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What's the most underrated thing about South Johnson Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370420003525
South Johnson Elementary
13100 Old Johns Rd, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · (910) 276-2469 · Scotland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
651 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
35.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 South Johnson Elementary
South Johnson Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Johnson Elementary this school | 654 | 99.5% | 48.0% |
| W H Robinson Elementary Winterville | 692 | 99.6% | 59.0% |
| Laurel Hill Elementary Laurel Hill | 662 | 98.6% | 43.4% |
| Wagram Elementary Wagram | 508 | 99.4% | 37.3% |
| Creekside Elementary Winterville | 622 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| G W Bulluck Elementary Rocky Mount | 535 | 99.4% | 37.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 South Johnson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #874 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #744 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,069 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #251 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #451 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #452 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #100 of 1,414 |
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
654
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 654 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 100% (651) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 50.3 | 13.4:1 | 100% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 54 | 12.2:1 | 100% (657) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Johnson Elementary.
About South Johnson Elementary
South Johnson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Laurinburg, North Carolina. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 654 students. That is 40% larger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
In Scotland County Schools, 10 schools enroll a combined 5,416 students.
More than half of the students at South Johnson Elementary are Black (52%). The rest of enrollment is 19% Native American, 17% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Scotland County's population at about 37%. The diversity index for South Johnson Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
South Johnson Elementary reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Scotland County.
South Johnson Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
South Johnson Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.0%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Scotland County show the median household earns about $45,730 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Counting South Johnson Elementary, Scotland County has 10 public schools.
Scotland Early College High is the nearest public school to South Johnson Elementary, about 2.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, South Johnson Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
South Johnson Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 660 in 2020-21 to 654 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Scotland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,590
Census ACS
Median income
$45,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scotland County Schools
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Laurel Hill ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Spring Hill MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Wagram ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Sycamore Lane PrimaryElementary · 435 students
Other schools in Laurinburg
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Spring Hill MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Sycamore Lane PrimaryElementary · 435 students
- Sycamore Lane ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Scotland Early College HighHigh · 238 students
- Shaw AcademyHigh · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Scotland Early College High2.1 mi · 238
- Scotland High School2.6 mi · 1,294
- Sycamore Lane Elementary2.6 mi · 347
- Sycamore Lane Primary2.6 mi · 435
- Townsend Elementary5.4 mi · 280
- Carver Middle6.4 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About South Johnson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South Johnson Elementary?
South Johnson Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does South Johnson Elementary serve?
South Johnson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Johnson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Johnson Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Johnson Elementary?
At South Johnson Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 4% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is South Johnson Elementary public or private?
South Johnson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scotland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.