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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTOWN-MONROE LOCAL·NCES 390479803065

Johnstown Elementary School

200 Leafy Dell Road, Johnstown, OH 43031 · (740) 967-5461 · Licking County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
123 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 43%
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
Kindergarten
124
Grade 1
118
Grade 2
109
Grade 3
132
Student demographics
White
41586%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
429%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 17%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24150%
Female
24250%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
78.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.0pp since 2021
Math
80.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
483
-269 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.3:1
% White
86%
was 91%
% Hispanic
9%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Johnstown Elementary School

Johnstown Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Johnstown, Ohio, operated by Johnstown-Monroe Local. Current enrollment sits at 483 students spanning grades K through 3.

Within Johnstown-Monroe Local, which oversees 4 schools and 1,656 students, Johnstown Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Johnstown Elementary School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Johnstown Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Licking County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Johnstown Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.2%, the actual is 79.4%, a residual of +0.2 points.

In the area at large, Licking County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,426 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Licking County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), of which Johnstown Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Johnstown Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Johnstown Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 71.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Johnstown Elementary School has contracted 36%, going from 752 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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Licking County at a glance

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Population
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students

Quick facts

School name
Johnstown Elementary School
District
Johnstown-Monroe Local
Address
200 Leafy Dell Road, Johnstown, OH 43031
Phone
(740) 967-5461
County
Licking County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
483
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
123 (25%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
390479803065
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Johnstown-Monroe Local
Other schools in Johnstown
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Frequently asked questions

About Johnstown Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Johnstown Elementary School?
Johnstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Johnstown Elementary School serve?
Johnstown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnstown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnstown Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Johnstown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Johnstown Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Johnstown Elementary School in?
Johnstown Elementary School is part of Johnstown-Monroe Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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