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Sam Johnson Elementary

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Sam Johnson Elementary ranks 572 nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sam Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Celina, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 615 students. The school is part of the Prosper Independent School District, which is ranked 38th out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sam Johnson Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 86.67% of 5th-grade students at Sam Johnson Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 57.83%. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (4.07% in 2023-2024), indicating a relatively high socioeconomic status of the student population, and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13 students per teacher in 2023-2024.

While Sam Johnson Elementary outperforms the nearby schools within the Prosper Independent School District, such as R. Steve Folsom Elementary and Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary, in both academic performance and student demographics, the school's performance is not as strong as the top-performing school in the district, Lilyana Elementary, which ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools.

738

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,488

Per pupil spending ?

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 Waterview Trail
Celina, TX 75009

(469) 219-2340

District: Prosper Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sam Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Lorene Rogers Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Asian:

29.9%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2021 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Texas avg47%

572^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2021

From top 16% (2021) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Prosper Independent School District (Isd)

38^th of 961Prosper Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	572 of 4651	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	659 of 4710	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	522 of 4647	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	691 of 4581	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	724 of 4578	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	127 of 1905	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	62 of 2443	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	182 of 2443	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	155 of 2421	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	204 of 2444	91.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	348 of 814	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	400 of 1045	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	243 of 1015	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	366 of 957	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	501 of 967	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.6	1978 of 4461	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	1824 of 4331	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	230 of 2918	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	156 of 3668	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	389 of 3556	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	919 of 3487	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	546 of 3744	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	689 of 4658	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	517 of 4588	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	831 of 4561	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	754 of 4499	83.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	440 of 2619	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	1084 of 2980	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1363 of 2958	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	827 of 3006	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	465 of 3644	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	431 of 4465	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	679 of 4401	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	926 of 4376	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	1014 of 4329	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	243 of 4594	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	785 of 4521	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	221 of 4477	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	847 of 4451	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	522 of 3739	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	579 of 4647	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	529 of 4585	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	601 of 4563	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	733 of 4498	83.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	507 of 975	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	538 of 1128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	513 of 1099	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	400 of 1004	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	523 of 961	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	502 of 3549	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	388 of 4292	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	473 of 4086	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	778 of 3952	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	523 of 3799	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	1265 of 2612	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	1617 of 3108	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	1222 of 3106	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	1252 of 3082	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	1156 of 3082	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-30 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile-29 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading78%+23 vs state

Mathematics66%+21 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR 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	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Sam Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Waterview Trail	Celina	75009	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2340	738	55	13.3	1.5%	318 (43.1%)	58 (7.9%)	71 (9.6%)	221 (29.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.2%)	85	572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.8	659^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.0%	87	72.1	73.6	86.7	72.1	57.9	68.2	31.1	$9,488
Lilyana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Marigold Ln	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 219-2400	982	62	15.7	5.3%	233 (23.7%)	75 (7.6%)	55 (5.6%)	542 (55.2%)	21 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	91.1	326^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.0%		89.9	380^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.9%	54	70.9	73.9	78.5	63.2	74.4	77.2	54.7	$7,530
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1075 Escalante Trail	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2130	707	56	12.7	2.8%	403 (57.0%)	34 (4.8%)	45 (6.4%)	186 (26.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	90.2	363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.2%		87	499^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.4%	136	81.8	81.7	78.5	69.4	68.7	71.9	37.8	$8,933
O'Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Punk Carter Pkwy	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-9106	770	41	18.8	12.6%	288 (37.4%)	60 (7.8%)	102 (13.2%)	258 (33.5%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	74.8	936^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.9%		76.8	878^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.4%	58	54.1	69.9	71.9	54.2	62.8	61.1	32.7	$6,647
Light Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Cypress Creek Way	Celina	75009	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2140	1,058	68	15.5	2.8%	614 (58.0%)	34 (3.2%)	104 (9.8%)	233 (22.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.2%)	87.1	490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.5%		90.7	349^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.6%	141	73.6	64.2	81.6	72.0	64.8	59.6	46.9	$7,189
Betty Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10700 Alvira Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(945) 678-3700	538	42	12.7	9.5%	90 (16.7%)	62 (11.5%)	35 (6.5%)	305 (56.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)								(n/a)	81.0	76.7	83.3	77.0	68.9	72.2	45.6	$00
R Steve Folsom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Somerville Dr	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2110	611	54	11.4	6.5%	335 (54.8%)	60 (9.8%)	59 (9.7%)	111 (18.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	77.2	872^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.3%		85.7	546^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.4%	326	59.4	72.6	69.5	55.7	60.8	63.9	32.8	$9,605
Ralph And Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Montgomery Ln	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2240	974	59	16.6	5.2%	503 (51.6%)	54 (5.5%)	101 (10.4%)	257 (26.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.9%)	91.6	314^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.2%		94.5	203^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	95.7%	111	78.7	76.4	82.6	79.9	75.1	83.1	35.6	$6,892
Judy Rucker Elementary	Public	K-5	402 S Craig Rd	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 219-2100	681	53	12.9	13.2%	255 (37.4%)	37 (5.4%)	298 (43.8%)	47 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	72.2	1040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.6%		82.3	670^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.8%	370	66.7	63.9	74.6	58.0	52.1	65.1	19.1	$8,376
Jim And Betty Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Prestwick Hollow Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 219-2230	839	66	12.7	8.2%	170 (20.3%)	70 (8.3%)	70 (8.3%)	446 (53.2%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.7%)	76.2	899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.7%		80.5	739^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.3%	160	70.4	67.4	70.7	66.9	65.3	55.7	21.0	$8,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Johnson Elementary

Is Sam Johnson Elementary a good school?

Sam Johnson Elementary ranks 572^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sam Johnson Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Lorene Rogers Middle

What district is Sam Johnson Elementary in?

Prosper Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Sam Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Sam Johnson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sam Johnson Elementary?

Students at Sam Johnson Elementary are 43% White, 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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