Johnson Elementary School

Johnson Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus in Columbus, Georgia, operated by Muscogee County. The school instructs 336 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Johnson Elementary School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Across the 54 schools in Muscogee County (30,091 students total), Johnson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Johnson Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Johnson Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Muscogee County's rate of about 86%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Johnson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Muscogee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,073 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Muscogee County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,110 students), of which Johnson Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jordan Vocational High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Johnson Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 26.6%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 439 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 40% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Johnson Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.