Reuben Johnson Elementary

Summary:

Reuben Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school in McKinney, Texas, serving 380 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the McKinney Independent School District, which is ranked 237 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Reuben Johnson Elementary has a diverse student population, with 52.37% White, 13.68% African American, 16.58% Hispanic, and 9.74% Asian students. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a slight dip to a 3-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's STAAR test scores in reading, math, and science are generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, there are some notable exceptions, such as lower proficiency rates in 3rd grade reading, 5th grade math, and 5th grade science. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally performing better than the state average, while Hispanic and White students perform closer to the state average.

Compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Comstock Elementary, Glen Oaks Elementary, and Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary (all in the Frisco Independent School District), Reuben Johnson Elementary's performance is generally lower, with higher STAAR proficiency rates, higher SchoolDigger rankings, and lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. However, the school's increased spending per student from $9,303 in 2018-2019 to $10,149 in 2020-2021 has not yet translated into significantly higher academic performance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3400 Ash Ln
       McKinney, TX  75070-3211


(469) 302-6500

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1494th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,149 Help


Students who attend Reuben Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Leonard Evans Junior Middle
High:    McKinney High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  380

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.4%
Hispanic:
16.6%
African American:
13.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.1% Help


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Compare Details Reuben Johnson Elementary ranks better than 68% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 13th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Reuben Johnson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.4%), Hispanic (16.6%), African American (13.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 26.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reuben Johnson Elementary is 12.9, which is the 9th best among 20 elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reuben Johnson Elementary is $10,149. 11 elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

McKinney Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks McKinney Independent School District (Isd) 237th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Reuben Johnson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 88.44 24th 3465 99.3%
2005 86.03 161st 3475 95.4%
2006 85.72 145th 3476 95.8%
2007 84.50 177th 3724 95.2%
2008 83.62 278th 3768 92.6%
2009 80.50 464th 3884 88.1%
2010 79.76 474th 3937 88.0%
2011 78.22 591st 4095 85.6%
2012 88.05 297th 4206 92.9%
2013 81.68 579th 4221 86.3%
2014 87.13 346th 4260 91.9%
2015 85.25 444th 4320 89.7%
2016 79.45 772nd 4286 82.0%
2017 68.31 1105th 4329 74.5%
2018 56.40 1661st 4359 61.9%
2019 63.72 1328th 4479 70.4%
2021 72.49 1010th 4578 77.9%
2022 71.08 1103rd 4581 75.9%
2023 78.28 834th 4647 82.1%
2024 61.92 1494th 4675 68.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.51 743rd 1046 29.0%
2019 63.31 379th 1112 65.9%
2021 59.47 354th 961 63.2%
2023 53.03 547th 1099 50.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.08 3209th 3226 0.5%
2019 33.80 2465th 3333 26.0%
2021 42.55 1898th 3446 44.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.46 945th 3558 73.4%
2019 63.95 778th 3684 78.9%
2021 62.09 842nd 3799 77.8%
2022 83.63 291st 3952 92.6%
2023 63.01 959th 4086 76.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.98 2227th 4264 47.8%
2019 34.57 3161st 4309 26.6%
2021 47.87 2184th 4451 50.9%
2022 60.27 1458th 4477 67.4%
2023 62.94 1333rd 4521 70.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.60 1613th 4306 62.5%
2019 59.76 1518th 4348 65.1%
2021 67.26 1180th 4499 73.8%
2022 69.93 1097th 4561 75.9%
2023 74.97 893rd 4588 80.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.41 1533rd 3106 50.6%
2019 59.01 1570th 3184 50.7%
2021 57.26 1514th 3006 49.6%
2022 56.30 1586th 2958 46.4%
2023 67.84 979th 2980 67.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.10 3430th 4240 19.1%
2019 44.71 2347th 4295 45.4%
2021 58.04 1323rd 4331 69.5%
2022 50.60 2052nd 4461 54.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.63 1804th 4319 58.2%
2019 63.87 1287th 4357 70.5%
2021 73.89 924th 4498 79.5%
2022 69.83 1119th 4563 75.5%
2023 78.33 774th 4585 83.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.46 672nd 1005 33.1%
2019 45.39 642nd 1009 36.4%
2021 10.51 906th 967 6.3%
2022 39.70 685th 957 28.4%
2023 72.99 230th 1015 77.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.02 1581st 2483 36.3%
2019 43.48 1403rd 2515 44.2%
2021 53.45 932nd 2444 61.9%
2022 58.40 826th 2421 65.9%
2023 65.14 620th 2443 74.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.75 1657th 4168 60.2%
2019 47.83 2142nd 4188 48.9%
2021 68.51 945th 4329 78.2%
2022 68.85 978th 4376 77.7%
2023 60.68 1432nd 4401 67.5%
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Rank History for White students at Reuben Johnson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.89 1812th 3127 42.1%
2019 55.86 1333rd 3142 57.6%
2021 66.31 869th 3082 71.8%
2022 59.71 1174th 3082 61.9%
2023 63.42 1066th 3106 65.7%
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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 Reuben Johnson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 426 16 8 35 1 n/a n/a 0 486
1999 618 23 12 51 4 n/a n/a 0 708
2000 722 32 19 52 4 n/a n/a 0 829
2001 642 55 27 65 1 n/a n/a 0 790
2002 564 73 33 74 6 n/a n/a 0 750
2003 564 73 33 74 6 n/a n/a 0 750
2004 619 89 29 86 6 n/a n/a 0 829
2005 553 96 29 68 3 n/a n/a 0 749
2006 552 105 37 78 3 n/a n/a 0 775
2007 571 121 43 88 3 n/a n/a 0 826
2008 494 94 42 78 3 n/a n/a 0 711
2009 484 96 48 67 2 n/a n/a 0 697
2010 494 96 51 80 5 n/a n/a 0 726
2011 443 89 37 95 9 4 25 0 702
2012 412 79 38 100 12 3 28 0 672
2013 374 83 35 104 11 2 26 0 635
2014 352 74 34 100 12 1 25 0 598
2015 326 66 44 108 13 1 25 0 583
2016 291 67 46 86 14 2 19 0 525
2017 269 64 51 96 8 1 23 0 512
2018 265 54 45 101 6 1 30 0 502
2019 259 69 42 104 4 2 28 0 508
2020 239 88 42 92 4 1 25 0 491
2021 223 86 36 80 1 0 29 0 455
2022 216 63 34 68 1 0 25 0 407
2023 199 52 37 63 1 0 28 0 380

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 Reuben Johnson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 486 28.6 17.0 2.1
1999 708 37.5 18.9 2.4
2000 829 46.0 18.0 2.2
2001 790 43.3 18.2 3.7
2002 750 42.4 17.7 7.2
2003 750 42.4 17.7 7.2
2004 829 45.1 18.4 8.4
2005 749 42.5 17.6 5.9
2006 775 44.5 17.4 8.8
2007 826 49.5 16.7 9.3
2008 711 43.1 16.5 8.3
2009 697 44.7 15.6 8.5
2010 726 45.4 15.9 9.6
2011 702 42.3 16.5 11.4
2012 672 40.0 16.7 12.8
2013 635 38.0 16.6 14.6
2014 598 38.1 15.6 13.9
2015 583 36.0 16.1 14.4
2016 525 34.0 15.4 13.7
2017 512 35.1 14.5 15.2
2018 502 33.1 15.1 13.7
2019 508 34.5 14.6 22
2020 491 34.4 14.2 28.3
2021 455 33.2 13.6 29.5
2022 407 32.2 12.6 24.1
2023 380 29.3 12.9 26.1

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 Reuben Johnson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 486 28.6 17.0 2.1
1999 708 37.5 18.9 2.4
2000 829 46.0 18.0 2.2
2001 790 43.3 18.2 3.7
2002 750 42.4 17.7 7.2
2003 750 42.4 17.7 7.2
2004 829 45.1 18.4 8.4
2005 749 42.5 17.6 5.9
2006 775 44.5 17.4 8.8
2007 826 49.5 16.7 9.3
2008 711 43.1 16.5 8.3
2009 697 44.7 15.6 8.5
2010 726 45.4 15.9 9.6
2011 702 42.3 16.5 11.4
2012 672 40.0 16.7 12.8
2013 635 38.0 16.6 14.6
2014 598 38.1 15.6 13.9
2015 583 36.0 16.1 14.4
2016 525 34.0 15.4 13.7
2017 512 35.1 14.5 15.2
2018 502 33.1 15.1 13.7
2019 508 34.5 14.6 22
2020 491 34.4 14.2 28.3
2021 455 33.2 13.6 29.5
2022 407 32.2 12.6 24.1
2023 380 29.3 12.9 26.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Reuben Johnson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $717 (7.7%) $8,587 (92.3%) $9,303
2020 $688 (7.4%) $8,625 (92.6%) $9,313
2021 $1,142 (11.3%) $9,007 (88.7%) $10,149

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Reuben Johnson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1328th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 834th of 4647 Elementary schools
 11.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Reuben Johnson Elementary)4854
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5362
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Reuben Johnson Elementary)5358
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5651
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Reuben Johnson Elementary)5358
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5258
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Reuben Johnson Elementary)4456
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5554
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Reuben Johnson Elementary)6075
 15%
   5th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6369
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Reuben Johnson Elementary)5863
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6361
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Reuben Johnson Elementary)4553
 8%
   5th Grade Science (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))4846
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students508380
 25.2%
African American6952
 24.6%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian4237
 11.9%
Hispanic10463
 39.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White259199
 23.2%
Two or More Races2828
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22%26.1%
 4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 380 students attended Reuben Johnson Elementary.

Students who attend Reuben Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonard Evans Junior Middle
High : McKinney High School

Students at Reuben Johnson Elementary are 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Reuben Johnson Elementary ranks 1494th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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