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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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

7,428 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

16 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 84.0% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
68%
80%
70%
78%
65%
    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) 73.3% 76.7%
Black 10.1% 7.1%
Hispanic 7.5% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.0% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.8% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 19.9% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,418 $55,145,412 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $319 $2,371,446 2.3%
Staff $406 $3,018,204 2.9%
General Administration $196 $1,457,064 1.4%
School Administration $439 $3,263,526 3.2%
Operation $1,066 $7,924,644 7.7%
Transportation $635 $4,720,590 4.6%
Other $290 $2,155,860 2.1%
Total Support $3,350 $24,903,900 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,008 $22,361,472 21.8%
Total Expenditures $13,777 $102,418,218 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $3,706,502,521 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $439 $224,329,756 3.0%
Staff $576 $294,221,316 3.9%
General Administration $292 $149,044,777 2.0%
School Administration $659 $336,761,023 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $522,686,702 7.0%
Transportation $419 $214,147,817 2.9%
Other $319 $162,947,541 2.2%
Total Support $3,727 $1,904,099,046 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,668 $1,874,193,187 25.0%
Total Expenditures $14,649 $7,484,864,234 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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