Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399001480
Johnson Elementary School
4101 SENECA STREET, FORT COLLINS, CO 80526 · (970) 488-5000 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
136 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
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 | 45 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 19% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 49.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 →
Where Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #241 of 931 | #18 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #242 of 940 | #18 of 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #160 of 946 | #14 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #569 of 1,056 | #28 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #598 of 896 | #40 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #515 of 896 | #26 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #593 of 983 | #23 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #313 of 664 | #22 of 41 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 348 | 21.2 | 16.4:1 | 39% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 22.1 | 15.2:1 | 41% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 23.4 | 15.8:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 27.1 | 15.8:1 | 29% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 29 | 20.4:1 | 13% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 23 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Elementary School.
About Johnson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in FORT COLLINS, Colorado. School enrollment was 348 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Poudre School District R-1, which runs Johnson Elementary School, has 52 schools and 29,381 students.
A majority of students at Johnson Elementary School, 69%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 82%. Johnson Elementary School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Johnson Elementary School, 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. Roughly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Johnson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.4%, compared with a predicted 43.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Larimer County show that median household income is about $93,765, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Johnson Elementary School is among the 94 public schools in Larimer County.
Webber Middle School is the public school closest to Johnson Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Johnson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Johnson Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 53.4% versus a 53.8% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Johnson Elementary School had 380 students in 2020-21 and 348 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
The Johnson Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Webber Middle School0.2 mi · 728
- Fort Collins Montessori School0.6 mi · 278
- Lopez Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- Axis International Academy0.9 mi · 288
- McGraw Elementary School1.1 mi · 349
- Olander Elementary School1.1 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Johnson Elementary School serve?
Johnson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johnson Elementary School?
At Johnson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Johnson Elementary School public or private?
Johnson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poudre School District R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.