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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956001809
Johnson Elementary School
10835 WALNUT LN, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4325 · Kaufman County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
207 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (148).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 32.0% | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 30.0% | 9.0% | 15.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Johnson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary School this school | 655 | 31.6% | 68.8% |
| Fall Creek Elementary School HUMBLE | 761 | 31.1% | 57.0% |
| Willett Elementary School FORNEY | 741 | 37.8% | 55.8% |
| Willie Brown Academy MANSFIELD | 608 | 33.2% | 66.6% |
| Elizabeth Smith Academy MANSFIELD | 617 | 34.5% | 55.7% |
| Eagle Springs Elementary School HUMBLE | 672 | 37.5% | 51.4% |
Matched among Texas 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 Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #347 of 4,401 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #234 of 4,466 ▲ 164 | #2 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #471 of 4,466 ▲ 70 | #2 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #566 of 3,998 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #1,218 of 4,938 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,664 of 4,622 | #13 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #376 of 4,628 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #4,179 of 4,789 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.4% | #298 of 1,307 | #2 of 10 |
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
655
+106 (+19%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 44.1 | 14.5:1 | 30% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 44.2 | 15.7:1 | 36% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 12% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 21 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (518 to 655); teachers up 43% (30 to 43).
About Johnson Elementary School
In FORNEY, Texas, part of Kaufman County, Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school. Federal data show 655 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 26% larger than that mark.
The 24 schools in FORNEY ISD enroll 18,565 students altogether, Johnson Elementary School among them.
About 35% of students at Johnson Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 33% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Kaufman County's residents are about 54% White, 19 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Johnson Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. The school reported 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Kaufman County averages 59%, higher than here.
A school with Johnson Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 60.2%. Johnson Elementary School scores 68.8%, 8.6 points above that line.
The county, Kaufman County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,485, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 65, with about 41,319 students.
Jones Int Sc is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.3%; Johnson Elementary School's is 68.8%, ranking 1st of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Johnson Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 655, from 549 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Johnson Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORNEY ISD
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other Johnson Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 16 states are named Johnson Elementary. Johnson Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 24.
- Johnson Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 565 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 445 students
- Johnson ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 766 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolBridgeport, WV · 742 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Jones Int Sc1.4 mi · 758
- Warren Middle School1.4 mi · 738
- Claybon Elementary School1.5 mi · 583
- Forney High School1.6 mi · 2,582
- Forney Virtual Academy2.1 mi · 197
- Rhea Intermediate School2.3 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Elementary SchoolHow large is Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Johnson Elementary School serve?
Johnson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Johnson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Johnson Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 22% Hispanic, 33% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnson Elementary School?
Johnson Elementary School is overseen by FORNEY ISD in Kaufman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.