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Johnson Elementary School

Q: Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Mississippi elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Johnson Elementary School.

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

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 98% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Johnson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School Middle : Northwest Middle School High : Lanier Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Jackson Public School District in Jackson, Mississippi, with 279 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 239 and 400 out of around 400 elementary schools.

Johnson Elementary faces significant challenges related to poverty, absenteeism, and academic achievement. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 37.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Johnson Elementary students perform well below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 15.5-26.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, compared to 49.4-66.3% statewide. All of the students at Johnson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating an extremely economically disadvantaged student population.

Nearby schools like Barack H. Obama Elementary and Green Elementary, which are also in the Jackson Public School District, significantly outperform Johnson Elementary on test scores and other metrics, highlighting the disparities within the district and the need for targeted interventions at Johnson Elementary. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic challenges and implementing effective strategies to improve attendance and academic achievement will be crucial for helping the students at Johnson Elementary succeed.

444

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,565

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1339 Oak Park Drive
Jackson, MS 39213

(601) 987-3501

District: Jackson Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.2%

Hispanic:

0.7%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (20% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg54%

377^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

103^rd of 130Jackson Public Schools among Mississippi 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	377 of 383	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	343 of 390	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	239 of 377	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	272 of 382	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	352 of 381	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	393 of 397	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	385 of 404	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	391 of 406	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	387 of 394	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	400 of 402	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	316 of 394	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	272 of 408	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.1	385 of 414	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	43.8	248 of 418	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.7	364 of 403	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.0	267 of 392	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	84.1	43 of 394	89.1%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-30 vs state

English Language Arts19%-33 vs state

Mathematics16%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Johnson Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Science (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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1339 Oak Park Drive	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3501	444	27	16.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	436 (98.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5.9	377^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.6%		16.3	343^rd of 390 public elementary schools	12.1%	34	15.5	13.7	26.4	15.5	15.7	16.2	36.7	$13,565
Morrison Academic Advancement Center	Public	1-7	1224 Eminence Row	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3695	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Bailey Avenue	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3591	457	28	16.3	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	445 (97.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	22.3	317^th of 383 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.5	328^th of 390 public elementary schools	15.9%	11	33.0	30.2	45.4	22.8	30.1	47.3	43.6	$13,592
Galloway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 Idlewild Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5313	296	21	14.3	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	287 (97.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.9	355^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	366^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.2%	11	16.7	31.1	34.1	13.9	40.0	14.6	51.2	$14,185
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Ave	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5444	510	31	16.5	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	425 (83.3%)	67 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.7	379^th of 390 public elementary schools	2.8%	14	24.3	23.4	20.5	29.9	29.7	9.6	25.3	$12,947
Wells APAC Elementary School	Public	4-5	1120 Riverside Drive	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5387	40	6	6.4	100.0%	12 (30.0%)	27 (67.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.8	14^th of 383 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.7	4^th of 390 public elementary schools	99.0%	10		84.2	90.5		84.2	61.9	100.0	$58,969
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	750 N. Congress Street	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 960-5334	242	14	16.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.4	10^th of 383 public elementary schools	97.4%		91.5	17^th of 390 public elementary schools	95.6%	7	89.8	76.2	90.0	77.5	73.8	95.0	97.5	$12,759
Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Forest Avenue	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3519	365	21	17.2	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	357 (97.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.7	351^st of 383 public elementary schools	8.4%		30.5	275^th of 390 public elementary schools	29.5%	76	25.8	33.4	37.7	29.1	27.8	20.7	28.3	$13,060
Clausell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3330 Harley Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5319	231	16	14.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%		29.5	279^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.5%	74	19.6	32.3	31.8	27.4	35.3	27.2	34.1	$13,432
Boyd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4531 Broadmeadow Street	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 987-3504	424	26	16.1	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	376 (88.7%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	5.6	378^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.3%		12	359^th of 390 public elementary schools	7.9%	19	19.4	17.2	32.9	10.8	15.5	10.4	25.8	$13,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 98% African American.

How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Johnson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School
Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Lanier Junior/Senior High School

What district is Johnson Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Mississippi elementary schools.

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