Is Johnson Elementary a good school?

Johnson Elementary ranks 3980 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Johnson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 263 students attended Johnson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary?

Students at Johnson Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 35% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Millennial Technical Middle High : Lincoln High

Johnson Elementary

Summary:

Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Diego, California, serving 263 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a larger district, Johnson Elementary consistently performs below the San Diego Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.02% of Johnson Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 54.22% for the San Diego Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Johnson Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 57.7% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Johnson Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, such as Nye Elementary and Horton Elementary, the performance gap is quite significant. Nye Elementary consistently outperforms Johnson Elementary across all academic measures, while Horton Elementary also struggles academically, with even lower proficiency rates than Johnson Elementary in many areas. The high chronic absenteeism rate and the school's high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds are likely contributing factors to its performance. However, Johnson Elementary's strong performance for its African American student population suggests that the school may have effective strategies or programs in place that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for other student subgroups.

Detail:

Public K-5

1355 Kelton Rd.
San Diego, CA 92114-1229

(619) 344-4900

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3980^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,529

Students who attend Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Millennial Technical Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.2

Number of students: 263

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

African American:

35.0%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Johnson Elementary ranks worse than 67.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 91^st among 117 ranked elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49%), African American (35%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary is 20.2, which is the 22^nd best among 117 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Johnson Elementary employs 13 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Johnson Elementary is $9,529, which is the 31^st highest among 117 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Johnson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnson Elementary 3980^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Johnson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Diego Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego Unified 604^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.57	3101^st	4809	35.5%
2005	40.01	2710^th	4822	43.8%
2006	46.69	2349^th	4818	51.2%
2007	46.78	2507^th	5113	51.0%
2008	37.43	3106^th	5113	39.3%
2009	34.14	3429^th	5193	34.0%
2010	41.89	3062^nd	5314	42.4%
2011	40.75	3192^nd	5377	40.6%
2012	45.96	2881^st	5390	46.5%
2013	22.13	4593^rd	5530	16.9%
2015	23.58	4276^th	5611	23.8%
2016	28.39	3897^th	5614	30.6%
2017	35.09	3435^th	5692	39.7%
2018	30.10	3813^th	5662	32.7%
2019	30.54	3893^rd	5789	32.8%
2022	42.80	2920^th	5883	50.4%
2023	32.53	3692^nd	5874	37.1%
2024	29.34	3980^th	5862	32.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.21	1439^th	3246	55.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.92	3018^th	5084	40.6%
2019	44.44	2792^nd	5173	46.0%
2022	56.21	1912^th	5264	63.7%
2023	34.68	3514^th	5374	34.6%
2024	36.76	3381^st	5511	38.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.82	3844^th	5413	29.0%
2019	29.13	3895^th	5492	29.1%
2022	46.00	2636^th	5635	53.2%
2023	37.08	3214^th	5617	42.8%
2024	27.67	4005^th	5605	28.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.16	3535^th	5431	34.9%
2019	34.20	3450^th	5510	37.4%
2022	40.02	3004^th	5663	47.0%
2023	29.49	3823^rd	5650	32.3%
2024	32.31	3618^th	5636	35.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.44	167^th	700	76.1%
2019	57.58	254^th	747	66.0%
2022	91.02	37^th	663	94.4%
2023	67.15	161^st	662	75.7%
2024	64.33	151^st	593	74.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Johnson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.46	3461^st	4830	28.3%
2019	42.56	2783^rd	4963	43.9%
2022	46.50	2421^st	5084	52.4%
2023	33.89	3402^nd	5098	33.3%
2024	36.65	3204^th	5102	37.2%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Johnson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	130	281	7	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1989	125	291	7	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	114	300	9	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1991	65	297	13	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
1992	72	311	8	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1993	57	328	9	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1994	63	343	13	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1995	50	366	9	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1996	50	366	9	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1997	40	408	9	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
1998	34	405	12	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
1999	39	421	11	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2000	49	427	18	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2001	35	448	17	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	589
2002	27	423	22	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	584
2003	27	423	22	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	584
2004	19	365	19	104	1	n/a	n/a	0	508
2005	9	293	9	101	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
2006	10	246	11	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
2007	7	216	12	120	0	n/a	n/a	1	356
2008	9	197	11	142	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	359
2009	13	235	10	154	5	1	0	0	418
2010	18	272	22	185	0	2	16	0	515
2011	22	254	28	211	2	2	10	0	529
2012	12	237	29	193	0	6	18	0	495
2013	10	195	22	206	0	5	16	0	454
2014	8	210	22	205	1	4	22	0	472
2015	4	174	14	189	0	3	27	0	411
2016	1	154	16	188	1	6	23	0	389
2017	1	143	13	184	0	3	27	0	371
2018	4	119	16	157	6	1	23	0	326
2019	6	108	19	138	7	4	23	0	305
2020	5	98	18	131	3	2	23	0	280
2021	6	93	10	124	2	3	26	0	264
2022	3	98	4	119	3	1	19	0	247
2023	6	92	10	129	1	0	25	0	263

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 Johnson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	20.1	22.7	n/a
1989	470	19.1	24.6	n/a
1990	481	20.1	23.9	n/a
1991	430	19.9	21.6	n/a
1992	440	20.2	21.7	64.8
1993	450	21.1	21.3	63.8
1994	463	21.0	22.0	73.7
1995	460	21.0	21.9	78.5
1996	460	21.0	21.9	78.5
1997	509	22.0	23.1	78
1998	506	27.0	18.7	79.2
1999	528	29.0	18.2	83.5
2000	564	31.0	18.2	83.2
2001	589	29.0	20.3	73
2002	584	29.0	20.1	81.2
2003	584	29.0	20.1	81.2
2004	508	28.0	18.1	77.4
2005	414	27.0	15.3	73.7
2006	372	24.0	15.5	86.3
2007	356	21.0	17.0	91.8
2008	359	23.6	15.2	91.6
2009	418	24.5	16.1	92.1
2010	515	27.2	18.9	92
2011	529	n/a	n/a	92.1
2012	495	27.0	18.3	n/a
2013	454	23.0	19.7	99.3
2014	472	16.0	29.4	74.6
2015	411	17.0	24.1	87.3
2016	389	15.0	25.9	87.7
2017	371	15.0	24.7	89.8
2018	326	13.0	25.0	89.9
2019	305	12.0	25.4	91.8
2020	280	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	264	12.0	22.0	84.8
2022	247	12.0	20.5	89.1
2023	263	13.0	20.2	83.3

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 Johnson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	20.1	22.7	n/a
1989	470	19.1	24.6	n/a
1990	481	20.1	23.9	n/a
1991	430	19.9	21.6	n/a
1992	440	20.2	21.7	64.8
1993	450	21.1	21.3	63.8
1994	463	21.0	22.0	73.7
1995	460	21.0	21.9	78.5
1996	460	21.0	21.9	78.5
1997	509	22.0	23.1	78
1998	506	27.0	18.7	79.2
1999	528	29.0	18.2	83.5
2000	564	31.0	18.2	83.2
2001	589	29.0	20.3	73
2002	584	29.0	20.1	81.2
2003	584	29.0	20.1	81.2
2004	508	28.0	18.1	77.4
2005	414	27.0	15.3	73.7
2006	372	24.0	15.5	86.3
2007	356	21.0	17.0	91.8
2008	359	23.6	15.2	91.6
2009	418	24.5	16.1	92.1
2010	515	27.2	18.9	92
2011	529	n/a	n/a	92.1
2012	495	27.0	18.3	n/a
2013	454	23.0	19.7	99.3
2014	472	16.0	29.4	74.6
2015	411	17.0	24.1	87.3
2016	389	15.0	25.9	87.7
2017	371	15.0	24.7	89.8
2018	326	13.0	25.0	89.9
2019	305	12.0	25.4	91.8
2020	280	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	264	12.0	22.0	84.8
2022	247	12.0	20.5	89.1
2023	263	13.0	20.2	83.3

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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