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W A Johnson School

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W A Johnson School ranks 1206 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

W A Johnson School is an elementary school located in Bensenville, Illinois, serving 629 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bensenville School District 2, which is ranked 570 out of 811 districts in the state.

W A Johnson School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with only 42% of students proficient or better in ELA and 34.6% in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.6% to 26.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.67% to 62.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In comparison, nearby schools in the Elmhurst School District 205, such as Conrad Fischer Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance, with 78.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 69.7% in math. On the other hand, schools in the Addison School District 4, such as Ardmore Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, have lower academic performance and higher rates of low-income students compared to W A Johnson School.

619

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,867

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

252 Ridgewood Ave
Bensenville, IL 60106-2316

(630) 766-2605

District: Bensenville School District 2

Students who attend W A Johnson School usually attend:

Middle:	Blackhawk Middle School
High:	Fenton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

White:

26.2%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Illinois avg44%

1,206^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bensenville School District 2

570^th of 811Bensenville School District 2 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1206 of 2056	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1072 of 2067	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1330 of 2077	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1161 of 2082	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1141 of 1948	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1423 of 2086	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1371 of 2037	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	1080 of 2044	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.6	1384 of 2046	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	1300 of 2052	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	1235 of 2093	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	1308 of 2167	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.4	754 of 2166	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.1	735 of 2147	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.2	629 of 2139	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	65.3	889 of 2120	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.2	1181 of 2092	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.8	678 of 2095	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	871 of 2086	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.3	1311 of 2022	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.7	976 of 2030	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	50.1	1212 of 2020	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	763 of 1049	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	485 of 886	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	505 of 907	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	501 of 788	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	482 of 826	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	569 of 788	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	640 of 768	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	446 of 537	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	573 of 743	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	516 of 718	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1041 of 1942	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	856 of 1942	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	1146 of 1957	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	962 of 1970	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	1010 of 1680	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1322 of 2019	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1332 of 1964	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	627 of 982	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	442 of 959	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	617 of 970	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	503 of 954	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	401 of 742	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	682 of 955	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	654 of 938	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1230 of 1800	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	933 of 1793	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1296 of 1808	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	932 of 1763	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1164 of 1514	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1262 of 1816	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1132 of 1765	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1228 of 1947	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1152 of 1959	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1339 of 1984	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1221 of 1977	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1120 of 1707	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1407 of 2019	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1304 of 1972	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	956 of 1292	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	851 of 1195	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	862 of 1156	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	754 of 1113	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	663 of 1194	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	654 of 763	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	674 of 1389	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	660 of 1392	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	933 of 1419	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	617 of 1425	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	652 of 1308	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	1097 of 1462	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1052 of 1463	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Science34%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W A Johnson School	Public	K-5	252 Ridgewood Ave	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-2605	619	59	10.4	55.9%	162 (26.2%)	7 (1.1%)	410 (66.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	40.3	1206^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.3%		43.9	1072^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	48.1%	134	33.9	32.7	39.2	53.6	42.0	38.2	38.2	27.7	34.6	94.9	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.7	95.4		$19,867	$1,464	$18,403
Tioga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 W Memorial Rd	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-2602	751	64	11.7	61.4%	162 (21.6%)	27 (3.6%)	490 (65.2%)	36 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.4%)	40.1	1208^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.2%		45.4	1039^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.7%	169	29.2	28.3	48.1	53.3	43.4	45.7	34.6	23.3	34.6	94.3	93.8	93.8	93.8	96.7	93.8	94.3	16.4	$20,284	$1,454	$18,830
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	K-2	170 S Wood Dale Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-6336	251	19	13.2	45.0%	91 (36.3%)	4 (1.6%)	129 (51.4%)	14 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)										97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	97.7	98.1		$22,271	$558	$21,713
Westview Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 N Addison Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-8040	277	20	13.6	62.8%	96 (34.7%)	7 (2.5%)	149 (53.8%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	39.4	1223^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.2	1242^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	39.9%	19	38.9	22.5	42.9	50.0	39.7	38.9	38.5	25.6	34.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7		$20,588	$428	$20,160
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	Public	K-5	888 N Wilson St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 832-8601	584	48	12.1	51.2%	198 (33.9%)	18 (3.1%)	309 (52.9%)	36 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	54.8	910^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.7%		55.3	818^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.4%	92	34.4	49.5	48.3	50.0	49.3	54.4	45.5	40.2	47.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3		98.1	99.3		$18,170	$372	$17,798
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 N Lincoln Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-3040	345	30	11.4	80.9%	23 (6.7%)	6 (1.7%)	309 (89.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.8	1441^st of 2056 public elementary schools	29.9%		25.5	1527^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.1%	86	20.0	37.2	29.5	29.6	31.6	48.8	32.8	18.5	32.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	96.4	98.8		$16,109	$1,214	$14,895
Army Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	346 W Army Trail Blvd	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2502	258	28	9.2	79.1%	40 (15.5%)	12 (4.7%)	167 (64.7%)	8 (3.1%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21.5	1631^st of 2056 public elementary schools	20.7%		21.8	1632^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	21.0%	1	23.3	27.0	27.9	34.9	30.1	28.6	18.6	18.6	21.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	83.0	97.7	98.5		$17,471	$1,068	$16,403
Fullerton Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 S Michigan Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2950	384	33	11.6	72.4%	72 (18.8%)	8 (2.1%)	288 (75.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34.8	1320^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.8%		29.1	1423^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	31.2%	103	36.6	41.2	33.9	42.3	39.3	41.2	23.2	21.1	27.5	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.9	98.7	98.9		$14,682	$832	$13,850
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	644 S Ardmore Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2900	230	20	11.5	79.6%	36 (15.7%)	3 (1.3%)	180 (78.3%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1517^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.2%		17.7	1743^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	15.7%	226	18.4	32.7	46.7	44.7	40.2	28.6	20.0	10.5	20.5	98.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.7	97.8	98.7		$15,498	$917	$14,580
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 N West Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-5562	429	35	12.3	9.8%	312 (72.7%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.9%)	34 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	93.3	110^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.4	117^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.3%	7	73.1	82.4	70.8	85.1	79.3	83.8	73.6	74.6	77.5	97.5	97.9	97.7	97.9		97.2	97.7		$18,431	$290	$18,141

Frequently Asked Questions about W A Johnson School

What is the racial makeup of W A Johnson School?

Students at W A Johnson School are 66% Hispanic, 26% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend W A Johnson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended W A Johnson School.

What schools do graduates of W A Johnson School attend?

Students who attend W A Johnson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blackhawk Middle School
High : Fenton High School

Is W A Johnson School a good school?

W A Johnson School ranks 1206^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is W A Johnson School in?

Bensenville School District 2

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