Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSBURG CUSD 12·NCES 172049002314
Johnsburg Elementary School
2118 Church St, Johnsburg, IL 60051 · (815) 385-3731 · McHenry County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
134 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 141 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 30% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Johnsburg CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 35.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Johnsburg Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg Elementary School this school | 386 | 34.7% | 43.8% |
| Highland Elementary School Stillman Valley | 381 | 33.9% | N/A |
| Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City | 437 | 34.3% | N/A |
| Ringwood School Primary Center Ringwood | 420 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Southwest Elementary School Geneseo | 357 | 38.1% | 51.2% |
| Unity West Tolono | 399 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Johnsburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #793 of 1,925 | #34 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #934 of 2,077 ▼ 282 | #32 of 44 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,181 of 2,077 ▼ 86 | #37 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #1,071 of 2,419 | #36 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,364 of 2,035 | #35 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #1,366 of 2,042 | #46 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #1,681 of 2,132 | #27 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #283 of 615 | #5 of 16 |
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
386
+53 (+16%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 505
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 | 386 | 26.8 | 14.4:1 | 35% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 32% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 28% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 24 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnsburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (351 to 386); teachers up 22% (22 to 26.8).
About Johnsburg Elementary School
Johnsburg Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Johnsburg. Students in grades 3 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 386 students.
Johnsburg CUSD 12 includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,681 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Johnsburg Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. McHenry County residents are about 80% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Johnsburg Elementary School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 35% of students at Johnsburg Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in McHenry County is similar, at 35%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Johnsburg Elementary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Johnsburg Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.8% and a predicted 51.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for McHenry County show that median household income comes to about $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 50,123 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Johnsburg Jr High School, is the closest to Johnsburg Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Johnsburg Elementary School. On proficiency, Johnsburg Elementary School is behind the 44.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Johnsburg Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 333 to 386.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnsburg CUSD 12
- Johnsburg High SchoolHigh · 502 students
- Ringwood School Primary CenterElementary · 420 students
- Johnsburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 373 students
Other schools in Johnsburg
- Johnsburg High SchoolHigh · 502 students
- Johnsburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Johnsburg Jr High School0.0 mi · 373
- Johnsburg High School1.3 mi · 502
- McHenry Middle School2.3 mi · 695
- Hilltop Elementary School2.5 mi · 424
- Ringwood School Primary Center3.1 mi · 420
- Landmark Elementary School3.2 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Johnsburg Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Johnsburg Elementary School?
Johnsburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Johnsburg Elementary School serve?
Johnsburg Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Johnsburg Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Johnsburg Elementary School.
How diverse is Johnsburg Elementary School?
Johnsburg Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnsburg Elementary School?
Johnsburg Elementary School is overseen by Johnsburg CUSD 12 in McHenry County.
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