Johnson Magnet, Augusta GA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Johnson Magnet

Johnson Magnet is a traditional public middle and high school serving grades six through twelve in Augusta, with a student population drawn from across the city. The school's enrollment is fairly even across grade bands, with slightly larger sixth-grade cohorts and a stable base of students throughout the upper grades. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Black, with White students representing the second-largest group and smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students.

The school's academic profile shows strength in language arts. Across the middle grades, proficiency in English language arts hovers in the mid-to-high range, with solid performance in sixth and eighth grades and a small dip in seventh. Reading and writing instruction appear to be among the school's firmer areas. Mathematics proficiency is more mixed. Sixth-grade math proficiency sits below the midpoint for state testing, seventh grade improves noticeably, and eighth grade shows continued growth, suggesting that students in the middle grades are building foundational skills unevenly but trending toward stronger performance as they advance. Science proficiency in eighth grade is notably low, with less than half of tested students demonstrating proficiency. Social studies results in eighth grade are stronger and sit in the upper half of the proficiency range.

When proficiency across tested subjects and grades is combined into an overall index, Johnson Magnet ranks in the top quartile relative to other districts in Richmond County, outperforming district-level peers despite individual subject areas showing mixed results. This suggests the school's relative standing in the county is solid, though the patterns within subjects point to areas where focused intervention may be warranted—particularly in science and sixth-grade mathematics.

The school operates within Richmond County School System, which is undergoing significant structural changes. A recently adopted Long-Range Facilities Master Plan will redraw attendance zones beginning in the 2026-27 school year and will close T.W. Josey Comprehensive High School as a traditional zoned high school by the end of 2028-29, replacing it with a districtwide College and Career Academy at the Josey-Murphey campus serving grades nine through twelve as a choice program. These changes will affect which high school current middle-grade students feed into and what pathways they encounter in grades nine through twelve. Families with students now at Johnson should clarify with the school or district how the attendance-zone redraw and high school transition will affect their children's next steps.

The district is also investing substantially in new facilities through voter-approved sales tax, including construction of new school sites and the new College and Career Academy, without raising property taxes or adding debt. Additionally, the district has chosen to maintain a traditional school calendar rather than adopt a modified year-round schedule, preserving a full summer break for families.

Johnson Magnet's housing context sits in an affordable region within Georgia. Home values in the zip code are modest compared to state and national benchmarks, and rental prices are similarly accessible. The immediate area reflects Augusta's character as a mixed-use city with a walkable downtown anchored by Broad Street and the Savannah River, historic neighborhoods such as Summerville and Olde Town, and a large medical and institutional sector. Beyond downtown, Augusta is car-dependent. The city is experiencing growth in multifamily housing and downtown development, and North Augusta across the river is seeing residential expansion, making this a market in transition with both established neighborhoods and new construction underway.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 71 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

467 schools plotted. 22 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 13% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 17% · ▲ 39 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 22% · ▲ 46 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 23% · ▲ 54 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 59 pts above county median

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 24% · ▲ 50 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 57 pts above county median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 24% · ▲ 53 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 57 pts above county median

Science

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 4% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 15% · ▲ 56 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 64 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.