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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Johnson High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,318
High
DISTRICT 999 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261001168
Johnson High School
3155 Robert Wood Johnson Drive, Gainesville, GA 30507 · (770) 536-2394 · Hall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
932 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 387 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 409 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 257 | 19% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 DistinguishedMath
26.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 6 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 High School
Johnson High School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson High School this school | 1,318 | 70.7% | 27.1% |
| Dalton High School Dalton | 1,919 | 62.5% | 26.0% |
| East Hall High School Gainesville | 1,287 | 72.0% | 21.9% |
| West Hall High School Oakwood | 1,274 | 66.4% | 8.8% |
| Berkmar High School Lilburn | 2,975 | 76.6% | 27.0% |
| The Dalton Academy Dalton | 469 | 58.4% | 20.6% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #282 of 411 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #294 of 417 ▲ 22 | #4 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,318 | #178 of 480 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #123 of 413 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #338 of 413 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #220 of 425 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #37 of 168 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,318
-53 (-4%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,082
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
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 | 1,318 | 90.4 | 14.6:1 | 71% (932) |
| 2023-24 | 1,287 | 90.1 | 14.3:1 | 78% (1,004) |
| 2022-23 | 1,290 | 93.3 | 13.8:1 | 68% (873) |
| 2020-21 | 1,371 | 89 | 15.4:1 | 61% (841) |
| 2017-18 | 1,589 | 89.3 | 17.8:1 | 67% (1,066) |
| 2015-16 | 1,471 | 85 | 17.3:1 | 66% (967) |
| 2010-11 | 1,154 | 69 | 16.7:1 | 67% (774) |
| 2000-01 | 1,178 | 67 | 17.6:1 | 36% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 1,082 | 57 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,589 to 1,318); teachers up 1% (89.3 to 90.4).
About Johnson High School
Johnson High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Gainesville, Georgia. A federal count lists 1,318 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Hall County serves 28,028 students across 38 schools.
About 81% of the student body at Johnson High School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% White and 4% Black. That compares with about 29% Hispanic among all Hall County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 90.4 full-time equivalents, or about 14.6 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 71%.
In Georgia, Johnson High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.1% actual against a predicted 40.8%.
Hall County census figures show that the median household income is $80,901, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 49 public schools in Hall County, enrolling about 36,525 students in all.
The nearest public school is World Language Academy Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Johnson High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Johnson High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 1,371.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hall County
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Other schools in Gainesville
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- East Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
- Chestatee ElementaryElementary · 1,159 students
Other Johnson High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Johnson High. Johnson High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Johnson High SchoolSavannah, GA · 762 students
- Johnson High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 3,196 students
Nearby schools
- World Language Academy Middle School0.3 mi · 256
- South Hall Middle School0.3 mi · 955
- The Foundry0.9 mi · 28
- Lanier College and Career Academy0.9 mi · 169
- Oakwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 509
- Mundy Mill Arts Academy1.9 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson High SchoolHow many students attend Johnson High School?
Johnson High School enrolls approximately 1,318 students in grades 09-12.
Is Johnson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Johnson High School have?
Johnson High School employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Johnson High School?
Student demographics at Johnson High School are roughly 12% White, 81% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Johnson High School public or private?
Johnson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.