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The Joy School

One Chelsea, Houston, TX, 77006-0770 -

School Notes Overview:

The Joy School strives to provide a safe, supportive environment that provides a traditional curriculum, while adapting to the remedial needs of each individual student. We also focus on each student’s future placement, with most students returning to mainstream environments within four years. Our goal is to provide remedial academic instruction in order to provide students with the opportunity to improve their performance such that their test scores more closely match their expected grade level; allow all students to be successful in order to promote higher self-esteem; guide students in the discovery and acceptance of their strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles; create opportunities to practice positive pragmatic skills, including self-advocacy, in a variety of settings; and promote a professional environment which values creative thought, qualitative judgment and decision making, and in which professional growth and collaboration are supported and respected....

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School Overview:

	The Joy School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Bilingual School Association Council of Bilingual Education Other associations(s) for exceptional children National Association of Laboratory Schools
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 1 - 6
County	Harris County, TX
Student Body
Total Students	56 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
% Students of Color	11%	36%
Students by Grade
	Grade 1 - 10 students
	Grade 2 - 5 students
	Grade 3 - 11 students
	Grade 4 - 16 students
	Grade 5 - 11 students
	Grade 6 - 3 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	11 teachers
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

The Joy School strives to provide a safe, supportive environment that provides a traditional curriculum, while adapting to the remedial needs of each individual student. We also focus on each student’s future placement, with most students returning to mainstream environments within four years. Our goal is to provide remedial academic instruction in order to provide students with the opportunity to improve their performance such that their test scores more closely match their expected grade level; allow all students to be successful in order to promote higher self-esteem; guide students in the discovery and acceptance of their strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles; create opportunities to practice positive pragmatic skills, including self-advocacy, in a variety of settings; and promote a professional environment which values creative thought, qualitative judgment and decision making, and in which professional growth and collaboration are supported and respected.
Profile last updated: 01/24/2007

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (77006)	School Zip (77006)	(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate)	18,875 people	20,844,411 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	58%	23%
Population Average Age	34 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	1.6 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$41,746	$46,000
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.8 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	48 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	30% / 70%	59% / 41%