Johnstonville Elementary

Johnstonville Elementary is a primary school of small scale in Susanville, California, overseen by Johnstonville Elementary, enrolling 211 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

Johnstonville Elementary is the operating authority for Johnstonville Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Johnstonville Elementary reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Johnstonville Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Johnstonville Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.0%; Johnstonville Elementary posts 29.7%, -17.4 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Lassen County shows median household income runs about $67,403, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lassen County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,757 students), Johnstonville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lassen County Special Education, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Johnstonville Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.