JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6)

Set in FREMONT, Nebraska, JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) is a roomy 6-8 campus, one of the schools within FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It enrolls 759 students across grades 5 through 6. That puts it 85% larger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

Within FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 11 schools and 5,283 students, JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 45% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dodge County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.1%; JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) posts 40.8%, -11.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dodge County put the typical household earns roughly $74,329 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dodge County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,729 students), JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) is one campus in the mix.

FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 18%: 642 students in 2018 compared to 759 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 62% to 45%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.