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Joy James Academy of Leadership

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5300 Buchanan St, Fort Worth, TX 76114 · (817) 252-2500 · Part of Castleberry Independent School District

Sansom Park’s School Grade D better than 13% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
471
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Joy James Academy of Leadership

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sansom Park kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Sansom Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Joy James Academy of LeadershipYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5300 Buchanan St, Fort Worth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten68
Grade 163
Grade 267
Grade 374
Grade 466
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
409’20
431’21
446’22
441’23
471’24

Up 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 85%White 8%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joy James Academy of Leadership from Sansom Park families.

Other schools in Castleberry Independent School District

The district →
Castleberry El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
754 students16:1
A V Cato El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
633 students15:1
Irma Marsh Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Worth
C
840 students17:1
T R U C E Learning CTR
High · Grades 6–12 · Fort Worth
27 students27:1
Castleberry H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Worth
C+
1,085 students15:1
Reach H S
High · Grades 10–12 · Fort Worth
C−
41 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Sansom Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.