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Johnson House Elementary School

Q: Is Johnson House Elementary School a good school?

Johnson House Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Johnson House Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Johnson House Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Johnson House Elementary School?

Students at Johnson House Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 32% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-6

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Stratford Academy - Johnson House is an elementary school in Stratford, Connecticut, serving 545 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Stratford School District, which is ranked 137 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stratford Academy - Johnson House consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 19.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 31.2% in the district and 46.9% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 29.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly among different student subgroups, with the school ranking 229 out of 232 Connecticut elementary schools for female students and 238 out of 239 for male students in ELA.

Stratford Academy - Johnson House's performance is generally lower than that of other nearby elementary schools in the Stratford School District, such as Nichols School and Lordship School, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's relatively high per-student spending, around $16,000 per student in recent years, coupled with its poor academic performance, raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources.

537

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,300

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

719 Birdseye Street
Stratford, CT 06615

(203) 385-4180

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend Johnson House Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	David Wooster Middle School
High:	Stratford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.0%

African American:

32.4%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (16% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

Connecticut avg50%

478^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Stratford School District

137^th of 156Stratford School District among Connecticut 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	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	478 of 493	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	479 of 497	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	422 of 491	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	438 of 490	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	426 of 538	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	446 of 522	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	226 of 532	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	241 of 519	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	248 of 518	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.8	252 of 551	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	272 of 557	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	250 of 564	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.7	200 of 565	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.0	233 of 579	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	278 of 566	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	326 of 565	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.3	323 of 568	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.7	353 of 570	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	48.9	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	229 of 232	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	236 of 237	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	224 of 230	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	221 of 234	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	377 of 455	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	227 of 242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	139 of 259	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	91 of 108	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	102 of 173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	54 of 112	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	77 of 77	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	65 of 72	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	220 of 302	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	238 of 239	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	221 of 231	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	223 of 232	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	374 of 445	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	230 of 247	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	157 of 262	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	290 of 371	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	53.8	152 of 296	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)63rd percentile+43 vs school

White (2018)49th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-34 vs state

English Language Arts17%-33 vs state

Mathematics14%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Johnson House Elementary School	Public	K-6	719 Birdseye Street	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4180	537	37	14.5	64.4%	51 (9.5%)	174 (32.4%)	290 (54.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	5.6	478^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.9	479^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.6%	1	17.9		19.2	16.1		15.7			15.1	13.8	12.0				$21,300
Franklin School	Public	K-6	1895 Barnum Avenue	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4190	246	20	12.1	61.0%	23 (9.3%)	88 (35.8%)	120 (48.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	20	367^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.6%		22.1	359^th of 497 public elementary schools	27.8%	8	26.0		36.8		32.0				39.5	35.1	26.0				$22,368
Jettie S. Tisdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Hollister Avenue	Bridgeport	06607	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8037	547	46	11.8	92.1%	36 (6.6%)	199 (36.4%)	297 (54.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	8.2	456^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.5%		6.8	469^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.6%	13	14.3	19.5		23.8	16.0		13.9	21.7		26.2		17.0	8.3	26.5	$20,846
Paul Laurence Dunbar School	Public	PK, KG-8	445 Union Ave.	Bridgeport	06607	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7194	391	24	16.2	91.8%	13 (3.3%)	124 (31.7%)	240 (61.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)		13.0				13.6	17.0			0.0					$18,231
Hall School	Public	PK, KG-6	290 Clermont Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7560	162	16	10.1	92.0%	9 (5.6%)	59 (36.4%)	81 (50.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$21,083
Nichols School	Public	K-6	396 Nichols Avenue	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4294	418	28	15.1	49.8%	76 (18.2%)	108 (25.8%)	213 (51.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	16.6	391^st of 493 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.6	374^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.7%	17	29.2		15.5	24.5	23.6	43.9				20.4	15.3	29.6			$21,600
Edison School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Boston Terrace	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7183	181	15	11.8	91.7%	8 (4.4%)	57 (31.5%)	97 (53.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.7%)								(n/a)						26.1									$19,435
Lordship School	Public	K-6	254 Crown Street	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4170	154	14	11.0	44.2%	57 (37.0%)	42 (27.3%)	49 (31.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								(n/a)												59.4			$24,066
Barnum School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Waterview Avenue	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2300	588	44	13.3	94.9%	41 (7.0%)	135 (23.0%)	400 (68.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	8	459^th of 493 public elementary schools	6.9%		4.5	491^st of 497 public elementary schools	1.2%	32		19.3	15.0			21.1		14.0	18.3	15.3		19.3		10.5	$18,535
Waltersville School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Hallett Street	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2400	432	32	13.7	96.3%	17 (3.9%)	142 (32.9%)	265 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7.3	462^nd of 493 public elementary schools	6.3%					(n/a)	12.8	16.7					14.6	25.0	24.3	15.0		13.6			$18,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson House Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Johnson House Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : David Wooster Middle School
High : Stratford High School

Is Johnson House Elementary School a good school?

Johnson House Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Johnson House Elementary School in?

Stratford School District

What is the racial makeup of Johnson House Elementary School?

Students at Johnson House Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 32% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Johnson House Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Johnson House Elementary School.

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