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Johnson Elementary School

Q: Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks 194 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary School is a PK-5 school in southwest Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 348 students and part of the highly rated Poudre School District R-1. The school holds a solid 4-star state rating, ranking in the 79th percentile of Colorado elementary schools, and is perhaps best described as a literacy powerhouse with a strong culture of attendance and support for all students.

Among its greatest strengths, Johnson's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency reached 70.7% in the 2025-2026 school year—well above the state average of 44.7%—and has improved steadily for three consecutive years. The school also shines in student engagement: chronic absenteeism sits at just 13.7%, less than half the state average, and students from low-income backgrounds perform exceptionally well, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide. Fifth-grade science scores also jumped to 51.9%, above the state average and a dramatic reversal from prior years. These are clear success stories that the school should amplify and protect.

The most significant area for change is mathematics. Math proficiency stands at 48.9%, below the district average of 52.2% and the state average, and scores have remained flat over the past four years. The large gap between ELA and math suggests that Johnson's proven literacy strategies and strong student-support systems could be applied to math instruction. By focusing on targeted math interventions and replicating the approaches that made reading so successful, Johnson has an opportunity to turn its academic profile from exceptional in one subject to excellent across the board.

348

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,217

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4101 Seneca Street
Fort Collins, CO 80526-3433

(970) 488-5000

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Webber Middle School
High:	Rocky Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Colorado avg41%

194^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Poudre School District R-1

12^th of 114Poudre School District R-1 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	194 of 946	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	248 of 950	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	239 of 943	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	238 of 933	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	246 of 921	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	155 of 710	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	143 of 965	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	120 of 917	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	187 of 929	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.8	295 of 914	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	260 of 938	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.8	264 of 962	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	275 of 954	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	353 of 935	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	328 of 935	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.9	462 of 925	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	267 of 872	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.1	209 of 849	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.0	204 of 852	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	150 of 829	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.6	186 of 823	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	202 of 808	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	265 of 695	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	172 of 694	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	194 of 684	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	189 of 642	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	189 of 595	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	87 of 351	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	144 of 758	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	136 of 690	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	55 of 337	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	80 of 265	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	114 of 697	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	297 of 700	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	289 of 683	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	267 of 649	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	226 of 594	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	154 of 352	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	149 of 764	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	108 of 693	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	136 of 547	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	196 of 551	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	241 of 539	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	208 of 525	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	200 of 454	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	106 of 288	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	107 of 596	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	76 of 337	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+26 vs state

Science52%+16 vs state

Math49%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, April 21, 2013

Our children have been at Johnson Elementary for two years now and we could not be happier with the quality of education and staff at the school. There is a new principal this year who is fabulous, and has a great vision for the school. My husband and I are both teachers (not at Johnson), and we recognize quality leadership and teaching when we see it. Johnson is a wonderful place for our kids, and has a great community feel. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

My child has attended Johnson for the past two years 1st thru 3rd grade. Very glad the previous principal left. It was a strange dynamic at the PTO meetings where he sat at the head of the table, ran the show, and pretty much informed the volunteers what he needed money for. There also seemed to be too much favoritism for the English Language Learners. Nothing was ever expected from their families. Everybody else never gave enough.

The new pricipal turned the PTO meeting upside down. We actually are aware of who's on the board now ! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5000	348	21	16.4	39.1%	239 (68.7%)	11 (3.2%)	75 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	78	194^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.5%		72.8	248^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.9%	54	64.4	73.2	74.1		70.7	51.1	47.6	48.1		48.9	51.9	$18,217
Fort Collins Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1109 West Harmony Rd	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 631-8612	278	12	22.3		234 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	69.4	270^th of 946 public elementary schools	71.5%		73.5	239^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.8%	31	742.0	67.6	80.0		64.1	39.3	43.2	748.0		43.5	50.0	$14,391
Lopez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 Wabash Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8800	361	24	15.1	48.8%	245 (67.9%)	12 (3.3%)	77 (21.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	63.9	316^th of 946 public elementary schools	66.6%		62.2	344^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.8%	28	60.5	52.7	62.5		58.0	44.2	47.3	43.6		45.3	35.9	$18,063
Axis International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2130 West Horsetooth Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 658-4199	288	19	15.5	33.3%	151 (52.4%)	9 (3.1%)	82 (28.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.5%)	72.1	243^rd of 946 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.6	133^rd of 950 public elementary schools	86.0%	110	50.0	55.6	78.9		58.5	41.7	66.7	68.4		56.1	42.1	$11,840
McGraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hinsdale Drive	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8335	349	25	13.9	34.4%	256 (73.4%)	4 (1.1%)	69 (19.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	85.9	123^rd of 946 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.3	93^rd of 950 public elementary schools	90.2%	30	52.5	70.0	76.6		66.8	59.3	67.1	59.4		62.2	63.5	$18,979
Olander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Auntie Stone Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8410	310	22	14.2	37.7%	219 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	52.5	414^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.2%		66	309^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.5%	105	36.7	58.0	40.7		46.0	43.3	52.0	35.6		43.2	37.9	$20,661
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Meadowlark Avenue	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4225	302	20	15.4	50.3%	186 (61.6%)	7 (2.3%)	73 (24.2%)	10 (3.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	72.6	236^th of 946 public elementary schools	75.1%		67.4	296^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.8%	60	54.3	73.8	63.2		64.3	48.6	52.4	47.4		49.6	41.7	$19,044
Werner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	374	24	15.7	22.7%	295 (78.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	88	94^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.1%		87.6	106^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.8%	12	58.9	65.4	75.0		65.7	71.4	68.4	63.6		68.2	60.5	$28,019
O'Dea Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Princeton Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4450	398	34	11.7	45.2%	273 (68.6%)	7 (1.8%)	77 (19.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	85.7	124^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.2	128^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.5%	4	56.3	70.4	76.6		67.8	60.0	59.7	62.7		60.7	60.3	$22,724
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Bennett Road	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4750	362	25	14.7	48.6%	236 (65.2%)	11 (3.0%)	84 (23.2%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	68.1	282^nd of 946 public elementary schools	70.2%		65.4	315^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.8%	33	40.7	65.2	69.0		57.0	45.3	48.9	54.8		49.3	45.0	$19,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Webber Middle School
High : Rocky Mountain High School

Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks 194^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Johnson Elementary School.

What district is Johnson Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

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