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Sam Johnson Elementary

Public Grades K-5
628th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 86% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Sam Johnson Elementary in Celina, TX, is a K-5 school serving 738 students within the highly-regarded Prosper Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 96th percentile statewide. The school itself has a strong track record, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 84th to 89th percentile among Texas elementary schools, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It serves a very affluent community, with a free/reduced lunch rate of just 1.49% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like O'Dell Elementary (12.6%) and Judy Rucker Elementary (13.22%).

Sam Johnson Elementary is a solid school, but it is not the top performer in its immediate vicinity. When compared to nearby Prosper ISD schools, top performers like Lilyana Elementary (96th percentile) and Ralph And Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary (95th percentile) consistently outperform Sam Johnson in both overall rank and test scores, particularly in Mathematics. A direct competitor, Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary (94th percentile), located just 1.72 miles away, also outperforms Sam Johnson in most metrics, especially in Reading and Math across multiple grades. The most significant academic red flag for Sam Johnson is its 5th-grade Math performance, where only 45.71% of students were proficient in the most recent testing year, a dramatic drop from the previous year (68.15%) and far below the district average (67.32%).

Despite this weakness, the school achieves remarkable results with its most vulnerable subgroups. Sam Johnson is a top performer for English Language Learner students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide (5 stars), and has a history of outstanding support for Low Socio-Economic Status students, ranking in the 95th percentile (5 stars) in two of the last three recorded years. This indicates highly effective targeted instructional programs. Interestingly, the school’s performance with White Students ranks in only the 55th percentile (3 stars), which is the lowest-performing subgroup for the school in the most recent year. This suggests that while the school is highly effective for its minority and at-risk populations, it may be less effective for its majority demographic, possibly due to a focus on closing achievement gaps.

738
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,488
Per pupil spending ?
1.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 4001 Waterview Trail
       Celina, TX  75009

(945) 678-3100

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 → 86th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 51% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school68%
District avg70%
Texas avg51%
628th of 4,643
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2021
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 18Elementary Schools in the Prosper Independent School District (Isd)
38th of 947Prosper 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202683.8628 of 464386.5%★★★★☆
202585.0572 of 465187.7%★★★★☆
202482.8659 of 471086.0%★★★★☆
202386.2522 of 464788.8%★★★★☆
202281.2691 of 458184.9%★★★★☆
202180.5724 of 457884.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202674.6374 of 241484.5%★★★★☆
202585.0127 of 190593.3%★★★★★
202493.262 of 244397.5%★★★★★
202386.1182 of 244392.6%★★★★★
202287.1155 of 242193.6%★★★★★
202182.8204 of 244491.7%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202671.4247 of 100075.3%★★★★☆
202562.1348 of 81457.2%★★★☆☆
202463.8400 of 104561.7%★★★☆☆
202372.2243 of 101576.1%★★★★☆
202263.0366 of 95761.8%★★★☆☆
202151.0501 of 96748.2%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202251.61978 of 446155.7%★★★☆☆
202150.01824 of 433157.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202684.1144 of 164691.3%★★★★★
202588.0230 of 291892.1%★★★★★
202492.8156 of 366895.7%★★★★★
202380.1389 of 355689.1%★★★★☆
202264.4919 of 348773.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202681.5644 of 458886.0%★★★★☆
202580.4546 of 374485.4%★★★★☆
202480.0689 of 465885.2%★★★★☆
202384.9517 of 458888.7%★★★★☆
202276.5831 of 456181.8%★★★★☆
202178.1754 of 449983.2%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202667.1952 of 308069.1%★★★☆☆
202574.0440 of 261983.2%★★★★☆
202366.21084 of 298063.6%★★★☆☆
202260.91363 of 295853.9%★★★☆☆
202172.1827 of 300672.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202669.3976 of 442577.9%★★★★☆
202579.0465 of 364487.2%★★★★☆
202482.7431 of 446590.3%★★★★★
202376.2679 of 440184.6%★★★★☆
202270.0926 of 437678.8%★★★★☆
202166.91014 of 432976.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202487.1243 of 459494.7%★★★★★
202372.2785 of 452182.6%★★★★☆
202288.1221 of 447795.1%★★★★★
202169.8847 of 445181.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202682.1641 of 459786.1%★★★★☆
202581.9522 of 373986.0%★★★★☆
202483.0579 of 464787.5%★★★★☆
202384.6529 of 458588.5%★★★★☆
202282.5601 of 456386.8%★★★★☆
202178.9733 of 449883.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202651.3576 of 111048.1%★★☆☆☆
202549.6507 of 97548.0%★★☆☆☆
202452.0538 of 112852.3%★★★☆☆
202355.9513 of 109953.3%★★★☆☆
202258.3400 of 100460.2%★★★☆☆
202145.8523 of 96145.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202674.7602 of 430886.0%★★★★☆
202575.0502 of 354985.9%★★★★☆
202481.7388 of 429291.0%★★★★★
202376.8473 of 408688.4%★★★★☆
202267.7778 of 395280.3%★★★★☆
202171.5523 of 379986.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.41352 of 301555.2%★★★☆☆
202552.61265 of 261251.6%★★★☆☆
202450.11617 of 310848.0%★★☆☆☆
202359.81222 of 310660.7%★★★☆☆
202258.11252 of 308259.4%★★★☆☆
202158.61156 of 308262.5%★★★☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)86th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)86th percentile~ school
Female (2026)86th percentile~ school
African American (2026)85th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile-17 vs school
At Risk (2022)56th percentile-29 vs school
White (2026)55th percentile-31 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading75%+20 vs state
Mathematics62%+15 vs state

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

Middle : Lorene Rogers Middle

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

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

Sam Johnson Elementary ranks 628th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026


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

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