Johnston Senior High School

Johnston Senior High School

Public High School | Grade 10-12
6500 NW 100th St,  Johnston, IA
Northwest Johnston Neighborhood
Johnston Community School District
3.7
3.6
1,792 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1350
Average ACT Score
27
Math Proficiency
69%
Reading Proficiency
74%
Average GPA
3.58
Graduation Rate
97%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.58
Reading Proficiency
74%
Math Proficiency
69%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
90
Full Time Teachers
90
Teachers in First or Second Year
8.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1350
Math
680
Verbal
670
Average ACT
27
Math
26
English
27
Reading
28
Science
27
Number of AP Courses
10
AP Pass Rate
73.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

8
Test Scores
4
Equity
10
College Readiness
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Test Scores

Math
78.8%
Science
72.5%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
GreatSchools
The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
395:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.7%
Female
46.3%
White
69.3%
Black
11%
Hispanic
7.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6.9%
Two or more races
4.8%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Iowa 595 Students
Iowa State University 572 Students
University of Northern Iowa 225 Students
Drake University 179 Students
Des Moines Area Community College 178 Students
Grand View University 112 Students
University of Chicago 69 Students
Simpson College 65 Students
Washington University in St. Louis 53 Students
Central College 53 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 151 Students
Psychology 119 Students
Biology 109 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 96 Students
Nursing 80 Students
Computer Science 75 Students
Marketing 46 Students
Political Science and Government 45 Students
Chemistry 45 Students
Engineering 44 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 334 Reviews
5.0 Senior
10/9/2024
Johnston High School has been a great experience all around for me with numerous opportunities provided in music and STEM activities that I pursued while there.
4.0 Alum
6/3/2024
It was a very diverse experience. The gen Ed classes are the only ones that you see any diversity in; beyond that it's not diverse at all. This happened in a school district not known for diversity. It had its good and terrible teachers and some pretty spectacularly bad counselors. It was up to the individual student to advocate for their classes and goals and often conflict with counselors in their pursuit to screw students over.
4.0 Junior
1/13/2024
Johnston High School in Johnston, Iowa is one of the best schools in Iowa. They're good at everything.
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3.6 12 Reviews
5.0 other
5/18/2024
so good for learning! so many classes for so many different levels! no matter where you are progressive wise you will get a great education
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3.0 other
10/18/2023
i am a former student who recently moved. the school is good for making friends but thats it, neglent teachers, average food, and slightly less than average teaching. over all, id say dont enroll but go visit once and a while, i didnt get any help while i was there
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5.0 other
5/5/2023
I’m a Johnston alumni and was offered many AP and duel credit classes to take advantage of. These courses not only prepared me for college but also reduced the number of credits I had to fulfill at college. Looking back, I felt Johnston was more rigorous in comparison to my collegiate school work. T...
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2.0 student
4/18/2023
I personally feel like the teachers at the school could do a better job, here are a few issues I have. in my math class I told the teacher I wasn’t done with a test but she graded it anyway, the same teacher left in the middle of helping me while I was mid question, during isasp test my schedule was...
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