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Johnson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 433 students. The school is part of the Fort Thomas Independent School District, which is ranked 3rd out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Johnson Elementary School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Kentucky, ranking within the top 25 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 3rd out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state and district in mathematics, reading, writing, and social studies. The school's performance in editing and mechanics is also noteworthy, with 88% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to 47% statewide and 75% in the district.

Compared to nearby schools, Johnson Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in the Fort Thomas Independent School District, such as Woodfill Elementary School and Moyer Elementary School, which also perform well but lag behind Johnson Elementary in several key metrics. In contrast, nearby schools in the Covington Independent and Bellevue Independent districts, such as John G. Carlisle Elementary, Sixth District Elementary, and Grandview Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance and rankings, highlighting the disparity in educational outcomes between districts.

425

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,181

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1180 N Ft Thomas Ave
Fort Thomas, KY 41075

(859) 441-2444

District: Fort Thomas Independent

Students who attend Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highlands Middle School
High:	Highlands High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (77% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Kentucky elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg71%

Kentucky avg44%

3^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Fort Thomas Independent

3^rd of 157Fort Thomas Independent among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	3 of 685	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	24 of 685	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	25 of 687	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	11 of 684	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	4 of 517	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	23 of 700	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	15 of 691	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	12 of 694	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	8 of 690	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	5 of 698	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	97.4	4 of 705	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	97.7	4 of 719	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	97.0	5 of 713	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	95.5	6 of 688	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	90.7	20 of 683	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	12 of 658	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	95.6	7 of 651	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	94.0	13 of 638	98.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	81.1	23 of 206	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	5 of 648	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	33 of 644	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	37 of 639	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	7 of 641	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	3 of 312	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	18 of 671	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	5 of 663	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	292 of 665	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	6 of 653	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	44 of 652	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	19 of 652	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	6 of 657	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	36 of 676	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	34 of 665	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	86.3	43 of 661	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	7 of 659	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	27 of 659	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	30 of 658	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	14 of 656	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	15 of 593	97.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)56th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics88%+41 vs state

Reading82%+33 vs state

Writing75%+37 vs state

Social Studies73%+35 vs state

Mathematics72%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Johnson Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 N Ft Thomas Ave	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-2444	425	28	15.1	5.9%	396 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%		91.5	24^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.5%	21	67.0	76.0	72.0			77.0	85.0	84.0				75.0		73.0		88.0	$13,181	$263	$182	$445	$10,685	$2,052	$12,737
Moyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Highland Ave	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-1180	565	33	17.1	8.1%	483 (85.5%)	9 (1.6%)	32 (5.7%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	91.3	32^nd of 685 public elementary schools	95.3%		92	21^st of 685 public elementary schools	96.9%	11	56.0	75.0	74.0			64.0	85.0	79.0			68.0	60.0		63.0		66.0	$14,036	$97	$180	$277	$11,624	$2,135	$13,759
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Grandview Avenue	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-4355	251	19	13.2	60.6%	202 (80.5%)	5 (2.0%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	31.1	495^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.8	511^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.4%	16	31.0	52.0	25.0			34.0	48.0				39.0	23.0				23.0	$17,670	$1,537	$1,889	$3,430	$16,789	$4,306	$21,467
Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	180	20	9.0	76.1%	124 (68.9%)	32 (17.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	51.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%		33.6	466^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.0%	143	48.0	43.0			60.0	43.0	57.0	47.0	65.0	62.0			77.0		54.0	35.0	$26,777	$2,592	$2,611	$5,203	$15,480	$5,212	$23,267
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Fifth Ave	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7492	453	33	13.7	85.0%	355 (78.4%)	14 (3.1%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	36.7	454^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.7%		40.6	412^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.9%	42	51.0		20.0	42.0		41.0	31.0	41.0	49.0			43.0		25.0		51.0	$22,939	$2,320	$1,238	$3,464	$14,887	$3,473	$18,360
Woodfill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 Alexandria Pk	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0506	444	28	15.8	14.2%	394 (88.7%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	90.8	39^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.3%		84.4	73^rd of 685 public elementary schools	89.3%	34	51.0	68.0	76.0			63.0	77.0	83.0			67.0	60.0		68.0		75.0	$13,348	$680	$179	$859	$10,532	$1,955	$12,487
Newport Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1102 York St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3011	369	33	11.1	87.0%	150 (40.7%)	69 (18.7%)	85 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)								(n/a)																	$27,339	$3,469	$723	$4,192	$14,326	$4,801	$18,420
Newport Intermediate School	Public	3-6	95 W. 9th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3021	374	38	9.7	88.2%	161 (43.0%)	79 (21.1%)	72 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	11.3	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.6	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	29.0	11.0	18.0	36.0		34.0	16.0	25.0	40.0		16.0	22.0		13.0		18.0	$25,936	$3,152	$731	$3,883	$13,473	$4,592	$17,364
Sixth District Elementary School	Public	K-5	19th and Maryland	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5819	454	34	13.3	87.7%	107 (23.6%)	88 (19.4%)	195 (43.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	18.2	583^rd of 685 public elementary schools	14.9%		20.7	569^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	19.0	36.0	23.0			43.0	38.0	30.0			33.0	19.0		15.0		14.0	$20,360	$2,241	$1,216	$3,457	$11,426	$2,244	$13,670
John G Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Holman St	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5812	333	26	12.8	82.3%	81 (24.3%)	70 (21.0%)	139 (41.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	52.9	312^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.5%		34.6	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%	149	25.0	48.0	49.0			36.0	54.0	55.0			48.0	21.0		53.0		60.0	$20,783	$2,126	$1,480	$3,606	$11,658	$1,819	$13,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Highlands Middle School
High : Highlands High School

What district is Johnson Elementary School in?

Fort Thomas Independent

How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Johnson Elementary School.

Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Johnson Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools.

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