📍 5450 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, Polk County, 50131
Lawson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Johnston, Polk County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nikki Heidemann. It is part of the Johnston Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lawson Elementary School enrolls 607 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 13% Asian and 7.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 399 | 66% |
| Asian | 76 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 607 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lawson Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 20, state house district 39.
Lawson Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Johnston Comm School District, based in Johnston, Iowa. The district serves 7,373 students district-wide and employs 453 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 607 students, Lawson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 922 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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