 72.2% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 57th among 115 ranked elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.51. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Joyner Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), African American (20%), Hispanic (14.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joyner Elementary is 12.1, which is the 28th best among 115 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joyner Elementary is $9,492. 79 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joyner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Joyner Elementary 418th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Joyner Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joyner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 42.25 837th 1276 34.4%
2007 55.81 633rd 1293 51.0%
2008 68.76 375th 1324 71.7%
2009 54.40 706th 1354 47.9%
2010 60.40 606th 1363 55.5%
2011 63.73 551st 1381 60.1%
2012 74.34 309th 1388 77.7%
2013 81.66 205th 1403 85.4%
2014 85.70 159th 1390 88.6%
2015 80.81 225th 1440 84.4%
2016 69.93 397th 1425 72.1%
2017 76.76 289th 1429 79.8%
2018 73.04 345th 1434 75.9%
2019 75.27 300th 1473 79.6%
2021 82.54 210th 1489 85.9%
2022 71.55 379th 1514 75.0%
2023 64.79 503rd 1502 66.5%
2024 69.51 418th 1505 72.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.63 414th 533 22.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.49 571st 801 28.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.84 1280th 1332 3.9%
2019 17.31 1246th 1361 8.4%
2021 33.80 893rd 1329 32.8%
2022 24.75 1142nd 1366 16.4%
2023 20.93 1254th 1437 12.7%
2024 25.66 1213th 1450 16.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.65 383rd 1405 72.7%
2019 68.86 404th 1424 71.6%
2021 81.05 203rd 1440 85.9%
2022 71.29 352nd 1458 75.9%
2023 68.89 402nd 1459 72.4%
2024 72.43 330th 1455 77.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.47 137th 646 78.8%
2022 69.99 107th 634 83.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.59 251st 612 59.0%
2021 65.20 188th 494 61.9%
2022 46.61 391st 500 21.8%
2023 64.77 190th 582 67.4%
2024 67.46 161st 669 75.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.23 336th 1413 76.2%
2019 79.51 225th 1430 84.3%
2021 81.05 218th 1444 84.9%
2022 69.10 398th 1464 72.8%
2023 60.12 561st 1461 61.6%
2024 62.90 508th 1464 65.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.97 784th 927 15.4%
2019 30.37 736th 949 22.4%
2021 57.94 264th 896 70.5%
2022 30.18 694th 927 25.1%
2023 16.34 870th 933 6.8%
2024 27.44 743rd 924 19.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.23 248th 851 70.9%
2019 71.43 180th 865 79.2%
2021 58.96 273rd 843 67.6%
2022 36.91 597th 893 33.1%
2023 47.25 478th 915 47.8%
2024 60.36 320th 951 66.4%
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Rank History for White students at Joyner Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.47 151st 1178 87.2%
2019 82.76 148th 1183 87.5%
2021 80.37 183rd 1172 84.4%
2022 81.95 165th 1194 86.2%
2023 75.59 242nd 1183 79.5%
2024 79.40 204th 1166 82.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Joyner Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Joyner Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 253 159 8 1 2 n/a n/a 0 423
1989 248 147 9 2 2 n/a n/a 0 408
1990 212 183 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 402
1991 227 137 5 2 2 n/a n/a 0 373
1992 231 150 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1993 261 153 6 5 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1994 300 183 8 4 2 n/a n/a 0 497
1995 361 196 12 13 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1996 361 196 12 13 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1997 341 212 17 17 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1998 390 235 14 23 0 n/a n/a 2 664
1999 341 194 17 20 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2000 343 194 13 43 0 n/a n/a 0 593
2001 246 257 10 41 0 n/a n/a 0 554
2002 171 195 5 53 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2003 171 195 5 53 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2004 160 185 5 47 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2005 171 189 5 56 1 n/a n/a 0 422
2006 193 208 2 61 1 n/a n/a 0 465
2007 224 195 3 71 1 n/a n/a 24 518
2008 258 146 6 80 0 n/a n/a 38 528
2009 280 213 10 83 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2010 322 198 16 65 0 n/a n/a 0 601
2011 367 154 17 113 6 0 21 0 678
2012 400 137 17 132 5 0 23 0 714
2013 409 128 15 139 6 1 20 0 718
2014 407 110 17 124 5 4 20 0 687
2015 416 99 19 130 3 4 15 0 686
2016 439 129 10 120 1 2 19 0 720
2017 453 128 11 115 1 1 14 0 723
2018 448 119 13 101 1 1 14 0 697
2019 413 136 13 88 0 0 20 0 670
2020 432 121 8 98 0 0 20 0 679
2021 373 125 13 80 0 1 19 0 611
2022 314 107 14 75 0 1 20 0 531
2023 312 98 20 69 0 1 23 0 523
2024 294 103 19 73 0 1 25 0 515

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joyner Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 423 23.0 18.3 22.7
1989 408 23.0 17.7 27.2
1990 402 19.0 21.1 25.9
1991 373 38.0 9.8 27.9
1992 388 38.0 10.2 11.1
1993 426 30.0 14.2 20.9
1994 497 33.0 15.1 21.1
1995 583 37.0 15.8 14.9
1996 583 37.0 15.8 14.9
1997 587 37.0 15.9 20.3
1998 664 38.0 17.5 18.7
1999 572 39.0 14.7 27.6
2000 593 39.0 15.2 25.5
2001 554 39.0 14.2 31.8
2002 424 42.0 10.1 51.7
2003 424 42.0 10.1 51.7
2004 397 42.0 9.5 42.1
2005 422 36.0 11.7 45
2006 465 35.0 13.3 41.1
2007 518 n/a n/a 42.5
2008 528 40.3 13.1 n/a
2009 586 46.7 12.5 n/a
2010 601 43.3 13.8 29.5
2011 678 48.1 14.0 28.2
2012 714 49.0 14.5 29.1
2013 718 49.8 14.4 27.4
2014 687 47.5 14.4 25.3
2015 686 46.0 14.9 26.5
2016 720 47.0 15.3 25.8
2017 723 46.3 15.6 24.5
2018 697 46.0 15.1 20.9
2019 670 44.5 15.0 24.6
2020 679 48.0 14.1 23.7
2021 611 44.3 13.7 24.4
2022 531 41.5 12.7 19
2023 523 41.3 12.6 28.3
2024 515 42.5 12.1 29.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joyner Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 423 23.0 18.3 22.7
1989 408 23.0 17.7 27.2
1990 402 19.0 21.1 25.9
1991 373 38.0 9.8 27.9
1992 388 38.0 10.2 11.1
1993 426 30.0 14.2 20.9
1994 497 33.0 15.1 21.1
1995 583 37.0 15.8 14.9
1996 583 37.0 15.8 14.9
1997 587 37.0 15.9 20.3
1998 664 38.0 17.5 18.7
1999 572 39.0 14.7 27.6
2000 593 39.0 15.2 25.5
2001 554 39.0 14.2 31.8
2002 424 42.0 10.1 51.7
2003 424 42.0 10.1 51.7
2004 397 42.0 9.5 42.1
2005 422 36.0 11.7 45
2006 465 35.0 13.3 41.1
2007 518 n/a n/a 42.5
2008 528 40.3 13.1 n/a
2009 586 46.7 12.5 n/a
2010 601 43.3 13.8 29.5
2011 678 48.1 14.0 28.2
2012 714 49.0 14.5 29.1
2013 718 49.8 14.4 27.4
2014 687 47.5 14.4 25.3
2015 686 46.0 14.9 26.5
2016 720 47.0 15.3 25.8
2017 723 46.3 15.6 24.5
2018 697 46.0 15.1 20.9
2019 670 44.5 15.0 24.6
2020 679 48.0 14.1 23.7
2021 611 44.3 13.7 24.4
2022 531 41.5 12.7 19
2023 523 41.3 12.6 28.3
2024 515 42.5 12.1 29.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Joyner Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $422 (4.4%) $9,070 (95.6%) $9,492

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joyner Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 300th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 503rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 13.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joyner Elementary)82.171.1
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)69.467.4
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Joyner Elementary)82.961.1
 21.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)6658.7
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Joyner Elementary)63.965.9
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6565
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Joyner Elementary)65.768.2
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)63.265.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Joyner Elementary)67.355.2
 12.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6665.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Joyner Elementary)72.353.8
 18.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)60.659.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Joyner Elementary)71.357.1
 14.2%
   5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)71.370.6
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students670523
 21.9%
African American13698
 27.9%
American Indian00
Asian1320
 53.8%
Hispanic8869
 21.6%
Pacific Islander01
White413312
 24.5%
Two or More Races2023
 15%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.6%28.3%
 3.7%


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Joyner Elementary ranks 418th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Joyner Elementary are 57% White, 20% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended Joyner Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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