Enrollment
346
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360094605936
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL
30 WATERVLIET AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206 · (518) 432-4300 · Albany County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York 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.
- 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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 52% larger than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 65.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for New York 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 New York'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 HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 346 | 0.9% | 61.1% |
| DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 370 | 0.8% | 55.0% |
| SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP | 268 | 1.1% | N/A |
| MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOL MALVERNE | 382 | 0.8% | N/A |
| BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 114 | 2.6% | 13.5% |
| LEE F JACKSON SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 245 | 27.8% | N/A |
Matched among New York 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 HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #710 of 2,335 | #19 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #883 of 2,342 ▼ 153 | #23 of 46 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #687 of 2,343 ▲ 417 | #19 of 46 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,693 of 2,585 | #29 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #2,327 of 2,338 | #46 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #1,093 of 2,388 | #30 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.9% | #2,528 of 2,534 | #47 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #1,458 of 1,757 | #23 of 31 |
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
346
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 346 | 13 | 26.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 82% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 87% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 80% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 67% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL.
About HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL
ALBANY, New York, is home to HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 346 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL, Black students make up 63% of the student body. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 12% Black share among all Albany County residents. HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 26.6 students per teacher and 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 45% average among public schools in Albany County.
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL scores 61.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 74.7%.
Within Albany County, the median household income is $85,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Albany County has 75 public schools and roughly 39,946 students.
The closest public school, ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL, is about 0.5 miles from HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school enrolled 346 students in 2024-25, 29 fewer than the 375 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 26.6:1.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL0.5 mi · 283
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,937
- PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 363
- MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL1.0 mi · 322
- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS1.1 mi · 240
- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS1.1 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 26.6:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
At HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 25% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL in Albany County.
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