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How has SAM JOHNSON EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 828 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPER ISD·NCES 483600013861
Sam Johnson Elementary School
4001 WATERVIEW TRAIL, CELINA, TX 75009 · (469) 219-2340 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
11 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 39.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Sam Johnson Elementary School
Sam Johnson Elementary School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Johnson Elementary School this school | 738 | 1.5% | 61.8% |
| Windsong Ranch Elementary School PROSPER | 887 | 4.1% | 72.0% |
| Spicewood Elementary School AUSTIN | 691 | 6.1% | 80.5% |
| Fisher Elementary School FRISCO | 643 | 4.0% | 73.5% |
| Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School PROSPER | 707 | 2.8% | 66.5% |
| Castle Hills Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 604 | 2.6% | 78.8% |
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 Sam Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #674 of 4,401 | #82 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #841 of 4,466 ▼ 219 | #78 of 165 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #443 of 4,466 ▼ 12 | #54 of 165 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #304 of 3,998 | #15 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #701 of 4,938 | #27 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,024 of 4,622 | #64 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #492 of 4,628 | #78 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.5% | #4,788 of 4,789 | #177 of 177 |
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
738
+48 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 738 | 55.4 | 13.3:1 | 1% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 63.8 | 16.1:1 | 3% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 3% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Johnson Elementary School.
About Sam Johnson Elementary School
Sam Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school in CELINA, Texas, and it is part of PROSPER ISD. Enrollment totals 738 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
PROSPER ISD oversees Sam Johnson Elementary School and 26 other schools, with 31,651 students in total.
White students make up 43% of enrollment at Sam Johnson Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Next come 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 54% White among all Collin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Staffing at Sam Johnson Elementary School comes to 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. On the income side, 1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 30% average for public schools in Collin County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sam Johnson Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.8%; the prediction is 73.0%.
Looking at the county, Collin County, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Collin County has 338 public schools with about 227,575 students, including Sam Johnson Elementary School.
Lilyana Elementary School is the nearest public school to Sam Johnson Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Sam Johnson Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sam Johnson Elementary School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sam Johnson Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 690 students in 2020-21 to 738 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Sam Johnson Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PROSPER ISD
- Prosper High SchoolHigh · 3,753 students
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,762 students
- William Rushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,691 students
- Lorene Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,633 students
Other schools in CELINA
- Celina High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Light Farms Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,058 students
- O'Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Marcy B Lykins Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
Nearby schools
- Lilyana Elementary School1.1 mi · 982
- Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School1.7 mi · 707
- O'Dell Elementary School1.9 mi · 770
- Founders Classical Academy of Prosper2.4 mi · 929
- Walnut Grove High School2.6 mi · 2,268
- Light Farms Elementary School3.0 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Johnson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sam Johnson Elementary School?
Sam Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sam Johnson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sam Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sam Johnson Elementary School have?
Sam Johnson Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sam Johnson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sam Johnson Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 30% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sam Johnson Elementary School in?
Sam Johnson Elementary School is part of PROSPER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.