Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School

Regular School · Wilmington, DE

Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School is a regular school school in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 276 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

276

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	200	72%
Hispanic/Latino	43	16%
White	20	7%
Two or more races	8	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	276	140M / 136F

English Language Learners: 27 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	28.8%	90
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	44.5%	94
Science Proficiency	<=20%	—	26

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.66 grade levels

Math

-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

100

36.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	276	100%

Contact & Location

2100 Gilpin Avenue

Wilmington, DE 19806

Phone: (302)651-2715

http://redclay.schoolwires.net/highlands

District

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,497

District enrollment: 14,771

Other Schools in District

Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Elementary
Brandywine Springs School Elementary
Forest Oak Elementary School Elementary
Heritage Elementary School Elementary
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Elementary
Linden Hill Elementary School Elementary
Marbrook Elementary School Elementary
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19806) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100130000261

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD