JOHNSTON EL

JOHNSTON EL operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in IRVING, Texas, one of the schools within IRVING ISD. Current enrollment sits at 725 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 40% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 37 schools in IRVING ISD (31,918 students total), JOHNSTON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, JOHNSTON EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%). Beyond that, the school shows 9% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, JOHNSTON EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.9%; JOHNSTON EL posts 17.4%, -18.5 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. JOHNSTON EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: CROCKETT MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHNSTON EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.3%.

JOHNSTON EL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. JOHNSTON EL's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 829 (now 725). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 68% to 80%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for JOHNSTON EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.