The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Social studies. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Harold C. Johnson Elementary
Harold C. Johnson Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fourth grade in York, South Carolina. The school sits on East Jefferson Street in a city that functions as the county seat of York County and describes itself as a growing place with historic homes, new developments, and a downtown historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city has seen steady population growth in recent years, and its housing market carries a median home value that sits slightly above the state benchmark, with a modest year-over-year decline in recent data. Apartment rents in the area are moderate relative to incomes. York is located a short drive southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, and a short drive west of Rock Hill, placing it within commuting range of a major metropolitan job market.
This is a regular public school within York School District One. The enrollment is roughly what one would expect for an elementary school serving the lower grade band, with the largest single grade group in third grade and a prekindergarten program that accounts for a noticeable share of the student body. The student population is majority white, with Black students making up about a quarter of enrollment and Hispanic students about a sixth. Students who identify as two or more races and Asian students make up smaller shares. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of economic need that is universal here, which means the school serves a population of families who meet the income threshold for that program.
State testing results from the most recent school year give a view of academic performance in math, English language arts, and science. The school participated in South Carolina's SC Ready assessments. In third-grade math, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was roughly half. In fourth-grade math the share was lower. English language arts results were more even across the two tested grades, with roughly half of students in both third and fourth grade reaching proficiency. Fourth-grade science results were the softest area, with about a quarter of students scoring proficient. The data show that the state changed its proficiency cut scores for English language arts and science in recent testing cycles, which means these results cannot be directly compared to earlier years’ results for those subjects. The social studies assessment data is from many years ago and no longer reflects current performance. When compared across all tested subjects and grades, the school's combined proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile among districts in York County. This is a fact a parent may want to discuss further with the school to understand how the school is working to address these outcomes.
Because the school serves only grades PK through four, it has no graduation rate to report. No data was available for chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access, so those dimensions cannot be assessed here. The school is not a charter school, and its magnet status and Title I status were not provided in the available data.
The district brief for York School District One did not turn up any recent bond referendums, curriculum changes, construction projects, or other developments that would substantially alter a family's experience in the near term. The school occupies a neighborhood location in a residential area of York, separate from the downtown core where the courthouse and civic life are concentrated. Families who live within the district's attendance zone will find a school that serves all students under a universal free lunch program, with an academic profile that shows stronger performance in English language arts than in math and science at the tested grade levels.
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