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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 261899005575
Johnson Elementary School
515 GENERAL MOTORS RD, MILFORD, MI 48381 · (248) 684-8020 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
164 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
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 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 56% · 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
Johnson Elementary School→Lakeland High School
Based on grade levels within Huron Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Johnson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary School this school | 419 | 39.1% | 42.0% |
| Sandy Hill School JENISON | 402 | 38.6% | 55.3% |
| Paw Paw Later Elementary PAW PAW | 453 | 37.5% | 41.2% |
| Lakeville Elementary School OXFORD | 393 | 41.0% | 39.4% |
| Oxbow Elementary School WHITE LAKE | 397 | 43.3% | 38.1% |
| East Oakview Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 371 | 39.1% | 36.3% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #664 of 1,085 | #119 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #698 of 1,072 | #121 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #643 of 1,139 | #122 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #570 of 1,630 | #86 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #893 of 1,424 | #123 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #610 of 1,424 | #100 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #1,072 of 1,563 | #63 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #211 of 440 | #24 of 48 |
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
419
+169 (+68%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 419 | 25.1 | 16.7:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 24.7 | 16.1:1 | 38% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 25.6 | 15.5:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 33% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 21.4 | 18.1:1 | 38% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 26% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 10% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (386 to 419); teachers up 18% (21.4 to 25.1).
About Johnson Elementary School
At 515 GENERAL MOTORS RD in MILFORD, Michigan, Johnson Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 419 students in kindergarten through 5.
In Huron Valley Schools, 16 schools enroll a combined 7,372 students.
Johnson Elementary School's enrollment is 75% White. Next come 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Johnson Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%.
Johnson Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Johnson Elementary School is 6.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.0% actual, 48.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
County data help place the school in context: in Oakland County, median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Johnson Elementary School is among the 345 public schools in Oakland County.
Nearest public school: Muir Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Johnson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 51.2% on proficiency, and Johnson Elementary School is below that at 42.0%.
Johnson Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 250 students at Johnson Elementary School; in 2024-25, 419. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.7:1, from 13.9:1.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huron Valley Schools
- Milford High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Lakeland High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Muir Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Oak Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- White Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Country Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in MILFORD
- Muir Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Kurtz Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other Johnson Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 16 states are named Johnson Elementary. Johnson Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 24.
- Johnson ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 766 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolBridgeport, WV · 742 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 655 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 565 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Muir Middle School1.0 mi · 656
- Kurtz Elementary School1.1 mi · 400
- Heritage Elementary School2.4 mi · 448
- Country Oaks Elementary School2.5 mi · 488
- Milford High School2.5 mi · 1,193
- Oak Valley Middle School2.5 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
Is Johnson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Johnson Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Johnson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johnson Elementary School?
At Johnson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Johnson Elementary School public or private?
Johnson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huron Valley Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.