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J G Johnson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
314th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Nevada elementary schools
Summary

J G Johnson Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Pahrump, Nevada, serving 502 students in the Nye County School District, with 100% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2022–23 through 2024–25. Statewide, it has generally ranked in the bottom quartile of Nevada elementary schools: 2024–25 was a low point at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars, while 2025–26 rebounded to the 16th percentile with 1 star. In 2025–26 it was the lowest-ranked of four compared Nye district schools, trailing Manse Elementary School by about 10 percentile points and Hafen Elementary School and Floyd Elementary School by roughly 31–32 points.

In 2025–26, J G Johnson Elementary School scored below the district, state, and all three nearby schools in math and reading. All-grade math proficiency was 19.6%, versus 25.0% at Manse Elementary School, 38.1% at Hafen Elementary School, and 36.1% at Floyd Elementary School; reading was 32.2%, versus 38.4%, 47.5%, and 45.1%. Science results for J G Johnson Elementary School are suppressed by the state, so they should be treated as unknown, not zero. The 2024–25 results showed the same math and reading gaps. Third-grade math and reading were a relative bright spot against Manse Elementary School, but still below district and state levels, while 4th- and 5th-grade reading trailed all three nearby schools, the district, and the state. Some upper-grade math and science data are suppressed.

Chronic absenteeism is another challenge: in 2025–26 it was 31.6%, above the district rate of 29.4% and the state rate of 25.5%. That was better than Manse Elementary School at 34.5% but worse than Hafen Elementary School at 26.8% and Floyd Elementary School at 27.3%. The school’s longer absenteeism trend has been volatile, from 24.6% in 2024–25 to about 37–39% in earlier years. On resources, J G Johnson Elementary School spent $15,229 per student in 2023–24, the lowest among the four compared schools, and its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio of 20.0 was similar to Manse Elementary School’s but higher than Hafen Elementary School’s and Floyd Elementary School’s. Because all four compared schools serve 100% free/reduced-lunch populations, economic disadvantage does not distinguish them, but the available data still show J G Johnson Elementary School trailing nearby Nye County schools in overall rank, test proficiency, and recent absenteeism.

502
Students ?
20.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,229
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 900 E Jack Rabbit St
       Pahrump, NV  89048

(775) 727-6619

District: Nye


Students who attend J G Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Rosemary Clarke Middle School
High:    Pahrump Valley High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
45.4%
Hispanic:
36.3%
Two or more races:
11.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nevada average (26% vs 39% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg28%
Nevada avg39%
314th of 376
Nevada public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Nye
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202617.3314 of 37616.5%★☆☆☆☆
20259.0366 of 3793.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.7337 of 37710.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.4329 of 38414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3287 of 38024.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.2267 of 32417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201912.1369 of 3884.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.0336 of 3411.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201730.1236 of 35132.8%★★☆☆☆
201626.5257 of 34725.9%★☆☆☆☆
201231.9224 of 32831.7%★★☆☆☆
201127.6229 of 31828.0%★☆☆☆☆
201023.4234 of 30022.0%★☆☆☆☆
200943.2155 of 29246.9%★★☆☆☆
200839.0175 of 29440.5%★★☆☆☆
200659.681 of 24667.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
20188.9324 of 3301.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
20189.2305 of 3081.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
20187.4317 of 3211.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
20189.4321 of 3323.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201811.0227 of 2270.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
20183.3247 of 2470.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
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Low Socio Economic Status (2018)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2018)1st percentile~ school
Special Education (2018)<1st percentile~ school
White (2018)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?
Reading32%-13 vs state
Mathematics20%-17 vs state

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

Middle : Rosemary Clarke Middle School
High : Pahrump Valley High School

J G Johnson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Nevada elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended J G Johnson Elementary School.

Students at J G Johnson Elementary School are 45% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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Latest Nevada data All new data »
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataNewSep 14, 2026
2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 14, 2026
2025–26 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresNewSep 14, 2026
2024–25 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresOct 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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