Johnson Elementary School

Set in Montgomery, Alabama, Johnson Elementary School is a low-enrollment K-5 school, overseen by Montgomery County. It hosts 340 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Johnson Elementary School is one of 51 schools operated by Montgomery County, a district that educates 26,958 students overall.

Demographically, Johnson Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Johnson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,386, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Montgomery County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students), Johnson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Crump Elementary School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Johnson Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Johnson Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.8%.

Johnson Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Johnson Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 340). The Black share of enrollment fell from 98% to 87% over that span.

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