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Enrollment
440
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIMOTHY L JOHNSON ACADEMY·NCES 180001301774
Timothy L Johnson Academy
4625 Werling Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46806 · (260) 441-8727 · Allen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
364 students
STATE 50%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Timothy L Johnson Academy
Timothy L Johnson Academy's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy L Johnson Academy this school | 440 | 82.7% | 15.4% |
| Southwick Elementary School Fort Wayne | 724 | 84.7% | N/A |
| Southport Elementary School Indianapolis | 450 | 82.0% | 34.7% |
| Prince Chapman Academy Fort Wayne | 819 | 83.8% | 14.5% |
| Glenns Valley Elementary School Indianapolis | 533 | 70.0% | 43.1% |
| Mary Bryan Elementary School Indianapolis | 644 | 75.3% | 35.0% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Timothy L Johnson Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #895 of 983 | #45 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #902 of 986 | #45 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #886 of 986 | #46 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #509 of 1,079 | #32 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #961 of 991 | #55 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #469 of 996 | #43 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #32 of 1,058 | #3 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.0% | #39 of 353 | #1 of 22 |
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
440
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
+58% since 2010-11, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | 83% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | 65% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 80% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 83% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 99% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 10 | 28.9:1 | 92% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 13 | 21.4:1 | 98% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timothy L Johnson Academy.
About Timothy L Johnson Academy
Timothy L Johnson Academy is a public elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 440 students on the rolls.
Timothy L Johnson Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
More than half of the students at Timothy L Johnson Academy are Asian (69%). The remaining shares are 22% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Allen County's population at about 5%. The diversity index for Timothy L Johnson Academy is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, Timothy L Johnson Academy has a ratio of 20.0:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 4.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 83%. The 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 33 points lower.
Timothy L Johnson Academy earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Timothy L Johnson Academy's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (15.4%) and its predicted rate (17.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Looking at the county, Allen County, the median household earns about $70,737 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Timothy L Johnson Academy, Allen County has 92 public schools.
Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Timothy L Johnson Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.0% on proficiency, and Timothy L Johnson Academy is below that at 15.4%.
For locale, NCES codes Timothy L Johnson Academy as City: Large. Timothy L Johnson Academy is one of the charter schools in Indiana.
The school's student count rose 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Timothy L Johnson Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Nearby schools
- Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle0.0 mi · 150
- Merle J Abbett Elementary School0.9 mi · 467
- Levan R Scott Academy1.0 mi · 419
- John S Irwin Elementary School1.0 mi · 302
- Jeff H Towles Intermediate School1.5 mi · 600
- Weisser Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Timothy L Johnson AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Timothy L Johnson Academy?
Timothy L Johnson Academy enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Timothy L Johnson Academy serve?
Timothy L Johnson Academy serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Timothy L Johnson Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Timothy L Johnson Academy is approximately 20.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Timothy L Johnson Academy?
Timothy L Johnson Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 22% Black, 69% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Timothy L Johnson Academy public or private?
Timothy L Johnson Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Timothy L Johnson Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.