W A Johnson Sch

W A Johnson Sch, a substantial primary school in Bensenville, Illinois, part of Bensenville SD 2, enrolls 619 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

Across the 3 schools in Bensenville SD 2 (2,035 students total), W A Johnson Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, W A Johnson Sch shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 26% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting W A Johnson Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, W A Johnson Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -2.9 points.

In the broader community, DuPage County reports that the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. W A Johnson Sch is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Nearest neighbor: Blackhawk Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around W A Johnson Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W A Johnson Sch at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. W A Johnson Sch's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 619). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 70% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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