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Enrollment
640
High
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438001534
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
1324 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA 30901 · (706) 823-6933 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
447 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 6 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 13% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
76.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.2pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 57.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.9% | 36.1% |
| 2021-22 | 70.8% | 49.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Georgia 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 25 points, placing it in Georgia'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 Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School this school | 640 | 69.8% | 65.8% |
| Washington County High School Sandersville | 905 | 67.0% | 23.4% |
| Thomson High School Thomson | 962 | 70.5% | 30.1% |
| Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School Savannah | 694 | 71.8% | 70.2% |
| Baldwin High School Milledgeville | 1,283 | 70.1% | 33.2% |
| Early County High School Blakely | 506 | 77.9% | 14.6% |
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 Health Science and Engineering Magnet School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #43 of 411 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #85 of 417 ▼ 3 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #3 of 32 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #12 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #330 of 480 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #224 of 413 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #238 of 413 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #230 of 425 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #107 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
640
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 640 | 39.6 | 16.2:1 | 70% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 59.5 | 11.0:1 | 42% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 98% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 98% (641) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 43.3 | 15.8:1 | 96% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 97% (659) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 43% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 33% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (686 to 640); teachers down 9% (43.3 to 39.6).
About Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is a low-enrollment high school in Augusta, Georgia, (ZIP code 30901). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 640 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 43% lower.
Richmond County has 52 schools and 30,573 students, and Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is one of those schools.
At Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, Black students make up 66% of the student body. After that, the student body is 17% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Richmond County is about 56% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.2:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%. That is 23 points below the 93% average for public schools in Richmond County.
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School scores 24.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 65.8% actual versus 41.3% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Richmond County show that the median household income is $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 58 public schools in Richmond County, enrolling about 31,674 students in all.
The nearest public school is Laney High School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 654 in 2020-21 and 640 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 18.2 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Richmond County
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- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Laney High School0.1 mi · 736
- Walker Traditional Elementary School0.3 mi · 646
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet0.6 mi · 747
- Josey High School1.3 mi · 625
- Murphey Middle School1.3 mi · 512
- Lamar - Milledge Elementary School1.4 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet SchoolHow large is Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School?
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades 06-12.
Is Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School.
How diverse is Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School?
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School reports a student body of 17% White, 9% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School?
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.