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What's the most underrated thing about LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
844
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123002585
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
2121 26TH AVE E, BRADENTON, FL 34208 · (941) 741-3344 · Manatee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
585 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (122).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 75.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES this school | 844 | 69.3% | 65.7% |
| BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 903 | 69.1% | 57.2% |
| WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY BRADENTON | 720 | 67.9% | 44.8% |
| GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 720 | 68.5% | 45.1% |
| EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 678 | 72.7% | 49.0% |
| ENGLISH ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FERN PARK | 637 | 71.0% | 52.6% |
Matched among Florida 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 LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #617 of 2,136 | #14 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #465 of 2,149 ▼ 80 | #9 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #595 of 2,149 ▲ 23 | #10 of 41 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #379 of 2,267 | #8 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #618 of 2,077 | #20 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #327 of 2,108 | #3 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #484 of 2,188 | #16 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.8% | #42 of 621 | #1 of 12 |
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
844
-62 (-7%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 844 | 57 | 14.8:1 | 69% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 67% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 936 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 65% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 906 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 66% (602) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 61% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 63% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 69% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 59% (521) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
About LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
At 2121 26TH AVE E in BRADENTON, Florida, LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 844 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 40% higher.
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES reports to MANATEE, which has 80 schools and 54,215 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is Hispanic (45%). The remaining students are 27% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Manatee County is about 18% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Its 57 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 51% average for public schools in Manatee County.
The allk12 Grade for LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is A-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES in the top 10% of Florida schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.3 points above it (65.7% actual, 46.4% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Manatee County, median household income is about $78,457, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County, which together enroll about 54,208 students.
The closest public school, HORIZONS ACADEMY, is about 0.4 miles from LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 906 in 2020-21 and 844 in 2024-25, a decrease of 62 students.
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Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in BRADENTON
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,638 students
- TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCECombined · 1,441 students
- BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZONS ACADEMY0.4 mi · 429
- SAMOSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 544
- JUST FOR GIRLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 42
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,638
- PALMSHORES BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER1.1 mi · 88
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESWhat is the total enrollment at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES enrolls approximately 844 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serve?
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
What is the student diversity at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
Student demographics at LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES are roughly 27% White, 45% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES public or private?
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANATEE.
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