Johnson Elementary

Summary:

Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school in Forney, Texas, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Forney Independent School District. Despite a shift in its student racial makeup in recent years, Johnson Elementary has consistently ranked among the top 15% of Texas elementary schools, with strong academic performance and effective resource allocation.

Johnson Elementary's STAAR test scores in reading and math are significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 4th grade where the percentage of students proficient or better is over 15 percentage points above the district and state. The school's performance on STAAR tests for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and students with special needs, is also notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Johnson Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio and spends more per student compared to nearby schools like Blackburn Elementary and Willett Elementary.

The changing racial composition of Johnson Elementary's student population, with a decrease in the percentage of White students and an increase in the percentage of African American and Hispanic students, is an interesting trend to monitor. However, the school's consistent high performance, effective resource allocation, and commitment to supporting the success of all students, regardless of their demographic background, make it a standout elementary school within the Forney Independent School District.


Detail:

Public K-4

 10835 Walnut Ln
       Forney, TX  75126-9680


(469) 762-4325

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
630th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,916 Help


Students who attend Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rhea Intermediate
    Warren Middle
High:    Forney High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  694

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.5%
Hispanic:
30.1%
African American:
26.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Johnson Elementary ranks better than 86.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.58. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Johnson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.5%), Hispanic (30.1%), African American (26.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary is 15.7. 4 elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Johnson Elementary is $8,916, which is the 2nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Johnson Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Forney Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Forney Independent School District (Isd) 401st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Johnson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.64 334th 3465 90.4%
2005 80.92 407th 3475 88.3%
2006 77.11 587th 3476 83.1%
2007 73.30 857th 3724 77.0%
2008 77.82 595th 3768 84.2%
2009 84.60 228th 3884 94.1%
2010 84.48 176th 3937 95.5%
2011 83.29 276th 4095 93.3%
2012 87.11 348th 4206 91.7%
2013 81.62 580th 4221 86.3%
2014 84.71 470th 4260 89.0%
2015 82.60 606th 4320 86.0%
2016 77.43 877th 4286 79.5%
2017 88.43 426th 4329 90.2%
2018 89.69 363rd 4359 91.7%
2019 92.89 246th 4479 94.5%
2021 83.31 636th 4578 86.1%
2022 86.23 503rd 4581 89.0%
2023 85.60 546th 4647 88.3%
2024 83.58 630th 4675 86.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.71 152nd 1099 86.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.77 179th 3226 94.5%
2019 68.21 715th 3333 78.5%
2021 78.51 375th 3446 89.1%
2022 71.62 638th 3487 81.7%
2023 75.63 521st 3556 85.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.29 209th 3558 94.1%
2019 94.81 65th 3684 98.2%
2021 77.49 376th 3799 90.1%
2022 86.78 208th 3952 94.7%
2023 78.20 437th 4086 89.3%
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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 TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.02 864th 4264 79.7%
2019 74.55 603rd 4309 86.0%
2021 62.70 1237th 4451 72.2%
2022 63.14 1295th 4477 71.1%
2023 90.41 152nd 4521 96.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.28 398th 4306 90.8%
2019 91.98 229th 4348 94.7%
2021 85.84 497th 4499 89.0%
2022 87.14 401st 4561 91.2%
2023 87.06 430th 4588 90.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.02 1091st 3106 64.9%
2019 76.26 280th 3184 91.2%
2021 72.71 795th 3006 73.6%
2022 61.38 1339th 2958 54.7%
2023 75.08 394th 2980 86.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.80 713th 4240 83.2%
2019 85.38 254th 4295 94.1%
2021 53.65 1592nd 4331 63.2%
2022 73.78 664th 4461 85.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.04 324th 4319 92.5%
2019 90.63 297th 4357 93.2%
2021 76.45 820th 4498 81.8%
2022 82.15 615th 4563 86.5%
2023 81.34 665th 4585 85.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.87 158th 2483 93.6%
2019 73.35 408th 2515 83.8%
2021 90.24 112th 2444 95.4%
2022 88.69 135th 2421 94.4%
2023 87.29 159th 2443 93.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.53 375th 4168 91.0%
2019 89.09 214th 4188 94.9%
2021 74.30 702nd 4329 83.8%
2022 69.09 971st 4376 77.8%
2023 84.10 399th 4401 90.9%
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Rank History for White students at Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.47 390th 3127 87.5%
2019 88.66 158th 3142 95.0%
2021 71.05 705th 3082 77.1%
2022 77.03 476th 3082 84.6%
2023 77.05 525th 3106 83.1%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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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 408 17 1 15 2 n/a n/a 0 443
1989 397 22 0 20 1 n/a n/a 0 440
1990 423 24 0 23 1 n/a n/a 0 471
1991 448 32 0 25 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1992 477 38 0 24 2 n/a n/a 0 541
1993 502 30 0 24 2 n/a n/a 0 558
1994 387 22 3 18 5 n/a n/a 0 435
1995 429 24 4 25 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1996 429 24 4 25 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1997 431 24 3 31 1 n/a n/a 0 490
1998 442 26 1 35 1 n/a n/a 0 505
1999 478 27 1 52 1 n/a n/a 0 559
2000 467 29 3 57 2 n/a n/a 0 558
2001 530 35 1 66 1 n/a n/a 0 633
2002 428 56 3 86 3 n/a n/a 0 576
2003 428 56 3 86 3 n/a n/a 0 576
2004 324 14 2 44 3 n/a n/a 0 387
2005 322 15 2 40 3 n/a n/a 0 382
2006 363 29 1 53 4 n/a n/a 0 450
2007 463 28 7 76 10 n/a n/a 0 584
2008 475 31 8 76 8 n/a n/a 0 598
2009 419 35 8 66 10 n/a n/a 0 538
2010 420 27 7 60 9 n/a n/a 0 523
2011 405 27 4 84 9 0 11 0 540
2012 375 34 5 87 6 0 12 0 519
2013 374 38 3 90 2 0 11 0 518
2014 370 47 3 84 1 0 11 0 516
2015 373 43 4 79 0 0 14 0 513
2016 348 35 5 75 0 0 13 0 476
2017 353 34 7 84 2 0 14 0 494
2018 349 52 7 96 2 1 11 0 518
2019 362 71 9 135 2 1 12 0 592
2020 292 102 15 142 3 1 12 0 567
2021 274 118 12 124 3 0 18 0 549
2022 290 152 9 136 2 0 22 0 611
2023 253 185 18 209 1 0 28 0 694

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 443 27.0 16.4 n/a
1989 440 n/a n/a n/a
1990 471 21.0 22.4 n/a
1991 506 21.3 23.7 n/a
1992 541 30.8 17.5 11.1
1993 558 31.0 18.0 15.6
1994 435 26.5 16.4 13.8
1995 483 28.3 17.1 9.1
1996 483 28.3 17.1 9.1
1997 490 29.3 16.7 9
1998 505 29.3 17.2 9.7
1999 559 32.6 17.1 14.7
2000 558 34.3 16.3 15.4
2001 633 37.7 16.8 11.8
2002 576 37.6 15.3 18.2
2003 576 37.6 15.3 18.2
2004 387 33.5 11.6 23.5
2005 382 27.1 14.1 20.7
2006 450 30.4 14.8 20.9
2007 584 35.0 16.7 23.3
2008 598 35.5 16.8 17.7
2009 538 35.8 15.0 18
2010 523 34.6 15.0 19.9
2011 540 31.1 17.3 19.4
2012 519 32.1 16.1 19.1
2013 518 31.8 16.2 21.6
2014 516 33.0 15.6 20
2015 513 31.0 16.5 21.6
2016 476 29.0 16.4 18.9
2017 494 29.0 17.0 20
2018 518 30.0 17.2 18.3
2019 592 34.0 17.4 17.7
2020 567 32.0 17.7 25.4
2021 549 36.4 15.0 23.5
2022 611 37.7 16.1 29.8
2023 694 44.1 15.7 35.7

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 443 27.0 16.4 n/a
1989 440 n/a n/a n/a
1990 471 21.0 22.4 n/a
1991 506 21.3 23.7 n/a
1992 541 30.8 17.5 11.1
1993 558 31.0 18.0 15.6
1994 435 26.5 16.4 13.8
1995 483 28.3 17.1 9.1
1996 483 28.3 17.1 9.1
1997 490 29.3 16.7 9
1998 505 29.3 17.2 9.7
1999 559 32.6 17.1 14.7
2000 558 34.3 16.3 15.4
2001 633 37.7 16.8 11.8
2002 576 37.6 15.3 18.2
2003 576 37.6 15.3 18.2
2004 387 33.5 11.6 23.5
2005 382 27.1 14.1 20.7
2006 450 30.4 14.8 20.9
2007 584 35.0 16.7 23.3
2008 598 35.5 16.8 17.7
2009 538 35.8 15.0 18
2010 523 34.6 15.0 19.9
2011 540 31.1 17.3 19.4
2012 519 32.1 16.1 19.1
2013 518 31.8 16.2 21.6
2014 516 33.0 15.6 20
2015 513 31.0 16.5 21.6
2016 476 29.0 16.4 18.9
2017 494 29.0 17.0 20
2018 518 30.0 17.2 18.3
2019 592 34.0 17.4 17.7
2020 567 32.0 17.7 25.4
2021 549 36.4 15.0 23.5
2022 611 37.7 16.1 29.8
2023 694 44.1 15.7 35.7

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 Johnson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $402 (5.6%) $6,833 (94.4%) $7,235
2020 $442 (5.9%) $7,037 (94.1%) $7,478
2021 $727 (8.2%) $8,188 (91.8%) $8,916

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Johnson Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 246th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 546th of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Johnson Elementary)6361
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5449
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Johnson Elementary)7257
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5741
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Johnson Elementary)8469
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5249
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Johnson Elementary)8075
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students592694
 17.2%
African American71185
 160.6%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian918
 100%
Hispanic135209
 54.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White362253
 30.1%
Two or More Races1228
 133.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.7%35.7%
 18%


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Students at Johnson Elementary are 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Johnson Elementary ranks 630th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rhea Intermediate
Middle : Warren Middle
High : Forney High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 694 students attended Johnson Elementary.


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

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