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Johnson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving 444 students in the Jackson Public Schools district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Academically, Johnson Elementary School is currently ranked 363rd out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools (4th percentile), placing it in the bottom 4% of the state, though it reached the 37th percentile as recently as 2022-2023.

The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism. In 2023-2024, 37.4% of Johnson students were chronically absent, compared to 30.1% for the district and 23.9% statewide. Nearby schools with identical poverty demographics show starkly different results: Barack Obama Elementary School has just 5.4% chronic absenteeism and ranks in the 99th percentile, while Walton Elementary School has 8.9% absenteeism and outperforms Johnson in nearly every subject. Johnson's proficiency rates are far below state averages in all tested areas, with the largest gap in 4th grade math—only 12.5% proficient versus 51.5% statewide—and 5th grade ELA at 32.7% versus 55.8%.

There are relative bright spots. Johnson's 5th grade science proficiency (46.1%) beats several nearby schools, and its 3rd grade math (24.3%) exceeds the district average. A strong 3rd grade cohort in 2022-2023 drove the school's best ranking, but those same students declined sharply by 5th grade, suggesting inconsistent instructional quality. The student-teacher ratio has also risen from 12.1 to 16.1 over three years. Despite the challenges, nearby Walton Elementary School and Barack Obama Elementary School prove that improvement is possible within the same district—reducing absenteeism and building instructional coherence are likely more impactful than demographics alone.

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 — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (25% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Mississippi avg54%

363^rd of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

112^th of 134Jackson 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
2026	8.7	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-25 vs state

English Language Arts25%-27 vs state

Mathematics20%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)					MAAP Mathematics (2026)					MAAP Science (2026)	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 (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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th 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%)	8.7	363^rd of 377 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.9	377^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.6%	14	25.7	18.8	32.7			24.3	12.5	23.1			46.1	$13,565
Walton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Bailey Avenue Ext.	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(769) 228-0053	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%)	35	249^th of 377 public elementary schools	34.0%		22.3	317^th of 383 public elementary schools	17.2%	68	25.5	35.3	60.8			15.7	23.5	60.8			74.5	$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%)	4.4	376^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.3%		12.9	355^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.3%	21	16.5	12.0	30.9			10.2	8.0	9.1			49.1	$14,185
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Avenue	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%)	8.5	365^th of 377 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		22.6	31.0	30.0			17.8	28.2	14.3			38.6	$12,947
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 Highway 49 North	Jackson	39213	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%)	96.8	2^nd of 377 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.4	10^th of 383 public elementary schools	97.4%	8	85.4	76.6	92.1			85.4	76.6	89.5			97.4	$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%)	9.5	360^th of 377 public elementary schools	4.5%		13.7	351^st of 383 public elementary schools	8.4%	9	16.0	16.3	43.8			17.3	30.6	16.7			41.7	$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%)	7.5	372^nd of 377 public elementary schools	1.3%		13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%	19	27.0	22.7	40.0			11.1	11.4	16.7			43.3	$13,432
Boyd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4531 Broadmeadow Drive	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%)	7.6	371^st of 377 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.6	378^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.3%	7	16.2	32.8	28.0			11.1	27.3	14.0			42.0	$13,502
Isable Elementary School	Public	K-5	1716 Isable Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5310	244	15	16.5	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	233 (95.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12.8	340^th of 377 public elementary schools	9.8%		7.1	372^nd of 383 public elementary schools	2.9%	32	11.9	13.2	32.0			35.7	21.1	40.0			44.0	$13,595
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	5331 Clinton Blvd.	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(601) 487-1658	563	27	20.8	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	483 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.3%)	30.9	272^nd of 377 public elementary schools	27.9%		24.3	305^th of 383 public elementary schools	20.4%	33	49.4	33.3	43.7	23.8	31.0	48.1	29.5	28.7	43.3	39.5	65.7	$12,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Elementary School

What district is Johnson Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

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

How many students attend Johnson Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Elementary School are 98% African American.

Is Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Johnson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Mississippi elementary schools.

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