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B+
Schools in Johnstown · Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J, Thompson School District R-2J

Johnstown’s public schools outscore 72% of Colorado districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Johnstown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

#79of 159 Colorado townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 2 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 3 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 7 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 6% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024 · Thompson School District R-2J
Students per teacher
16.2
CO 16.3
Schools in town
5
3,782 students on the public path
In brief

Johnstown’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 112 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Johnstown’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 89% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J spends $13,507 per student and Thompson School District R-2J $14,924, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Johnstown’s grade

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Colorado school districts, #79 of 159 Colorado towns. Graduation is above the Colorado average; test scores are below it.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (112)Better than 29%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 8,744 test results and a graduating class of 1,173 could put Johnstown anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of Johnstown’s students in the tested grades sat them (8,733 in math, 8,754 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Johnstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Roosevelt High SchoolJohnstown-Milliken School District RE-5JB

Johnstown runs its own schools through grade 12 (Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J). From grade PK, students attend the Thompson School District R-2J, shared with Berthoud and Loveland. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Johnstown

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5JGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,049 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$13,507CO $15,889 · FY2024
B−
Thompson School District R-2JGrades PK–12 · 32 schools · 14,580 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$14,924CO $15,889 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J36%
State average 44.9% · 1828 students tested
Math · PK–12, Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J21%
State average 31.8% · 1827 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Thompson School District R-2J45%
State average 44.9% · 6926 students tested
Math · PK–12, Thompson School District R-2J31%
State average 31.8% · 6906 students tested

Johnstown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Johnstown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JohnstownB+Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J PK–12 · Thompson School District R-2J PK–12
LovelandA−Thompson School District R-2J
BerthoudB+Thompson School District R-2J PK–12 · Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J PK–12
MillikenB−Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J

2 of the 3 neighbors share Thompson School District R-2J with Johnstown for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Johnstown

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Johnstownby address
Riverview PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
757 students17:1Rate it →
Elwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
618 students21:1Rate it →
Pioneer Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
528 students16:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
695 students16:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,184 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnstown’s schools

Are Johnstown’s schools good?

By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Johnstown children attend outscore 72% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #79 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Johnstown in?

Two districts: Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J runs grades PK–12, and Thompson School District R-2J runs grades PK–12, shared with Berthoud and Loveland.

Where do Johnstown kids go to high school?

Roosevelt High School, with 1,184 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Johnstown’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Thompson School District R-2J graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Johnstown spend per student?

$13,507 in Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J and $14,924 in Thompson School District R-2J (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.