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Enrollment
634
Combined
STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSON CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550717000783
Johnson Creek Public School
455 Aztalan St, Johnson Creek, WI 53038 · (920) 541-4800 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
57 FTE teachers
STATE 25.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
160 students
STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 53.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Creek Public School
Johnson Creek Public School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Creek Public School this school | 634 | 25.2% | 53.9% |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee | 823 | 55.7% | 34.9% |
| Princeton School Princeton | 285 | 46.3% | 61.2% |
| Mellen Public School Mellen | 252 | 45.6% | 52.4% |
| Golda Meir School Milwaukee | 1,192 | 47.4% | 56.5% |
| Solon Springs School Solon Springs | 173 | 41.6% | 49.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin K-12 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 Creek Public School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #3 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #4 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
634
+289 (+84%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 634 | 57.1 | 11.1:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 61.1 | 10.1:1 | 27% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 60.1 | 10.1:1 | 26% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 27% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 30.2 | 12.2:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 31% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | 13% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Creek Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 73% (367 to 634); teachers up 89% (30.2 to 57.1).
About Johnson Creek Public School
Johnson Creek Public School is a large combined-grade school that serves part of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 634 students, from pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Wisconsin) has about 272 students.
Johnson Creek Public School belongs to Johnson Creek School District.
Roughly 75% of students at Johnson Creek Public School are White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 89%. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 57.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.1:1. That is lower than the 25.6:1 average for combined schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 25%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 35%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.2%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: the median household income is $83,750, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Jefferson County has 31 public schools and roughly 9,194 students.
Nearest public school: East Elementary, about 4.6 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Johnson Creek Public School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school counted 345 students in 2020-21 and 634 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- East Elementary4.6 mi · 283
- Jefferson High4.9 mi · 603
- West Elementary4.9 mi · 233
- Jefferson Middle5.1 mi · 349
- Lake Mills Elementary6.2 mi · 613
- Lake Mills High6.3 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Creek Public SchoolHow large is Johnson Creek Public School?
Johnson Creek Public School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Johnson Creek Public School serve?
Johnson Creek Public School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Johnson Creek Public School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Johnson Creek Public School.
How diverse is Johnson Creek Public School?
Johnson Creek Public School reports a student body of 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnson Creek Public School?
Johnson Creek Public School is overseen by Johnson Creek School District in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.