Is C I Johnson Elementary School a good school?

C I Johnson Elementary School ranks 596 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend C I Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 271 students attended C I Johnson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of C I Johnson Elementary School?

Students at C I Johnson Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of C I Johnson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend C I Johnson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy Middle : Henry W Cowherd Middle School High : East High School

C I Johnson Elementary School

Summary:

C I Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Aurora, Illinois, with 378 students. The school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Aurora East Unified School District 131, which is ranked 785 out of 813 districts in Illinois.

C I Johnson Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools in 2013-2014 to the top 29% in 2023-2024. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests is significantly higher than the district and state averages, especially in mathematics, with 43.1% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 8.4% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also performs well for students with disabilities and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20% and top 11% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, Indian Prairie CUSD 204 schools, such as Nancy Young Elementary, Reba O Steck Elementary, and Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary, significantly outperform C I Johnson Elementary School and the rest of the Aurora East Unified School District 131 on academic measures. However, C I Johnson Elementary School has been able to achieve strong academic performance, particularly for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 3-5

1934 Liberty St
Aurora, IL 60502-9438

(630) 299-5400

District: Aurora East Unified School District 131

SchoolDigger Rank:
596^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,535

Students who attend C I Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy
	Henry W Cowherd Middle School
High:	East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 271

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.6%

White:

7.0%

African American:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details C I Johnson Elementary School ranks better than 71.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.49. (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 (85.6%), White (7%), African American (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at C I Johnson Elementary School is 12.8, which is the 4^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131. (See more...)

Compare C I Johnson Elementary School employs 21.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at C I Johnson Elementary School is $20,535, which is the 5^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

C I Johnson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks C I Johnson Elementary School 596^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See C I Johnson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Aurora East Unified School District 131:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora East Unified School District 131 785^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for C I Johnson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	32.11	1513^th	2020	25.1%
2004	25.54	1646^th	2030	18.9%
2005	29.18	1607^th	2022	20.5%
2006	25.32	1727^th	2086	17.2%
2007	33.92	1627^th	2095	22.3%
2008	9.29	1928^th	2092	7.8%
2009	10.00	1947^th	2120	8.2%
2010	10.38	1972^nd	2139	7.8%
2011	6.95	2057^th	2147	4.2%
2012	13.19	1980^th	2166	8.6%
2013	6.51	2095^th	2167	3.3%
2014	8.83	1986^th	2093	5.1%
2015	14.31	1861^st	2052	9.3%
2016	14.79	1834^th	2046	10.4%
2017	13.60	1853^rd	2044	9.3%
2018	11.63	1926^th	2037	5.4%
2019	15.29	1873^rd	2086	10.2%
2021	33.94	1203^rd	1948	38.2%
2022	40.80	1160^th	2082	44.3%
2023	53.83	861^st	2077	58.5%
2024	67.49	596^th	2067	71.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.43	699^th	718	2.6%
2019	29.74	619^th	743	16.7%
2021	53.85	142^nd	537	73.6%
2022	51.52	273^rd	768	64.5%
2023	73.55	101^st	788	87.2%
2024	72.06	102^nd	826	87.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	20.34	1126^th	1194	5.7%
2022	28.85	799^th	1113	28.2%
2023	39.84	614^th	1156	46.9%
2024	70.11	240^th	1195	79.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.65	1562^nd	1765	11.5%
2019	28.14	1429^th	1816	21.3%
2021	47.31	693^rd	1514	54.2%
2022	57.32	607^th	1763	65.6%
2023	73.54	291^st	1808	83.9%
2024	79.21	194^th	1793	89.2%

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Rank History for Female students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.31	1844^th	1964	6.1%
2019	14.74	1823^rd	2019	9.7%
2021	34.90	1037^th	1680	38.3%
2022	40.75	1069^th	1970	45.7%
2023	53.04	821^st	1957	58.0%
2024	67.54	548^th	1942	71.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	72.69	123^rd	886	86.1%

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Rank History for Male students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.75	1824^th	1972	7.5%
2019	20.47	1666^th	2019	17.5%
2021	32.77	1072^nd	1707	37.2%
2022	40.58	1078^th	1977	45.5%
2023	53.23	828^th	1984	58.3%
2024	64.47	597^th	1959	69.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at C I Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.74	884^th	938	5.8%
2019	24.32	808^th	955	15.4%
2021	47.02	325^th	742	56.2%
2022	55.73	348^th	954	63.5%
2023	71.53	172^nd	970	82.3%
2024	82.33	87^th	959	90.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for C I Johnson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	85	71	4	152	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	312
1989	75	78	4	151	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	308
1990	64	81	4	155	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	304
1991	68	93	7	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1992	62	83	8	184	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
1993	51	68	8	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1994	62	95	7	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1995	69	85	4	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1996	69	85	4	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1997	57	94	7	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1998	42	74	8	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1999	47	63	6	214	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2000	38	50	6	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2001	28	44	6	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
2002	13	55	1	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
2003	13	55	1	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
2004	12	54	1	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
2005	9	60	0	217	1	n/a	n/a	0	287
2006	14	64	0	228	1	n/a	n/a	6	313
2007	13	65	0	295	1	n/a	n/a	8	382
2008	9	73	0	319	1	n/a	n/a	7	409
2009	3	61	0	337	1	n/a	n/a	16	418
2010	10	53	0	321	0	n/a	n/a	19	403
2011	8	64	0	304	0	0	16	0	392
2012	9	62	0	327	4	0	10	0	412
2013	7	50	2	325	4	0	4	0	392
2014	8	48	3	313	3	0	6	0	381
2015	3	37	2	265	3	0	4	0	314
2016	10	30	6	293	2	0	4	0	345
2017	6	27	7	248	1	0	1	0	290
2018	7	27	5	226	0	0	5	0	270
2019	18	37	4	287	0	0	6	0	352
2020	13	26	2	328	0	0	1	0	370
2021	12	35	3	360	1	0	10	0	421
2022	25	28	2	361	1	2	5	0	424
2023	21	26	5	320	0	3	3	0	378
2024	19	13	3	232	0	2	2	0	271

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 C I Johnson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	312	20.0	15.6	n/a
1989	308	19.5	15.7	n/a
1990	304	19.4	15.6	n/a
1991	341	20.4	16.7	n/a
1992	337	19.5	17.2	n/a
1993	298	17.5	17.0	n/a
1994	338	18.0	18.8	n/a
1995	344	17.5	19.7	n/a
1996	344	17.5	19.7	n/a
1997	362	17.0	21.3	n/a
1998	323	16.0	20.2	n/a
1999	330	19.0	17.4	n/a
2000	320	18.0	17.8	n/a
2001	315	18.0	17.5	n/a
2002	269	15.7	17.1	64.3
2003	269	15.7	17.1	64.3
2004	290	17.7	16.4	79.3
2005	287	17.7	16.2	72.8
2006	313	17.0	18.4	86.6
2007	382	20.0	19.1	72.2
2008	409	18.0	22.7	86.8
2009	418	23.4	17.9	73.6
2010	403	22.4	17.9	104.2
2011	392	27.6	14.2	81.6
2012	412	24.0	17.1	79.6
2013	392	n/a	n/a	93.4
2014	381	23.0	16.5	78.2
2015	314	19.0	16.5	84.7
2016	345	24.0	14.3	62.3
2017	290	21.5	13.4	78.6
2018	270	20.4	13.2	79.6
2019	352	24.0	14.6	76.1
2020	370	20.8	17.7	67.6
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	424	22.3	19.0	64.4
2023	378	22.8	16.5	65.3
2024	271	21.1	12.8	56.8

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 C I Johnson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	312	20.0	15.6	n/a
1989	308	19.5	15.7	n/a
1990	304	19.4	15.6	n/a
1991	341	20.4	16.7	n/a
1992	337	19.5	17.2	n/a
1993	298	17.5	17.0	n/a
1994	338	18.0	18.8	n/a
1995	344	17.5	19.7	n/a
1996	344	17.5	19.7	n/a
1997	362	17.0	21.3	n/a
1998	323	16.0	20.2	n/a
1999	330	19.0	17.4	n/a
2000	320	18.0	17.8	n/a
2001	315	18.0	17.5	n/a
2002	269	15.7	17.1	64.3
2003	269	15.7	17.1	64.3
2004	290	17.7	16.4	79.3
2005	287	17.7	16.2	72.8
2006	313	17.0	18.4	86.6
2007	382	20.0	19.1	72.2
2008	409	18.0	22.7	86.8
2009	418	23.4	17.9	73.6
2010	403	22.4	17.9	104.2
2011	392	27.6	14.2	81.6
2012	412	24.0	17.1	79.6
2013	392	n/a	n/a	93.4
2014	381	23.0	16.5	78.2
2015	314	19.0	16.5	84.7
2016	345	24.0	14.3	62.3
2017	290	21.5	13.4	78.6
2018	270	20.4	13.2	79.6
2019	352	24.0	14.6	76.1
2020	370	20.8	17.7	67.6
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	424	22.3	19.0	64.4
2023	378	22.8	16.5	65.3
2024	271	21.1	12.8	56.8

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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