Lawson Elementary School (Ranked Top 50% for 2026)

Lawson Elementary School

5450 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA 50131

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Top 50%

Serving 595 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Lawson Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Iowa for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).

The percentage of students achieving is 78% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 68%). The percentage of students achieving is 74% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 70%).

The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Iowa state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 29% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 595 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 35%
: Top 50% in IA
: 78% (Top 30%)
: 74% (Top 50%)
: 65-69% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Lawson Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Iowa for:

School Overview

Lawson Elementary School's student population of 595 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 41 teachers has declined by 6% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(Supplemental Virtual)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Lawson Elementary School
Kind	122
1	98
2	85
3	89
4	106
5	95

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Total Students

595 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School
2023	607
2022	603
2021	584
2020	590
2019	590
2018	623
2017	623
2016	620
2015	574
2014	652
2013	613
2012	477
2011	489
2010	501
2009	483
2008	491
2007	506
2006	453
2005	469
2004	463
2003	464
2002	444
2001	562
2000	575
1999	559

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

41 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School
2023	40
2022	43
2021	44
2020	41
2019	41
2018	40
2017	40
2016	39
2015	41
2014	41
2013	39
2012	35
2011	35
2010	33
2009	34
2008	34
2007	38
2006	35
2005	38
2004	35
2003	35
2002	36
2001	46
2000	45
1999	40

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School Rankings

Lawson Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,223 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Lawson Elementary School is 0.55, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.47. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (IA)

#420 out of 1223 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School
2023	#420
2022	#424
2021	#467
2019	#183
2018	#182
2017	#108
2016	#245
2015	#264
2014	#251
2013	#183
2012	#42

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78%

68%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	78%	68%	79%
2022	75%	64%	77%
2021	75%	64%	78%
2019	86%	69%	84%
2018	87%	76%	88%
2017	88%	77%	90%
2016	86%	78%	91%
2015	90%	79%	92%
2014	89%	79%	93%
2013	87%	77%	92%
2012	92%	76%	91%

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74%

70%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2022	74%	70%	79%
2021	68%	68%	78%
2019	80%	68%	81%
2018	85%	74%	88%
2017	89%	75%	88%
2016	88%	75%	89%
2015	84%	76%	88%
2014	85%	76%	89%
2013	84%	72%	88%
2012	88%	71%	87%
2011	88%	76%	89%

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65-69%

63%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2022	67%	63%	69%
2021	62%	60%	68%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	15:1	14:1	17:1
2022	14:1	14:1	17:1
2021	13:1	14:1	17:1
2020	14:1	14:1	17:1
2019	14:1	14:1	17:1
2018	16:1	14:1	18:1
2017	16:1	14:1	18:1
2016	16:1	14:1	17:1
2015	14:1	14:1	17:1
2014	16:1	14:1	16:1
2013	16:1	14:1	16:1
2012	14:1	14:1	16:1
2011	14:1	14:1	16:1
2010	15:1	13:1	15:1
2009	14:1	13:1	15:1
2008	15:1	13:1	14:1
2007	13:1	14:1	15:1
2006	13:1	13:1	15:1
2005	12:1	13:1	15:1
2004	13:1	13:1	16:1
2003	13:1	13:1	15:1
2002	12:1	13:1	15:1
2001	12:1	14:1	15:1
2000	13:1	14:1	14:1
1999	14:1	14:1	16:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	12%	2%	9%
2022	11%	3%	8%
2021	11%	3%	9%
2020	9%	3%	7%
2019	9%	3%	7%
2018	8%	2%	7%
2017	8%	2%	7%
2016	7%	2%	7%
2015	6%	3%	7%
2014	5%	3%	7%
2013	6%	3%	7%
2012	5%	2%	6%
2011	5%	2%	6%
2010	4%	2%	5%
2009	4%	2%	5%
2008	3%	2%	6%
2007	3%	2%	5%
2006	3%	2%	4%
2005	2%	2%	4%
2004	2%	2%	3%
2003	2%	2%	3%
2002	2%	2%	4%
2001	2%	2%	3%
2000	1%	1%	2%
1999	3%	2%	3%

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Hispanic

13%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	7%	13%	7%
2022	7%	12%	7%
2021	7%	12%	7%
2020	7%	11%	7%
2019	7%	11%	7%
2018	9%	11%	6%
2017	9%	11%	6%
2016	8%	10%	6%
2015	9%	11%	5%
2014	8%	10%	5%
2013	7%	9%	5%
2012	6%	9%	5%
2011	5%	9%	4%
2010	4%	8%	4%
2009	4%	7%	3%
2008	4%	7%	3%
2007	2%	6%	2%
2006	2%	5%	2%
2005	2%	5%	2%
2004	2%	5%	2%
2003	3%	4%	2%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	8%	7%	10%
2022	7%	7%	10%
2021	6%	7%	9%
2020	5%	6%	8%
2019	5%	6%	8%
2018	4%	6%	6%
2017	4%	6%	6%
2016	4%	6%	5%
2015	5%	5%	4%
2014	6%	5%	4%
2013	5%	5%	4%
2012	6%	5%	4%
2011	4%	5%	4%
2010	6%	5%	4%
2009	10%	6%	4%
2008	9%	6%	3%
2007	7%	5%	3%
2006	5%	4%	3%
2005	7%	5%	2%
2004	8%	4%	3%
2003	5%	4%	2%
2002	4%	4%	2%
2001	3%	4%	2%
2000	2%	3%	1%
1999	4%	4%	2%

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White

65%

71%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	66%	72%	68%
2022	69%	73%	70%
2021	68%	74%	70%
2020	73%	75%	73%
2019	73%	75%	73%
2018	74%	77%	77%
2017	74%	77%	77%
2016	76%	78%	79%
2015	76%	78%	80%
2014	76%	79%	80%
2013	77%	80%	81%
2012	78%	81%	82%
2011	81%	81%	83%
2010	81%	82%	84%
2009	82%	84%	88%
2008	83%	84%	88%
2007	88%	86%	90%
2006	90%	88%	91%
2005	89%	87%	92%
2004	88%	88%	92%
2003	90%	89%	93%
2002	92%	89%	93%
2001	94%	89%	94%
2000	97%	94%	96%
1999	90%	91%	94%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	7%	5%	6%
2022	6%	5%	5%
2021	8%	4%	5%
2020	6%	4%	5%
2019	6%	4%	5%
2018	5%	4%	4%
2017	5%	4%	4%
2016	5%	4%	3%
2015	4%	3%	4%
2014	5%	3%	4%
2013	5%	3%	3%
2012	5%	3%	3%
2011	5%	2%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.55

0.47

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	0.54	0.46	0.52
2022	0.50	0.45	0.50
2021	0.52	0.43	0.49
2020	0.45	0.42	0.45
2019	0.45	0.42	0.45
2018	0.44	0.39	0.40
2017	0.44	0.39	0.40
2016	0.41	0.38	0.37
2015	0.41	0.38	0.35
2014	0.42	0.37	0.35
2013	0.40	0.35	0.33
2012	0.38	0.34	0.32
2011	0.34	0.34	0.30
2010	0.34	0.32	0.29
2009	0.31	0.29	0.23
2008	0.30	0.28	0.22
2007	0.22	0.26	0.19
2006	0.19	0.23	0.17
2005	0.20	0.24	0.15
2004	0.21	0.22	0.15
2003	0.19	0.21	0.14
2002	0.15	0.20	0.13
2001	0.12	0.20	0.12
2000	0.09	0.15	0.07
1999	0.18	0.16	0.11

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

34%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	28%	36%	22%
2022	27%	35%	20%
2021	19%	35%	17%
2020	24%	36%	19%
2019	24%	36%	19%
2018	21%	34%	16%
2017	21%	34%	16%
2016	24%	34%	15%
2015	19%	34%	12%
2014	21%	34%	14%
2013	19%	34%	12%
2012	17%	33%	12%
2011	16%	31%	12%
2010	17%	29%	10%
2009	15%	26%	9%
2008	13%	26%	8%
2007	11%	24%	7%
2006	10%	25%	6%
2005	12%	23%	5%
2004	7%	22%	4%
2003	8%	21%	4%
2002	6%	19%	3%
2001	13%	19%	4%
2000	9%	19%	4%
1999	12%	20%	5%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lawson Elementary School	Iowa	Johnston Community School District
2023	4%	6%	3%
2022	5%	5%	3%
2021	5%	6%	3%
2020	8%	7%	4%
2019	8%	7%	4%
2018	6%	7%	3%
2017	6%	7%	3%
2016	2%	7%	1%
2015	3%	7%	2%
2014	3%	7%	3%
2013	3%	7%	3%
2012	5%	7%	2%
2011	6%	8%	4%
2010	6%	8%	4%
2009	5%	8%	3%
2008	4%	8%	3%
2007	4%	8%	3%
2006	3%	8%	3%
2005	2%	8%	2%
2004	2%	8%	1%
2003	2%	8%	1%
2002	1%	8%	1%
2001	2%	8%	1%
2000	2%	7%	1%
1999	3%	7%	1%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Johnston Community School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lawson Elementary School's ranking?

Lawson Elementary School is ranked #420 out of 1,223 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Iowa.

What schools are Lawson Elementary School often compared to?

Lawson Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Henry A Wallace Elementary School, Jordan Creek Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

78% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 68% IA state average), while 74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 70% IA state average).

How many students attend Lawson Elementary School?

595 students attend Lawson Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

65% of Lawson Elementary School students are White, 13% of students are Asian, 8% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Black, and 6% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Lawson Elementary School?

Lawson Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is higher than the Iowa state average of 14:1.

What grades does Lawson Elementary School offer ?

Lawson Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (Supplemental Virtual).

What school district is Lawson Elementary School part of?

Lawson Elementary School is part of Johnston Community School District.

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 595 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 35%
: Top 50%
: 78% (Top 30%)
: 74% (Top 50%)
: 65-69% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education