Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001448
Johnson Elementary School
3700 Woodlawn Ave, Columbus, GA 31904 · (706) 748-2795 · Muscogee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
336 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.9pp since 2021
Math
15.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 30.7% |
| 2022-23 | 24.4% | 31.1% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 25.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 (21.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary School this school | 336 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Washington-Wilkes Primary School Washington | 365 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
| Blythe Elementary School Blythe | 333 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| Ruskin Elementary School Waycross | 363 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Charles Spencer Elementary School Tifton | 428 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Matt Wilson Elementary School Tifton | 398 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #997 of 1,208 | #15 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,140 of 1,215 ▼ 314 | #21 of 32 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,090 of 1,215 ▼ 106 | #20 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #50 of 1,183 | #2 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,204 of 1,324 | #27 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #119 of 1,301 | #3 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #130 of 1,301 | #6 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #328 of 1,312 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #172 of 854 | #9 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
336
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 336 | 30.5 | 11.0:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 31.5 | 11.8:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 31.5 | 10.3:1 | 97% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 31 | 12.5:1 | 97% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 29.5 | 14.9:1 | 94% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 80% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 69% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (439 to 336); teachers up 3% (29.5 to 30.5).
About Johnson Elementary School
In Columbus, Georgia, Johnson Elementary School is a small elementary school. It had 336 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
Muscogee County operates 54 schools. Combined enrollment is 30,091 students.
About 41% of students at Johnson Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 32% White, 13% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Johnson Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. That is 14 points above the 86% average for public schools in Muscogee County.
Johnson Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.8% and a predicted 25.7%.
Muscogee County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $58,073 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Johnson Elementary School shares Muscogee County with 56 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Jordan Vocational High School is about 0.3 miles from Johnson Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 26.6% proficiency; Johnson Elementary School posts 21.8%.
The federal government classifies Johnson Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 51 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Johnson Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other Johnson Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 16 states are named Johnson Elementary. Johnson Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 24.
- Johnson ElementaryRome, GA · 518 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
- Jordan Vocational High School0.3 mi · 1,040
- Hannan Elementary0.8 mi · 322
- Fox Elementary School0.9 mi · 383
- Arnold Middle School1.2 mi · 582
- Hardaway High School1.2 mi · 1,067
- Allen Elementary School1.2 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Johnson Elementary School serve?
Johnson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Johnson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Johnson Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 13% Hispanic, 41% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Johnson Elementary School public or private?
Johnson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
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