Johnston Senior High School

6500 Nw 100Th Street, Johnston IA, 50131 | Johnston Community School District | 515-278-0449
  • grades 10-12
  • students 1606
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 77% 12% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Johnston
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
82%Johnston
69%Iowa

Johnston Senior High School is a school servicing grades 10 to 12 and is located in the district of "Johnston Community School District" in Johnston, IA. There are a total of 1,606 students and 79 teachers at Johnston Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Johnston Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 77.0%, which is 12% higher than the Iowa average.

Johnston Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1606
Teachers79
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment629
Taking some courses315
Taking some courses (not tests)312
Passing some courses262
Passing no courses46

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Johnston Senior High School, there are a total of 629 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 315 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All78%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School78%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School76%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Johnston Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 83.2% 80.1% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 4.2% 4.1% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 5.7% 6.2% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8% 5.0% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.8% 4.3% 3.1% 3.1%

Johnston demographics profile

StatisticJohnstonIowaNational
Population22,0773,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,1385791
Median age39.138.037.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)65%60%55%
Speak English87%92%79%
Speak Spanish1%4%13%

Education level achieved in Johnston

IndexJohnstonIowaNational
Completed 8th grade95.4%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school95.1%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college81.4%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree65.8%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors56.7%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters20.6%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree6.6%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.8%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Johnston Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.