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Johnson Elementary School

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Johnson Elementary School ranks 367 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Athens, AL, serving 475 students in the Limestone County district, located in a semi-rural area about 8 miles from downtown.

Johnson Elementary is currently facing significant challenges. After peaking at the 80th percentile in 2016-2017, the school's overall state ranking has dropped dramatically to the 47th percentile—its lowest point in a decade. This decline is broad-based, affecting math, reading, and nearly all student subgroups. The most concerning area is mathematics, where 3rd grade proficiency fell from 49.1% to 33.8% in just two years, now sitting 11 points below the state average. While English Language Arts remains a relative strength (5th grade ELA at 72.1% exceeds state averages), the overall trend is worrying. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 17.7% to 11.2%, remains 55% higher than the district average and nearly double that of nearby Creekside Elementary School, which outperforms Johnson by 20+ points in most subjects despite being just 6 miles away.

There are bright spots worth noting. Johnson's Hispanic students ranked 4th in the entire state (98th percentile) in 2024-2025—an extraordinary achievement that suggests effective instructional strategies exist within the building. Additionally, the school spends more per student ($11,382) than higher-performing peers like Cedar Hill Elementary School ($9,451) and Legacy Elementary School ($8,196), indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. For parents considering this school, the key questions are whether the recent decline represents a temporary cohort effect or a systemic problem, and whether the school can replicate its success with Hispanic students across all classrooms. The comparison to Creekside—which serves a similar population with better results—suggests improvement is possible, but urgent intervention is needed.

475

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,382

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21360 Hwy 251
Athens, AL 35613-4319

(256) 233-6665

District: Limestone County

Students who attend Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ardmore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

Alabama avg53%

367^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Limestone County

80^th of 140Limestone County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	367 of 686	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	280 of 680	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	160 of 684	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	180 of 680	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	240 of 687	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	154 of 692	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	243 of 681	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	282 of 680	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.3	138 of 688	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	150 of 691	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	109 of 691	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.4	204 of 695	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	53.9	393 of 696	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	494 of 696	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.4	344 of 709	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	285 of 704	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	308 of 696	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.4	303 of 698	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	315 of 698	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.0	391 of 689	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.6	321 of 688	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	209 of 623	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	365 of 651	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	242 of 649	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	104 of 650	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	109 of 645	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	259 of 656	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	130 of 656	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	400 of 646	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	326 of 640	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.8	176 of 639	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	4 of 206	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	396 of 667	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	271 of 660	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	129 of 670	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	251 of 623	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	158 of 651	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	29 of 653	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	52.8	304 of 649	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	274 of 651	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.7	74 of 567	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	355 of 659	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	276 of 651	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	224 of 655	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	256 of 649	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	234 of 669	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	187 of 669	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	139 of 650	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	198 of 650	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.9	86 of 639	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	94 of 193	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	172 of 403	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	188 of 403	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	102 of 395	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	47 of 398	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	447 of 501	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	316 of 532	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	170 of 535	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	193 of 528	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	258 of 540	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	206 of 539	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	295 of 529	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	333 of 508	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English63%~ state avg

Science48%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21360 Hwy 251	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6665	475	27	17.5	47.8%	341 (71.8%)	32 (6.7%)	68 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	48.3	367^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.5%		59.9	280^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.8%	87	33.8	39.3	37.7	48.4	64.7	51.6	72.1	$11,382	$1,586	$9,781
Harvest School	Public	PK, KG-5	8845 Wall Triana Highway	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4590	663	34	19.7	53.1%	204 (30.8%)	292 (44.0%)	94 (14.2%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	23.6	527^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.2%		35.7	449^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.0%	78	24.0	20.8	15.2	34.0	53.6	40.6	62.3	$9,888	$1,879	$7,971
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	15983 Sanderson Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6452	550	33	16.6	39.6%	360 (65.5%)	109 (19.8%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	78.6	130^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.0%		79	125^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.6%	5	57.9	58.6	40.4	68.0	82.9	74.2	84.5	$8,226	$1,189	$7,022
Creekside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	16049 Sanderson Road	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 714-7971	500	39	12.8	43.2%	316 (63.2%)	89 (17.8%)	44 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.8%)								(n/a)								$7,959	$79	$7,865
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 Old Railroad Bed Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4620	760	42	18.3	37.9%	365 (48.0%)	205 (27.0%)	81 (10.7%)	9 (1.2%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.1%)	77	142^nd of 686 public elementary schools	79.3%		76	147^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.4%	5	65.3	53.9	43.2	70.0	81.3	69.2	77.4	$9,408	$631	$8,740
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Pine Grove Road	Madison	35757	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4630	594	34	17.4	29.3%	319 (53.7%)	145 (24.4%)	58 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	86.2	79^th of 686 public elementary schools	88.5%		85.1	84^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.6%	5	73.4	68.0	47.7	73.1	81.7	83.3	85.1	$8,196	$585	$7,573
Cedar Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27905 Cedar Hill Rd	Ardmore	35739	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 423-5950	576	41	14.0	51.4%	498 (86.5%)	7 (1.2%)	52 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	69.1	203^rd of 686 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.8	233^rd of 680 public elementary schools	65.7%	30	47.1	52.9	48.5	73.6	67.1	67.8	72.7	$9,451	$1,304	$8,132
Madison Cross Roads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11548 Pulaski Pike	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4600	841	55	15.2	58.0%	391 (46.5%)	226 (26.9%)	119 (14.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.8%)	48.2	368^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.4%		52	340^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.0%	28	36.4	42.9	32.8	48.9	66.9	57.1	63.3	$9,117	$1,716	$7,364
Elkmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25630 Evans Street	Elkmont	35620	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 732-4291	599	38	15.7	63.6%	455 (76.0%)	15 (2.5%)	103 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	51.1	350^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.0%		56.6	308^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.7%	42	36.6	47.3	39.7	52.7	59.2	51.6	71.8	$9,722	$827	$8,880
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	515 N Madison St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6609	474	29	16.6	67.5%	160 (33.8%)	82 (17.3%)	194 (40.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)								(n/a)	43.6				63.8			$11,217	$2,596	$8,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Elementary School

How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Johnson Elementary School.

What district is Johnson Elementary School in?

Limestone County

Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks 367^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary School attend?

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

High : Ardmore High School

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