Lawson Elementary School

Regular School · Johnston, IA

Lawson Elementary School is a regular school school in Johnston, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 545 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

545

Teachers (FTE)

41.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	336	62%
Asian	77	14%
Black or African American	51	9%
Hispanic/Latino	43	8%
Two or more races	37	7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	545	282M / 263F

English Language Learners: 77 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	75.0% +10.1pp	64.9%	266
Reading Proficiency	68.0% -0.7pp	68.7%	266
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	88

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)

+0.47 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.7% 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.)	545	100%

Contact & Location

PO BOX 10 5450 NW 62nd Ave

Johnston, IA 50131

Phone: (515)278-0478

http://www.johnstoncsd.org/school/lawson-elementary/

District

Johnston Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,053

District enrollment: 7,431

Other Schools in District

Beaver Creek Elementary School Elementary
Henry A Wallace Elementary School Elementary
Horizon Elementary Elementary
Timber Ridge Elementary Elementary
Johnston Senior High School High
Summit Middle School Middle
Johnston Middle School Secondary

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50131) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191545000532

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