Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001025
Johnson Elementary School
4550 Narrow Lane Rd, Montgomery, AL 36116 · (334) 284-8016 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
269 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
32.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
10.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 (20.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary School this school | 340 | 79.1% | 20.3% |
| Richard Arrington Elementary Birmingham | 341 | 80.4% | 16.9% |
| Hemphill Elementary School Birmingham | 353 | 79.0% | 24.5% |
| Wylam Elementary School Birmingham | 399 | 78.4% | 26.5% |
| Midfield Elementary School Midfield | 377 | 76.7% | 20.0% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Evergreen | 342 | 76.9% | 33.9% |
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 Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #598 of 626 | #23 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #603 of 626 | #27 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #596 of 626 | #23 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #531 of 709 | #30 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #224 of 655 | #9 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #550 of 658 | #22 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #100 of 696 | #14 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #56 of 364 | #4 of 22 |
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
340
-53 (-13%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 79% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 88% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 87% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 96% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 79% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 93% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 84% (546) |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (452 to 340); teachers down 22% (27 to 21).
About Johnson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School is a small elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama, (ZIP code 36116). It educates 340 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Montgomery County, which runs Johnson Elementary School, has 51 schools and 26,958 students.
Johnson Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 87% Black. The school is also 11% Hispanic. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Johnson Elementary School comes in at 22%.
Federal data list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Johnson Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 79%. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 12 points.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.5% at Johnson Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.3%.
Among Montgomery County residents, median household income is about $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Johnson Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 31,131 students.
The closest public school, Crump Elementary School, is about 1.3 miles from Johnson Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Johnson Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Johnson Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 393 to 340.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Johnson Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Other Johnson Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 16 states are named Johnson Elementary. Johnson Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 24.
- Johnson Elementary SchoolAthens, AL · 475 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
- Crump Elementary School1.3 mi · 575
- Bear Exploration Center1.5 mi · 507
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School2.1 mi · 1,587
- Dannelly Elementary School2.2 mi · 588
- Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School2.3 mi · 394
- MacMillan International at McKee2.3 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Elementary SchoolHow large is Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Johnson Elementary School serve?
Johnson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Johnson Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Johnson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johnson Elementary School?
At Johnson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Johnson Elementary School public or private?
Johnson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County.
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