JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL

JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL operates as a mid-tier elementary school in LONGVIEW, Texas, operated by LONGVIEW ISD. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

LONGVIEW ISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 8,138 students; JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL shows that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 38.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Gregg County) logs that median household earnings sit near $66,550, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Gregg County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), of which JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL is one.

The closest other public school is JUDSON STEAM ACADEMY, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. JOHNSTON-MCQUEEN EL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 43% to 35% over that span.

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