JOHNSON EL

JOHNSON EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in FORNEY, Texas, overseen by FORNEY ISD. The school teaches 655 students in grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

JOHNSON EL is one of 24 schools operated by FORNEY ISD, a district that works with 18,565 students overall.

On the student-mix side, JOHNSON EL shows that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JOHNSON EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kaufman County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, JOHNSON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 65.7%.

In the surrounding community, Kaufman County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,485, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kaufman County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), of which JOHNSON EL is one.

JONES INT SC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHNSON EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHNSON EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOHNSON EL's enrollment has expanded 26% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 655). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 67% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the JOHNSON EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.