Lyndon B Johnson Middle, Johnson City TX

Original Research by School Decision on Lyndon B Johnson Middle

Lyndon B Johnson Middle is a small middle school serving students in grades six through eight in Johnson City, a rural Hill Country town that functions as the county seat of Blanco County. The school is part of Johnson City ISD, a district that operates only three schools across a small overall enrollment. This is a genuinely small-town setting: the entire school population sits at roughly a mid-sized middle school in any suburban district, with each grade class in the fifty-student range.

The school's test results show uneven performance across grade levels and subjects. English language arts is a consistent strength; students in grades six, seven, and eight all show proficiency rates above the midpoint, with sixth and eighth grades performing particularly well. Science and social studies in eighth grade also show solid proficiency, sitting above the midpoint. Mathematics tells a different story: sixth-grade proficiency is notably soft, seventh grade drops further, and only eighth grade recovers to a strong level. This grade-level progression in math, with real struggles in the middle grades, is a pattern a parent may want to look into further with the school. Overall, the school's proficiency across all tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile relative to districts in Blanco County, a meaningful position that reflects the school's strength in language arts offsetting its math challenges.

The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and small representation of other groups. About four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need. The school has no reported data on special education enrollment or English learner status; these gaps are common in publicly available school records and may reflect how districts report or categorize these students.

Johnson City ISD passed a bond in May 2023 to address overcrowding and build a new middle school building. Lyndon B Johnson Middle currently shares common spaces with the elementary school and has operated over capacity. The new facility, designed with heritage trees and outdoor learning areas, represents a lasting change to the school's physical environment and the district's long-term capacity. This is the kind of infrastructure shift a family considering the area should know about: it signals both growth and the district's commitment to facilities, though the bond does mean property taxes in the district carry debt service.

The school sits on North LBJ Drive, a short distance from downtown Johnson City rather than isolated on a remote campus. The town itself is compact and walkable in its downtown core around Main Street and the Blanco County Courthouse, with restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, and shops within walking distance. Beyond that core, the area is rural and car-dependent. Johnson City has grown modestly in recent years, with housing values rising notably. Local employment centers on Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the nation's largest distribution electric cooperative headquartered on Main Street, along with county government and school district jobs. Nearby Pedernales Falls State Park and the LBJ-related parks draw visitors and shape recreation.

No prior-year test data was available, so trends cannot be assessed. The school serves a population roughly matched to its small town, with the mix of strengths and softer spots typical of a rural district navigating both rural character and rising growth pressures.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 27 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 675%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 766%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Science

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 38 pts above state median

This schoolJOHNSON CITY ISD, same grade

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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income50%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income57%Higher-income78%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income71%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income67%Higher-income75%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income60%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income47%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income11%Higher-income42%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income74%17 pp gap