Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 223 students attended Johnson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 91% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White.

Johnson Elementary School

Summary:

Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 223 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Johnson Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.8% to 47.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages. The school's test scores are also consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 15.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools in these categories.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Lawndale Elementary Community Academy, Chalmers Elementary Specialty School, and LEARN Charter - Butler, also struggle academically, with test scores and rankings similar to or slightly better than Johnson Elementary School. This suggests that the challenges faced by Johnson Elementary School are not unique and may be indicative of broader issues within the district or the local community.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1420 S Albany Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-2205

(773) 534-1829

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1987^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,091

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 223

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.0%

Hispanic:

5.4%

White:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Johnson Elementary School ranks worse than 96.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 405^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.65. (See more...)

Compare Details Johnson Elementary School ranks worse than 84.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.01. (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 Johnson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Johnson Elementary School is $26,091, which is the 70^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Johnson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnson Elementary School 1987^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Johnson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Johnson Elementary School 1152^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Johnson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Johnson Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.90	1844^th	2020	8.7%
2004	5.37	1897^th	2030	6.6%
2005	1.05	1989^th	2022	1.6%
2006	1.39	2061^st	2086	1.2%
2007	7.24	1955^th	2095	6.7%
2008	1.85	2073^rd	2092	0.9%
2009	2.08	2096^th	2120	1.1%
2010	6.69	2027^th	2139	5.2%
2011	12.00	1966^th	2147	8.4%
2012	18.65	1884^th	2166	13.0%
2013	2.70	2156^th	2167	0.5%
2014	12.83	1894^th	2093	9.5%
2015	20.06	1706^th	2052	16.9%
2016	12.85	1892^nd	2046	7.5%
2017	16.78	1774^th	2044	13.2%
2018	18.76	1698^th	2037	16.6%
2019	13.49	1919^th	2086	8.0%
2021	14.11	1808^th	1948	7.2%
2022	10.64	2051^st	2082	1.5%
2023	8.80	2072^nd	2077	0.2%
2024	11.65	1987^th	2067	3.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.39	1154^th	1194	3.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.99	1283^rd	1765	27.3%
2019	21.73	1609^th	1816	11.4%
2021	21.81	1340^th	1514	11.5%
2022	14.67	1728^th	1763	2.0%
2023	11.53	1801^st	1808	0.4%
2024	17.37	1672^nd	1793	6.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.10	1614^th	1964	17.8%
2019	20.24	1688^th	2019	16.4%
2022	10.76	1933^rd	1970	1.9%
2023	8.70	1951^st	1957	0.3%
2024	18.68	1636^th	1942	15.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.17	1631^st	1972	17.3%
2019	11.47	1917^th	2019	5.1%
2022	11.74	1929^th	1977	2.4%
2023	10.45	1944^th	1984	2.0%
2024	11.47	1897^th	1959	3.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.54	285^th	698	59.2%
2019	35.42	456^th	711	35.9%
2021	34.46	271^st	428	36.7%
2022	25.62	605^th	684	11.5%
2023	18.98	680^th	692	1.7%
2024	24.17	573^rd	655	12.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.32	1179^th	1185	0.5%
2004	5.10	1145^th	1204	4.9%
2005	3.71	1155^th	1209	4.5%
2006	2.17	1251^st	1272	1.7%
2007	6.24	1218^th	1287	5.4%
2008	1.60	1290^th	1293	0.2%
2009	0.35	1317^th	1318	0.1%
2010	2.66	1302^nd	1327	1.9%
2011	10.96	1244^th	1344	7.4%
2012	12.92	1239^th	1365	9.2%
2013	3.58	1342^nd	1367	1.8%
2014	13.98	1196^th	1322	9.5%
2015	17.52	1117^th	1302	14.2%
2016	8.98	1268^th	1294	2.0%
2017	14.97	1148^th	1293	11.2%
2018	17.59	1095^th	1293	15.3%
2019	15.74	1179^th	1356	13.1%
2021	15.59	1116^th	1241	10.1%
2022	10.94	1347^th	1369	1.6%
2023	12.03	1303^rd	1367	4.7%
2024	18.01	1152^nd	1363	15.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.39	895^th	1161	22.9%
2019	22.98	1012^th	1217	16.8%
2021	23.14	868^th	1019	14.8%
2022	14.40	1191^st	1221	2.5%
2023	17.26	1141^st	1234	7.5%
2024	27.77	907^th	1219	25.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.46	1101^st	1226	10.2%
2019	18.07	1072^nd	1276	16.0%
2021	12.59	962^nd	1017	5.4%
2022	10.99	1250^th	1286	2.8%
2023	12.04	1210^th	1275	5.1%
2024	22.44	979^th	1251	21.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.09	942^nd	1223	23.0%
2019	15.63	1152^nd	1296	11.1%
2021	17.90	917^th	1048	12.5%
2022	11.47	1264^th	1286	1.7%
2023	13.34	1207^th	1292	6.6%
2024	17.50	1086^th	1264	14.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Johnson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.58	262^nd	511	48.7%
2019	38.84	325^th	565	42.5%
2021	36.25	232^nd	385	39.7%
2022	24.01	524^th	573	8.6%
2023	27.10	463^rd	569	18.6%
2024	36.78	336^th	548	38.7%

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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 Johnson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1	328	n/a	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	335
1990	2	321	n/a	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	328
1991	1	348	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1992	2	350	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
1993	1	339	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1994	1	294	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1995	0	435	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1996	0	435	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1997	0	469	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1998	0	520	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1999	0	434	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
2000	0	457	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2001	0	469	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2002	0	438	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2003	0	438	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2004	22	401	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
2005	0	448	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
2006	0	534	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	2	540
2007	0	429	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2008	0	319	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	322
2009	0	291	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
2010	0	292	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
2011	1	361	0	4	0	0	0	0	366
2012	0	356	0	2	0	0	0	0	358
2013	0	392	0	3	0	0	0	0	395
2014	0	422	0	6	0	0	0	0	428
2015	0	391	0	3	0	1	1	0	396
2016	3	491	0	9	0	0	3	0	506
2017	2	445	0	9	0	0	3	0	459
2018	2	408	0	12	1	0	2	0	425
2019	3	363	0	8	0	0	2	0	376
2020	3	306	0	11	1	0	5	0	326
2021	6	319	0	20	1	0	4	0	350
2022	5	253	0	14	1	0	3	0	276
2023	4	203	0	12	2	0	2	0	223

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	335	19.0	17.6	n/a
1990	328	20.0	16.4	n/a
1991	356	26.0	13.6	n/a
1992	360	25.0	14.4	n/a
1993	344	25.0	13.8	n/a
1994	298	23.0	13.0	n/a
1995	436	26.0	16.8	n/a
1996	436	26.0	16.8	n/a
1997	470	24.0	19.6	n/a
1998	520	30.0	17.3	n/a
1999	435	28.0	15.5	n/a
2000	457	25.0	18.3	n/a
2001	469	27.0	17.4	n/a
2002	438	21.0	20.9	73.7
2003	438	21.0	20.9	73.7
2004	423	19.0	22.3	92
2005	454	27.0	16.8	87.9
2006	540	31.0	17.4	66.7
2007	434	23.0	18.9	93.3
2008	322	18.0	17.9	88.1
2009	293	16.0	18.3	95.6
2010	292	18.0	16.2	99
2011	366	20.0	18.3	99.2
2012	358	19.0	18.8	98.6
2013	395	31.0	12.7	99.2
2014	428	25.0	17.1	98.4
2015	396	23.0	17.2	99.2
2016	506	24.0	21.0	99.2
2017	459	27.4	16.7	98.7
2018	425	27.3	15.5	98.4
2019	376	23.0	16.3	98.9
2020	326	26.5	12.3	99.4
2021	350	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	276	23.5	11.7	97.8
2023	223	20.5	10.8	97.8

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 Johnson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	335	19.0	17.6	n/a
1990	328	20.0	16.4	n/a
1991	356	26.0	13.6	n/a
1992	360	25.0	14.4	n/a
1993	344	25.0	13.8	n/a
1994	298	23.0	13.0	n/a
1995	436	26.0	16.8	n/a
1996	436	26.0	16.8	n/a
1997	470	24.0	19.6	n/a
1998	520	30.0	17.3	n/a
1999	435	28.0	15.5	n/a
2000	457	25.0	18.3	n/a
2001	469	27.0	17.4	n/a
2002	438	21.0	20.9	73.7
2003	438	21.0	20.9	73.7
2004	423	19.0	22.3	92
2005	454	27.0	16.8	87.9
2006	540	31.0	17.4	66.7
2007	434	23.0	18.9	93.3
2008	322	18.0	17.9	88.1
2009	293	16.0	18.3	95.6
2010	292	18.0	16.2	99
2011	366	20.0	18.3	99.2
2012	358	19.0	18.8	98.6
2013	395	31.0	12.7	99.2
2014	428	25.0	17.1	98.4
2015	396	23.0	17.2	99.2
2016	506	24.0	21.0	99.2
2017	459	27.4	16.7	98.7
2018	425	27.3	15.5	98.4
2019	376	23.0	16.3	98.9
2020	326	26.5	12.3	99.4
2021	350	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	276	23.5	11.7	97.8
2023	223	20.5	10.8	97.8

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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