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Johnston Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Johnston Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Johnston, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 245 students. The school is part of the Edgefield 01 school district, which is ranked 46 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Johnston Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $14,548 to $16,764 per year, the school faces significant challenges. It has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 24.7%, which is much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Douglas Elementary (22.5%) and W.E. Parker Elementary (22.5%). Academically, Johnston Elementary struggles, with only 55.3% of 3rd graders, 43.6% of 4th graders, and 40.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025. In math, the proficiency rates were even lower at 42.6% for 3rd grade, 23.1% for 4th grade, and 27.7% for 5th grade, lagging behind the Edgefield 01 district and the state of South Carolina.

The school also faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with an extremely high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 81.99% to 98.82% over the past few years. This is much higher than the nearby schools and indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Addressing these issues, including the persistently high chronic absenteeism rates, will be crucial for Johnston Elementary to improve and better serve its students.

276

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,037

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

514 Lee Street
Johnston, SC 29832

(803) 275-1755

District: Edgefield 01

Students who attend Johnston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
High:	Strom Thurmond High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

White:

20.7%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (36% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

540^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Edgefield 01

46^th of 75Edgefield 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	540 of 640	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	592 of 638	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	609 of 644	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	551 of 625	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	524 of 622	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	459 of 643	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	471 of 624	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	508 of 639	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	458 of 619	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	574 of 638	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	565 of 630	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	558 of 599	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	578 of 594	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	565 of 597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	525 of 589	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	439 of 580	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	430 of 577	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.2	297 of 566	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	297 of 559	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.1	390 of 557	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.3	489 of 550	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.8	485 of 542	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	318 of 381	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	325 of 369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	388 of 394	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	375 of 393	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	326 of 350	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	363 of 421	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	332 of 412	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	524 of 581	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	488 of 588	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	455 of 570	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	530 of 613	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	592 of 599	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	588 of 608	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	521 of 600	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	510 of 580	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	472 of 600	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	433 of 588	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	518 of 586	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	505 of 579	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	317 of 590	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	409 of 571	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.2	355 of 472	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)25th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-16 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

Science18%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 Lee Street	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 275-1755	276	25	11.1		57 (20.7%)	158 (57.2%)	39 (14.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.2%)	17.9	540^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.6%		10.5	592^nd of 638 public elementary schools	7.2%	52	55.3	43.6	40.5	42.6	23.1	27.7	18.0	$19,037	$2,334	$962	$3,296	$14,167	$1,574	$15,741
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 South East Diggs Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 275-1752	215	21	10.0		47 (21.9%)	93 (43.3%)	50 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.6%)	25.7	484^th of 640 public elementary schools	24.4%		9	611^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.2%	127	25.0	53.0	50.0	37.5	47.1	35.7	35.3	$17,829	$2,107	$984	$3,091	$12,587	$2,152	$14,738
W. E. Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Crest Road	Edgefield	29824	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 637-4020	339	30	11.3		129 (38.1%)	167 (49.3%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	46.3	332^nd of 640 public elementary schools	48.1%		36.8	402^nd of 638 public elementary schools	37.0%	70	66.6	72.1	47.4	64.9	45.9	21.1	41.0	$16,370	$1,476	$977	$2,453	$12,423	$1,494	$13,918
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 Hazzard Circle	Ridge Spring	29129	Saluda County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2000	410	29	14.3		159 (38.8%)	125 (30.5%)	90 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	25.1	492^nd of 640 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.6	534^th of 638 public elementary schools	16.3%	42	47.4	58.7	41.3	40.4	44.4	14.2	38.1	$15,201	$1,472	$1,176	$2,648	$11,410	$1,144	$12,553
Saluda Elementary	Public	3-5	400 West Butler Avenue	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-2564	397	28	14.4		70 (17.6%)	93 (23.4%)	224 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	9.1	610^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.7%		15.9	547^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.3%	63	34.7	29.9	52.1	24.1	20.2	24.4	14.9	$11,570	$1,529	$979	$2,508	$7,894	$1,168	$9,062
Saluda Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Matthews Drive	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-2469	474	32	14.8		82 (17.3%)	99 (20.9%)	286 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)								$13,141	$1,416	$884	$2,301	$9,306	$1,534	$10,840
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	69 Nicholson Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 663-7266	118	10	11.8		14 (11.9%)	96 (81.4%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)								$11,533	$952	$563	$1,515	$7,475	$2,544	$10,019
J. D. Lever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Columbia Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2760	452	36	12.5		193 (42.7%)	155 (34.3%)	61 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.3%)	25.3	488^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.8%		22.8	499^th of 638 public elementary schools	21.8%	11	54.9	50.0	43.0	47.6	38.5	24.5	34.7	$13,333	$1,152	$1,188	$2,340	$10,022	$971	$10,993
Batesburg-Leesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-4452	525	44	12.0		258 (49.1%)	132 (25.1%)	89 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)								(n/a)								$16,268	$1,828	$961	$2,789	$11,728	$1,750	$13,479
Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Public	3-5	403 South Lee Street	Batesburg-Leesville	29070	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-1155	429	36	11.9		212 (49.4%)	122 (28.4%)	71 (16.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	26.6	474^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.9%		20	522^nd of 638 public elementary schools	18.2%	48	42.7	47.4	54.8	42.4	41.0	43.7	25.9	$16,854	$2,462	$1,012	$3,474	$11,355	$2,025	$13,380

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnston Elementary

How many students attend Johnston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Johnston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Johnston Elementary?

Students at Johnston Elementary are 57% African American, 21% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Johnston Elementary a good school?

Johnston Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Johnston Elementary in?

Edgefield 01

What schools do graduates of Johnston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johnston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
High : Strom Thurmond High

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