Kermit Johnson School

Summary:

Kermit Johnson School is an elementary school located in Pinson, Alabama, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 606 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 97 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kermit Johnson School has a diverse student population, with 22.44% White, 45.54% African American, and 30.69% Hispanic students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, ranking 498 out of 684 in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Warrior Elementary and Snow Rogers Elementary, which rank much higher in the state and have significantly higher test scores.

Interestingly, Kermit Johnson School's performance for African American and Hispanic students is relatively stronger compared to its overall ranking, suggesting that the school may be doing a better job of supporting these student subgroups. However, the school's test scores are generally lower than the Jefferson County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, and it has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.88% to 79.51% over the past three school years. To improve the school's overall performance, the district and school leadership should consider increasing funding, implementing targeted interventions, and sharing best practices from the higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 8300 Kermit Johnson Rd
       Pinson, AL  35126


(205) 379-4350

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
498th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,240 Help


Students who attend Kermit Johnson School usually attend:

Middle:    Rudd Middle School
High:    Pinson Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  620

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.9%
Hispanic:
28.7%
White:
23.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.8% Help


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Compare Details Kermit Johnson School ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 16th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.36. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Kermit Johnson School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.9%), Hispanic (28.7%), White (23.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kermit Johnson School is 17.2, which is the 12th best among 26 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kermit Johnson School is $8,240. 26 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kermit Johnson School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kermit Johnson School 498th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Kermit Johnson School in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 97th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kermit Johnson School

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Rank History for all students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.31 323rd 623 48.2%
2005 48.19 386th 688 43.9%
2006 35.50 516th 689 25.1%
2007 27.06 582nd 698 16.6%
2008 41.64 464th 698 33.5%
2009 34.74 530th 696 23.9%
2010 48.62 434th 704 38.4%
2011 58.53 341st 709 51.9%
2012 61.95 303rd 696 56.5%
2013 51.46 421st 696 39.5%
2014 48.09 369th 695 46.9%
2015 56.85 268th 691 61.2%
2016 41.76 415th 691 39.9%
2017 34.05 470th 688 31.7%
2018 34.10 467th 680 31.3%
2019 34.01 466th 681 31.6%
2021 27.99 492nd 692 28.9%
2022 38.17 424th 687 38.3%
2023 31.32 477th 680 29.9%
2024 28.36 498th 684 27.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 29.40 64th 82 22.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.38 17th 25 32.0%
2018 39.60 43rd 65 33.8%
2019 57.16 18th 74 75.7%
2021 50.87 33rd 100 67.0%
2022 66.06 26th 110 76.4%
2023 51.40 48th 123 61.0%
2024 49.31 54th 131 58.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 22.43 235th 280 16.1%
2018 36.74 214th 344 37.8%
2019 37.30 250th 392 36.2%
2021 32.59 289th 398 27.4%
2022 41.17 189th 345 45.2%
2023 58.00 113th 373 69.7%
2024 34.25 261st 395 33.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 27.22 449th 567 20.8%
2018 34.81 451st 651 30.7%
2019 36.97 435th 649 33.0%
2021 31.22 458th 653 29.9%
2022 44.33 372nd 651 42.9%
2023 35.86 414th 623 33.5%
2024 33.02 470th 670 29.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.51 475th 639 25.7%
2018 38.19 422nd 640 34.1%
2019 37.01 439th 646 32.0%
2021 30.37 458th 656 30.2%
2022 33.29 449th 656 31.6%
2023 28.48 472nd 645 26.8%
2024 26.96 487th 650 25.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.44 420th 639 34.3%
2018 32.16 455th 650 30.0%
2019 31.75 460th 650 29.2%
2021 26.10 490th 669 26.8%
2022 42.41 389th 669 41.9%
2023 33.92 439th 649 32.4%
2024 29.63 471st 655 28.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.35 177th 336 47.3%
2018 56.06 160th 423 62.2%
2019 48.40 188th 426 55.9%
2021 44.30 207th 426 51.4%
2022 62.42 122nd 426 71.4%
2023 49.92 185th 427 56.7%
2024 48.72 188th 420 55.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 40.59 82nd 130 36.9%
2018 36.48 96th 140 31.4%
2019 46.21 77th 152 49.3%
2021 37.43 102nd 164 37.8%
2022 51.26 77th 175 56.0%
2023 37.59 112th 184 39.1%
2024 38.66 119th 196 39.3%
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Rank History for White students at Kermit Johnson School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 35.60 246th 369 33.3%
2018 38.16 334th 508 34.3%
2019 23.54 451st 529 14.7%
2021 16.75 493rd 539 8.5%
2022 23.60 456th 540 15.6%
2023 17.29 475th 528 10.0%
2024 15.50 493rd 535 7.9%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Kermit Johnson School Test Scores
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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, May 18, 2015

Open Quote A lot of teachers that truly care that the child is learning. Mr. Langford is the best Principle in my opinion in the state. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kermit Johnson School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 168 168
1989 159 44 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 203
1990 176 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 217
1991 156 42 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 198
1992 178 42 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 220
1993 189 51 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1994 185 43 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1995 258 58 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1996 258 58 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1997 280 69 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1998 277 70 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1999 283 77 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2000 285 73 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2001 268 78 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2002 621 134 2 27 1 n/a n/a 0 785
2003 621 134 2 27 1 n/a n/a 0 785
2004 621 144 1 35 1 n/a n/a 0 802
2005 586 129 4 30 1 n/a n/a 0 750
2006 601 166 6 47 1 n/a n/a 0 821
2007 520 200 4 63 0 n/a n/a 0 787
2008 500 220 2 104 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2009 464 228 1 95 0 n/a n/a 0 788
2010 461 258 1 114 0 n/a n/a 0 834
2011 401 256 1 101 0 0 7 0 766
2012 377 281 3 131 0 0 13 0 805
2013 386 268 4 131 0 0 13 0 802
2014 352 263 4 150 0 0 17 0 786
2015 318 284 1 158 0 0 18 0 779
2016 281 306 0 185 0 0 14 0 786
2017 236 338 1 202 0 0 9 0 786
2018 242 332 3 207 0 0 7 0 791
2019 218 366 3 198 1 0 4 0 790
2020 223 368 2 210 2 0 9 0 814
2021 152 308 2 217 1 0 8 0 688
2022 152 284 0 215 0 0 5 0 656
2023 136 276 0 186 0 0 8 0 606
2024 148 272 1 178 0 0 21 0 620

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kermit Johnson School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 168 9.0 18.6 0
1989 203 10.0 20.3 n/a
1990 217 11.0 19.7 0
1991 198 10.0 19.8 n/a
1992 220 11.0 20.0 n/a
1993 240 12.0 20.0 n/a
1994 228 13.0 17.5 n/a
1995 316 19.3 16.4 n/a
1996 316 19.3 16.4 n/a
1997 352 21.4 16.4 38.1
1998 348 22.4 15.5 34.5
1999 364 24.0 15.2 50
2000 359 25.0 14.4 46.5
2001 349 24.0 14.5 44.4
2002 785 48.0 16.4 36.7
2003 785 48.0 16.4 36.7
2004 802 47.0 17.1 36.3
2005 750 44.0 17.0 37.5
2006 821 44.0 18.7 39.5
2007 787 47.5 16.6 42.7
2008 826 47.1 17.5 45.3
2009 788 46.1 16.9 46.7
2010 834 41.0 20.3 52.5
2011 766 47.6 16.0 54.3
2012 805 40.5 19.8 63.2
2013 802 39.5 20.3 63
2014 786 44.4 17.7 68.3
2015 779 44.0 17.7 65.9
2016 786 39.0 20.1 60.2
2017 786 43.0 18.2 73.4
2018 791 43.0 18.3 73.8
2019 790 40.0 19.7 71.6
2020 814 41.0 19.8 76.5
2021 688 34.0 20.2 79.5
2022 656 34.0 19.2 62
2023 606 33.0 18.3 61.9
2024 620 36.0 17.2 61.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kermit Johnson School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 168 9.0 18.6 0
1989 203 10.0 20.3 n/a
1990 217 11.0 19.7 0
1991 198 10.0 19.8 n/a
1992 220 11.0 20.0 n/a
1993 240 12.0 20.0 n/a
1994 228 13.0 17.5 n/a
1995 316 19.3 16.4 n/a
1996 316 19.3 16.4 n/a
1997 352 21.4 16.4 38.1
1998 348 22.4 15.5 34.5
1999 364 24.0 15.2 50
2000 359 25.0 14.4 46.5
2001 349 24.0 14.5 44.4
2002 785 48.0 16.4 36.7
2003 785 48.0 16.4 36.7
2004 802 47.0 17.1 36.3
2005 750 44.0 17.0 37.5
2006 821 44.0 18.7 39.5
2007 787 47.5 16.6 42.7
2008 826 47.1 17.5 45.3
2009 788 46.1 16.9 46.7
2010 834 41.0 20.3 52.5
2011 766 47.6 16.0 54.3
2012 805 40.5 19.8 63.2
2013 802 39.5 20.3 63
2014 786 44.4 17.7 68.3
2015 779 44.0 17.7 65.9
2016 786 39.0 20.1 60.2
2017 786 43.0 18.2 73.4
2018 791 43.0 18.3 73.8
2019 790 40.0 19.7 71.6
2020 814 41.0 19.8 76.5
2021 688 34.0 20.2 79.5
2022 656 34.0 19.2 62
2023 606 33.0 18.3 61.9
2024 620 36.0 17.2 61.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kermit Johnson School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,527 (18.5%) $6,694 (81.2%) $8,240

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kermit Johnson School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 466th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 477th of 680 Elementary schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kermit Johnson School)49.823.3
 26.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)46.432.7
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kermit Johnson School)3620.2
 15.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)36.723.6
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kermit Johnson School)32.818.9
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)34.321.2
 13.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students790606
 23.3%
African American366276
 24.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic198186
 6.1%
Pacific Islander00
White218136
 37.6%
Two or More Races48
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.6%61.9%
 9.8%


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Students who attend Kermit Johnson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rudd Middle School
High : Pinson Valley High School

Students at Kermit Johnson School are 44% African American, 29% Hispanic, 24% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 620 students attended Kermit Johnson School.

Kermit Johnson School ranks 498th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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