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Johnston Elementary School

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Johnston Elementary School ranks 289 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Johnston Elementary School in Woodstock, GA, serves 543 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Cherokee County School District, and has earned a consistent 4-star rating, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide (#289 out of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools).

One of the most impressive things about Johnston is its dramatic improvement in attendance. In 2021-2022, the chronic absenteeism rate was 23.1%—slightly above the district average. By 2025-2026, that rate plummeted to just 4.7%, which is less than half the district average (10.2%) and less than one-third of the state average (17.7%). This represents a nearly 80% reduction in chronic absenteeism over four years, a remarkable achievement that suggests strong family engagement and effective attendance initiatives. Academically, Johnston shines brightest in early-grade math. In 2025-2026, 4th grade math proficiency hit 73.7%—a 19.4 percentage point jump from the prior year and the second-highest score among comparable area schools. Third grade math (61.9%) also outpaced both district and state averages. However, 5th grade math (49.4%) and science (45.6%) lag behind district averages, showing a consistent pattern where performance dips in upper elementary grades.

Johnston serves a more economically diverse population than many of its higher-performing neighbors—44% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, compared to 16-23% at schools like Bascomb Elementary and Hickory Flat Elementary. Despite this, Johnston achieves competitive results, ranking higher than schools with similar demographics like Holly Springs Elementary. The school also operates efficiently, spending $13,411 per student—among the lowest in the area—while maintaining a higher student-teacher ratio (16.9) than most nearby schools. While ELA scores for the current year will be released in December, Johnston's historical ELA performance has consistently exceeded district averages, particularly in 5th grade. Overall, Johnston offers strong value, stable performance, and a clear commitment to improving student attendance and early-grade achievement.

543

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,411

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2031 E Cherokee Dr
Woodstock, GA 30188

(770) 721-8461

District: Cherokee County

Students who attend Johnston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Creek Middle School
High:	River Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 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 school58%

District avg58%

Georgia avg47%

289^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Cherokee County

22^nd of 202Cherokee County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	289 of 1222	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	311 of 1238	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	300 of 1236	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	299 of 1223	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	287 of 1220	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	302 of 1214	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	413 of 1234	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	423 of 1209	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.1	281 of 1205	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	64.9	381 of 1233	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.7	297 of 1240	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	65.9	489 of 1231	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.4	289 of 1225	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	316 of 1201	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	132 of 1212	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	126 of 1183	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.0	117 of 1133	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	170 of 1134	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	161 of 1125	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	164 of 1101	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	149 of 283	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	290 of 1189	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	301 of 1224	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	290 of 1223	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	253 of 1212	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	281 of 1206	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	196 of 504	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	198 of 583	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	401 of 565	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.7	235 of 535	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	366 of 516	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	267 of 1186	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	310 of 1225	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	324 of 1220	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	354 of 1210	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	294 of 1209	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	351 of 703	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	376 of 769	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	281 of 772	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	301 of 775	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	229 of 779	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)47th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+14 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Milestones Assessment 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	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2031 E Cherokee Dr	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-8461	543	32	16.9	44.0%	299 (55.1%)	34 (6.3%)	145 (26.7%)	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	73.4	289^th of 1222 public elementary schools	76.4%		71.9	311^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.9%	22	61.9	73.7	49.4		45.6	$13,411	$137	$13,274
Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Trickum Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5940	1,232	82	15.1	31.1%	686 (55.7%)	92 (7.5%)	252 (20.5%)	98 (8.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (8.3%)	77.9	241^st of 1222 public elementary schools	80.3%		85.7	178^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.6%	63	66.0	61.8	55.4		54.9	$13,707	$418	$13,289
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Rope Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1320	1,187	83	14.2	39.8%	576 (48.5%)	161 (13.6%)	282 (23.8%)	58 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (9.2%)	67	359^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.6%		68	347^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.0%	12	52.1	54.3	53.2		52.3	$13,726	$333	$13,393
Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1965 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1420	831	56	14.8	43.0%	525 (63.2%)	58 (7.0%)	170 (20.5%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.8%)	67.7	348^th of 1222 public elementary schools	71.5%		72	308^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.1%	40	54.0	54.1	54.3		51.1	$14,001	$352	$13,649
Cherokee Classical Academy School	Public, Charter	K-6	2126 Sixes Road	Canton	30339	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools I- Cherokee Classical Academy School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(470) 502-9720	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	71.3	310^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.6%					(n/a)	44.1	65.7	51.3	48.3	63.6
Arnold Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6470	767	53	14.4	26.3%	504 (65.7%)	41 (5.3%)	128 (16.7%)	35 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.3%)	87.5	153^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	87.5%		88.7	139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.8%	14	62.3	71.5	69.1		67.0	$14,487	$212	$14,275
Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Jamerson Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7636	635	44	14.4	12.8%	404 (63.6%)	49 (7.7%)	62 (9.8%)	67 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	94.4	82^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.3	169^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.3%	87	79.8	80.6	77.1		67.2	$15,523	$326	$15,197
Sixes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Ridge Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5840	741	54	13.7	23.6%	537 (72.5%)	29 (3.9%)	104 (14.0%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.3%)	88.5	142^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	88.4%		86	171^st of 1238 public elementary schools	86.2%	29	69.9	67.3	81.3		60.7	$14,937	$428	$14,508
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1300	977	69	14.2	40.7%	573 (58.6%)	114 (11.7%)	190 (19.4%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.5%)	69.4	331^st of 1222 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.4	312^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.8%	19	60.0	58.7	59.1		40.9	$14,894	$334	$14,560
Bascomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Wyngate Pkwy	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6630	911	63	14.4	19.3%	696 (76.4%)	41 (4.5%)	94 (10.3%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.0%)	94	85^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.0%		88.9	138^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.9%	53	74.1	79.1	73.0		72.9	$13,714	$344	$13,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Johnston Elementary School?

Students at Johnston Elementary School are 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Johnston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Johnston Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Johnston Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mill Creek Middle School
High : River Ridge High School

What district is Johnston Elementary School in?

Cherokee County

Is Johnston Elementary School a good school?

Johnston Elementary School ranks 289^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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