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Johnston, IA
Public School Ratings




Johnston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Johnston Comm School District details

Johnston Comm School District
6510 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA 50131

7,487 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Johnston Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.7% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
70%
82%
71%
80%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beaver Creek Elementary School
8701 Lyndhurst
Johnston, IA, 50131
KG-05
Henry A Wallace Elementary School
6207 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA, 50131
PK-05
Horizon Elementary School
5905 N W 100th Street
Johnston, IA, 50131
KG-05
Johnston Middle School
6501 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA, 50131
08-09
Johnston Senior High School
6500 Nw 100th Street
Johnston, IA, 50131
10-12
Lawson Elementary School
5450 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA, 50131
KG-05
Summit Middle School
9500 Windsor Parkway
Johnston, IA, 50131
06-07
Timber Ridge Elementary School
7370 Nw 54th Ave
Johnston, IA, 50131
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.8% 75.9%
Black 11.0% 7.3%
Hispanic 7.8% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.3% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.6% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 22.5% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,497 $56,130,000 58.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $301 $2,257,000 2.4%
Staff $417 $3,119,000 3.3%
General Administration $195 $1,459,000 1.5%
School Administration $446 $3,337,000 3.5%
Operation $1,185 $8,871,000 9.3%
Transportation $548 $4,106,000 4.3%
Other $312 $2,334,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,404 $25,483,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,859 $13,920,000 14.6%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $95,533,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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