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How has Johnson Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210000802
Johnson Elementary School
21360 Hwy 251, Athens, AL 35613 · (256) 233-6665 · Limestone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
227 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 96 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Johnson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary School this school | 475 | 47.8% | 54.3% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Cleveland | 499 | 46.7% | 67.8% |
| Loxley Elementary School Loxley | 497 | 50.9% | 49.1% |
| White Plains Elementary School Anniston | 530 | 43.6% | 62.5% |
| West Elementary School Cullman | 490 | 44.7% | 68.0% |
| Vinemont Elementary School Vinemont | 487 | 49.9% | 58.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #252 of 626 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #314 of 626 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #204 of 626 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #338 of 709 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #401 of 655 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #350 of 658 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #509 of 696 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +49.8% | #16 of 262 | #2 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
+203 (+75%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 475 | 27.1 | 17.5:1 | 48% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 22.9 | 16.5:1 | 54% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 22.9 | 15.8:1 | 51% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 48% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 20.3 | 15.6:1 | 47% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 50% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 51% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 46% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 50% (317 to 475); teachers up 33% (20.3 to 27.1).
About Johnson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Athens, Alabama. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 475 students in pre-K through 5.
Johnson Elementary School is one of the 16 schools that make up Limestone County (16,694 students in total).
Roughly 72% of students at Johnson Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is close to the 74% White share among all Limestone County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.5:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligible students account for 48% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Johnson Elementary School scores 54.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.2%.
Across Limestone County, the median household income is $83,629, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Limestone County is home to 27 public schools and about 24,258 public school students.
Nearby, Harvest School is about 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles of Johnson Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.9%; Johnson Elementary School's is 54.3%, ranking 3rd of 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Johnson Elementary School had 272 students in 2020-21 and 475 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,233
Census ACS
Median income
$83,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
24,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Limestone County
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 964 students
- West Limestone High SchoolHigh · 736 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Other schools in Athens
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,278 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Athens Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Athens Intermediate SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Athens Renaissance SchoolCombined · 606 students
Other Johnson Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 16 states are named Johnson Elementary. Johnson Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 24.
- Johnson Elementary SchoolMontgomery, AL · 340 students
- Johnson ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 766 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolBridgeport, WV · 742 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 655 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 565 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest School5.3 mi · 663
- Piney Chapel Elementary School5.4 mi · 197
- Creekside Elementary School5.9 mi · 550
- East Limestone High School5.9 mi · 1,216
- Creekside Primary School5.9 mi · 500
- Endeavor Elementary School6.2 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Elementary SchoolHow large is Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
Is Johnson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School is approximately 17.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Johnson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Johnson Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Johnson Elementary School in?
Johnson Elementary School is part of Limestone County.
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