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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372001901
Shannon Johnson Elementary School
109 Oakwood Dr, Berea, KY 40403 · (859) 387-3400 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
271 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Shannon Johnson Elementary School
Shannon Johnson Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Johnson Elementary School this school | 473 | 57.3% | 52.7% |
| Munfordville Elementary School Munfordville | 489 | 57.7% | 36.2% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Cecilia | 463 | 58.1% | 43.2% |
| Hardinsburg Elementary School Hardinsburg | 501 | 56.3% | 42.3% |
| Roy G. Eversole Elementary School Hazard | 457 | 57.8% | 50.0% |
| Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School Lancaster | 446 | 59.4% | 57.1% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Shannon Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #188 of 669 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #197 of 668 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #148 of 674 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #286 of 744 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #385 of 674 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #413 of 674 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #518 of 721 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #81 of 437 | #3 of 8 |
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
473
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
+73% since 2000-01, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 473 | 31.3 | 15.1:1 | 57% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 31.3 | 15.7:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 33.8 | 13.8:1 | 50% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 52% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 37.5 | 16.2:1 | 50% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 51% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 49% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 11 | 24.8:1 | 49% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shannon Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (608 to 473); teachers down 17% (37.5 to 31.3).
About Shannon Johnson Elementary School
Shannon Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Berea, Kentucky. It reports enrollment of 473 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, Madison County, operates 20 schools serving 11,132 students.
At Shannon Johnson Elementary School, 87% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Madison County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shannon Johnson Elementary School scores 24%.
The school lists 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. That is in line with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Madison County is close, at 55%.
Shannon Johnson Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Shannon Johnson Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.7% is 9.0 points above the 43.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Madison County, home to about 95,769 people, median household income comes to about $63,351, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 27 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,103, Shannon Johnson Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Shannon Johnson Elementary School is closest to Foley Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Shannon Johnson Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Shannon Johnson Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 524 to 473.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
Other schools in Berea
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Farristown Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Berea Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Foley Middle School0.2 mi · 429
- Madison Southern High School0.3 mi · 1,224
- Berea Community Elementary School0.9 mi · 448
- Berea Community High School1.0 mi · 309
- Berea Community Middle School1.0 mi · 214
- Silver Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Shannon Johnson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Shannon Johnson Elementary School?
Shannon Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shannon Johnson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shannon Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shannon Johnson Elementary School have?
Shannon Johnson Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Shannon Johnson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shannon Johnson Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Shannon Johnson Elementary School in?
Shannon Johnson Elementary School is part of Madison County.
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