Johns Elementary

Summary:

Johns Elementary is a PK-6 elementary school in Arlington, Texas with a student population of 636, serving a predominantly Hispanic (78.14%) student body. While part of the Arlington Independent School District, which is ranked 683 out of 968 districts in Texas, Johns Elementary faces significant academic and equity challenges.

Johns Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with performance on STAAR assessments well below district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared to 48.85% statewide. The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with its rankings for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. With over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Johns Elementary has an extremely high poverty rate.

When compared to nearby schools like Blanton Elementary and Rankin Elementary, both within 1.5 miles, Johns Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spending around $10,000 per student, the school's performance has declined over time, suggesting the need for significant interventions to improve student outcomes and address systemic equity concerns.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1900 Sherry St
       Arlington, TX  76010-4806


(682) 867-2500

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4284th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,210 Help


Students who attend Johns Elementary usually attend:

High:    Sam Houston High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  591

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.2%
African American:
14.4%
White:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Johns Elementary ranks worse than 91.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 45th among 52 ranked elementary schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.02. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.2%), African American (14.4%), White (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Johns Elementary is 14.5. 30 elementary schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Johns Elementary is $10,210, which is the 24th highest among 52 elementary schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Johns Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Johns Elementary 4284th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Johns Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Arlington Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Arlington Independent School District (Isd) 683rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Johns Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.77 2876th 3465 17.0%
2005 28.67 2893rd 3475 16.7%
2006 24.42 3044th 3476 12.4%
2007 18.10 3437th 3724 7.7%
2008 9.25 3668th 3768 2.7%
2009 11.57 3743rd 3884 3.6%
2010 16.86 3690th 3937 6.3%
2011 24.86 3590th 4095 12.3%
2012 25.86 3609th 4206 14.2%
2013 28.55 3461st 4221 18.0%
2014 36.08 3101st 4260 27.2%
2015 35.13 3099th 4320 28.3%
2016 42.07 2712th 4286 36.7%
2017 31.46 3060th 4329 29.3%
2018 37.30 2729th 4359 37.4%
2019 38.18 2803rd 4479 37.4%
2021 15.15 4201st 4578 8.2%
2022 12.11 4325th 4581 5.6%
2023 12.66 4372nd 4647 5.9%
2024 15.02 4284th 4675 8.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.34 754th 3226 76.6%
2019 68.04 722nd 3333 78.3%
2021 28.29 2759th 3446 19.9%
2022 27.00 2899th 3487 16.9%
2023 23.06 3101st 3556 12.8%
2024 22.81 3133rd 3638 13.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.23 1088th 3558 69.4%
2019 32.35 2665th 3684 27.7%
2021 18.76 3741st 3799 1.5%
2022 17.74 3776th 3952 4.5%
2023 26.69 3360th 4086 17.8%
2024 15.97 4045th 4261 5.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.97 1759th 4264 58.7%
2019 54.10 1770th 4309 58.9%
2021 21.43 3947th 4451 11.3%
2022 17.85 4133rd 4477 7.7%
2023 19.49 4120th 4521 8.9%
2024 20.52 4099th 4560 10.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.56 2196th 4306 49.0%
2019 43.60 2442nd 4348 43.8%
2021 20.13 3875th 4499 13.9%
2022 15.61 4202nd 4561 7.9%
2023 15.96 4219th 4588 8.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.82 2537th 3106 18.3%
2019 44.25 2249th 3184 29.4%
2021 17.33 2668th 3006 11.2%
2022 4.68 2918th 2958 1.4%
2023 5.46 2921st 2980 2.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.68 1104th 4240 74.0%
2019 69.08 839th 4295 80.5%
2021 30.14 3357th 4331 22.5%
2022 30.30 3492nd 4461 21.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.93 3248th 4319 24.8%
2019 34.34 3053rd 4357 29.9%
2021 12.10 4348th 4498 3.3%
2022 12.18 4343rd 4563 4.8%
2023 11.75 4362nd 4585 4.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.65 1058th 2483 57.4%
2019 57.49 864th 2515 65.6%
2021 31.50 1782nd 2444 27.1%
2022 34.66 1692nd 2421 30.1%
2023 29.02 1885th 2443 22.8%
2024 37.78 1571st 2421 35.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Johns Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.74 1953rd 4168 53.1%
2019 49.40 2042nd 4188 51.2%
2021 18.82 3958th 4329 8.6%
2022 14.41 4159th 4376 5.0%
2023 15.90 4114th 4401 6.5%
2024 16.24 4142nd 4431 6.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Enrollment information for Johns Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 399 154 34 125 n/a n/a n/a 0 712
1989 361 234 34 114 1 n/a n/a 0 744
1990 301 182 39 135 1 n/a n/a 0 658
1991 365 218 55 154 3 n/a n/a 0 795
1992 304 228 59 127 2 n/a n/a 0 720
1993 386 257 81 198 4 n/a n/a 0 926
1994 360 317 86 202 4 n/a n/a 0 969
1995 306 453 93 338 4 n/a n/a 0 1194
1996 306 453 93 338 4 n/a n/a 0 1194
1997 190 303 60 245 6 n/a n/a 0 804
1998 169 333 45 236 13 n/a n/a 0 796
1999 161 293 49 269 9 n/a n/a 0 781
2000 146 340 61 275 6 n/a n/a 0 828
2001 131 336 62 364 2 n/a n/a 0 895
2002 102 265 83 389 2 n/a n/a 0 841
2003 102 265 83 389 2 n/a n/a 0 841
2004 93 269 96 482 3 n/a n/a 0 943
2005 100 264 73 476 5 n/a n/a 0 918
2006 87 226 88 544 1 n/a n/a 0 946
2007 85 236 86 591 1 n/a n/a 0 999
2008 74 223 89 672 2 n/a n/a 0 1060
2009 66 201 77 728 1 n/a n/a 0 1073
2010 64 218 85 697 0 n/a n/a 0 1064
2011 84 191 85 707 2 0 3 0 1072
2012 96 208 85 728 2 1 5 0 1125
2013 86 212 98 696 1 2 3 0 1098
2014 26 138 22 560 2 4 4 0 756
2015 35 120 14 598 5 2 5 0 779
2016 33 137 16 577 5 0 3 0 771
2017 26 127 11 537 3 0 11 0 715
2018 26 159 10 511 2 0 10 0 718
2019 23 150 10 484 2 0 9 0 678
2020 23 126 6 423 3 0 7 0 588
2021 15 138 6 378 1 0 9 0 547
2022 15 115 6 521 2 0 10 0 669
2023 14 110 5 497 2 0 8 0 636
2024 20 85 2 474 2 0 8 0 591

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 Johns Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 712 37.0 19.2 n/a
1989 744 n/a n/a n/a
1990 658 39.0 16.8 n/a
1991 795 39.2 20.2 n/a
1992 720 41.3 17.4 43.3
1993 926 49.0 18.9 61.7
1994 969 52.1 18.6 51.6
1995 1194 64.6 18.5 62.6
1996 1194 64.6 18.5 62.6
1997 804 43.6 18.4 61.9
1998 796 45.7 17.4 64.7
1999 781 43.4 18.0 78.6
2000 828 45.9 18.0 80
2001 895 51.9 17.2 85
2002 841 52.9 15.9 81.1
2003 841 52.9 15.9 81.1
2004 943 50.9 18.5 84.3
2005 918 52.6 17.5 86.7
2006 946 53.6 17.6 90.1
2007 999 58.9 17.0 90.1
2008 1060 60.3 17.6 85.8
2009 1073 61.0 17.6 81.7
2010 1064 62.6 16.9 90.8
2011 1072 62.5 17.1 90.5
2012 1125 61.6 18.2 91.4
2013 1098 61.4 17.8 92.7
2014 756 44.8 16.8 93.4
2015 779 46.0 16.9 92
2016 771 46.0 16.7 92.2
2017 715 47.5 15.0 93.4
2018 718 44.4 16.1 90
2019 678 44.2 15.3 97.1
2020 588 39.4 14.9 97.3
2021 547 41.1 13.2 92.5
2022 669 42.0 15.9 93.4
2023 636 40.5 15.6 93.4
2024 591 40.7 14.5 93.6

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 Johns Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 712 37.0 19.2 n/a
1989 744 n/a n/a n/a
1990 658 39.0 16.8 n/a
1991 795 39.2 20.2 n/a
1992 720 41.3 17.4 43.3
1993 926 49.0 18.9 61.7
1994 969 52.1 18.6 51.6
1995 1194 64.6 18.5 62.6
1996 1194 64.6 18.5 62.6
1997 804 43.6 18.4 61.9
1998 796 45.7 17.4 64.7
1999 781 43.4 18.0 78.6
2000 828 45.9 18.0 80
2001 895 51.9 17.2 85
2002 841 52.9 15.9 81.1
2003 841 52.9 15.9 81.1
2004 943 50.9 18.5 84.3
2005 918 52.6 17.5 86.7
2006 946 53.6 17.6 90.1
2007 999 58.9 17.0 90.1
2008 1060 60.3 17.6 85.8
2009 1073 61.0 17.6 81.7
2010 1064 62.6 16.9 90.8
2011 1072 62.5 17.1 90.5
2012 1125 61.6 18.2 91.4
2013 1098 61.4 17.8 92.7
2014 756 44.8 16.8 93.4
2015 779 46.0 16.9 92
2016 771 46.0 16.7 92.2
2017 715 47.5 15.0 93.4
2018 718 44.4 16.1 90
2019 678 44.2 15.3 97.1
2020 588 39.4 14.9 97.3
2021 547 41.1 13.2 92.5
2022 669 42.0 15.9 93.4
2023 636 40.5 15.6 93.4
2024 591 40.7 14.5 93.6

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 Johns Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,034 (10.3%) $9,026 (89.7%) $10,060
2020 $1,093 (11.7%) $8,270 (88.3%) $9,363
2021 $796 (7.8%) $9,414 (92.2%) $10,210

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Johns Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2803rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4372nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 31.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Johns Elementary)3026
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3739
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Johns Elementary)4031
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3933
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Johns Elementary)268
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3014
 16%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Johns Elementary)3111
 20%
   4th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3738
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Johns Elementary)3826
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3938
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Johns Elementary)4321
 22%
   5th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4542
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Johns Elementary)4023
 17%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4737
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Johns Elementary)4212
 30%
   5th Grade Science (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3825
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Johns Elementary)4017
 23%
   6th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3743
 6%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Johns Elementary)4818
 30%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4934
 15%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students678636
 6.2%
African American150110
 26.7%
American Indian22
Asian105
 50%
Hispanic484497
 2.7%
Pacific Islander00
White2314
 39.1%
Two or More Races98
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.1%93.4%
 3.7%


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Students who attend Johns Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sam Houston High School

Students at Johns Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Johns Elementary.

Johns Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Texas elementary schools.


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