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What's the most underrated thing about Johnsville Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000111
Johnsville Elementary
991 125TH AVE NE, BLAINE, MN 55434 · (763) 506-3000 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
279 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Johnsville Elementary
Johnsville Elementary's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsville Elementary this school | 644 | 43.3% | 49.8% |
| Sand Creek Elementary COON RAPIDS | 557 | 44.7% | 39.8% |
| Wilson Elementary ANOKA | 576 | 48.1% | 43.4% |
| Centennial Elementary CIRCLE PINES | 502 | 46.6% | 49.0% |
| RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 623 | 40.1% | 39.4% |
| PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 674 | 40.1% | 44.1% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Johnsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #343 of 844 | #19 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #278 of 844 | #15 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #372 of 844 | #23 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #124 of 1,130 | #14 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #337 of 769 | #18 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #251 of 796 | #22 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #435 of 942 | #28 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #118 of 499 | #6 of 27 |
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
644
+62 (+11%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 644 | 48.5 | 13.3:1 | 43% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 45.4 | 14.5:1 | 47% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 46.4 | 14.5:1 | 44% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 46.5 | 17.9:1 | 17% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 17% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 11% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 690 | 34 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (834 to 644); teachers up 4% (46.5 to 48.5).
About Johnsville Elementary
Johnsville Elementary is an elementary school located in BLAINE, Minnesota, in Anoka County. The school serves 644 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 87% above that.
Johnsville Elementary falls under Anoka-Hennepin School District, which has 53 schools enrolling 38,746 students.
White students account for 57% of enrollment at Johnsville Elementary. The remaining students are 19% Black, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Anoka County is about 75% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Johnsville Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The school reports 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 43% of students. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Anoka County.
On BeatsExpectations, Johnsville Elementary is 8.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In Anoka County (population about 370,349), median household income is about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 145 public schools operate in Anoka County, serving about 59,656 students.
The closest public school, Anthony Louis House, is about 0.4 miles from Johnsville Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Johnsville Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Johnsville Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 644, 11% above the 582 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Johnsville Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other schools in BLAINE
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Westwood Intermediate & Middle SchMiddle · 1,646 students
- Roosevelt MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 1,015 students
- Centerview ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 650 students
Nearby schools
- Anthony Louis House0.4 mi · 10
- Roosevelt Middle0.4 mi · 1,087
- Blaine High School0.9 mi · 3,157
- DAVINCI ACADEMY1.5 mi · 952
- Jefferson Elementary1.5 mi · 650
- NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Johnsville ElementaryHow large is Johnsville Elementary?
Johnsville Elementary enrolls approximately 644 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Johnsville Elementary serve?
Johnsville Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Johnsville Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Johnsville Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Johnsville Elementary?
Student demographics at Johnsville Elementary are roughly 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnsville Elementary?
Johnsville Elementary is overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District in Anoka County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.