Best Public Schools in Johnson, NE

Summary:

The city of Johnson, Nebraska is home to two exceptional public schools, Elementary School At Johnson and High School At Johnson, which are part of the highly-ranked Johnson-Brock Public Schools district. Both schools consistently outperform state averages in academic achievement, with the elementary school ranked 16th out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools and the high school ranked 6th out of 168 Nebraska high schools.

Elementary School At Johnson boasts impressive test scores, with 78.26% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 57.43%. The school also excels in other subject areas, such as 96% of 5th graders being proficient or better in Science. Additionally, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. High School At Johnson follows suit, with 83.33% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, 79.17% in Mathematics, and 83.33% in Science, significantly outperforming state averages. The high school also has a high 4-year graduation rate of 88.1% and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%.

Both schools in Johnson, Nebraska, benefit from the district's significant investment in education, with the elementary school spending $15,488 per student and the high school spending $15,723 per student. The district's commitment to providing a high-quality education is evident in the exceptional performance of its schools, which serve as models of academic excellence within the state of Nebraska.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High School At Johnson	Public	7-12	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 868-5235	170	17	9.9	35.3%	163 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	95.6	6^th of 168 public high schools	96.4%		68.9	62^nd of 215 public high schools	71.2%	56	$15,723	$754	$13,431
Elementary School At Johnson	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 868-5235	189	11	17.0	26.5%	186 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)	$15,488	$754	$12,657

Cities Near Johnson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Auburn	7.03 mi	6	64^th
Tecumseh	11.09 mi	2	180^th
Cook	12.16 mi	2	116^th
Humboldt	16.24 mi	3	32^nd
Nebraska City	19.92 mi	5	202^nd

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

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