Johnsontown Road Elementary

What this school is

Johnsontown Road serves grades K–5 and is the Valley Zone resides elementary for some addresses. Families should use JCPS School Finder to confirm whether it is their assigned school or an option they must select.

Published offerings include Gifted and Talented, Primary Talent Pool, Advance Program, interventions, one-to-one Chromebooks and Health Promotion School of Excellence programming.

Activities listed in the guide include Academic Team, band, orchestra, basketball, cheerleading, volleyball, Drama Club, choir and enrichment clubs. The school also lists Character Strong, literacy support, PTA activities, Blessings in a Backpack and Fresh Fruit.

How families get in

Johnsontown Road is the Valley Zone resides elementary for some addresses. If JCPS School Finder assigns the address here, the family registers; no magnet application is required to remain at the school.

• Run School Finder using the exact home address and record the resides elementary, zone, middle school and high-school cluster.
• Students entering kindergarten or new to JCPS register before applying.
• A different Valley Zone campus is selected through the School Choices section of the Elementary Application.
• An application is required after a move or when requesting a magnet or another school option.
• Returning students who are staying at the same school and have not moved do not need to apply.

Resides students use the regular elementary transportation system, but transportation is not guaranteed in every situation. Complete the Transportation Verification form and confirm eligibility and the actual stop with JCPS. Homeless and some IEP transportation follow separate legal processes.

Who it tends to fit

Fit depends on the exact address, current space and family needs. Confirm assignment, transportation, care options and feeder patterns directly with JCPS.

Students

The October 1, 2025 file lists 432 students. The Choices Guide used 461, so use the year and source when comparing enrollment figures. Counts can shift after the first month.

Gender: Confirm with the school office The guide does not provide a current gender count.

• Economically disadvantaged: about 74%
• Multilingual learners: 78 students, about 18%, in the 2025–26 JCPS file
• 2025–26 enrollment and capacity: 432 of 446, about 97%
• 2026–27 projection: 483 of 446, about 108%
• Choices Guide enrollment: 461, listed separately from the October 1 count
• Title I: Yes

Academics

Use the Kentucky School Report Card for the fullest academic picture. The guide reports the following figures from the live school homepage banner.

• Reading: 26% proficient and 8% distinguished, for 34% proficient or distinguished.
• Math: 31% proficient and 3% distinguished, for 34% proficient or distinguished.
• The reported reading result is slightly below the JCPS elementary average of about 37%.
• The reported math result is slightly above the district average of about 31%.
• Published supports include Gifted and Talented, Primary Talent Pool, Advance Program, interventions and before- and after-school literacy.

Awards and recognition

• Health Promotion School of Excellence

  The school guide lists HPSE among Johnsontown Road's published programs.

Location and daily life

The school is on Johnsontown Road in the 40272 ZIP code.

It is in southwest Jefferson County and the Valley Zone.

The school starts at 9:40 a.m. and dismisses at 4:20 p.m.

Breakfast arrival is listed as 9:20 a.m.

The data book associates the campus with the Valley High cluster. Confirm the assigned middle and high schools in School Finder.

Compare before you commit

• DixieAnother Valley Zone resides campus. Confirm assignment using the exact home address.
• Kennedy and MaupinChoice Zone Network 1 options for some Valley Zone addresses.
• Carter TraditionalAn address-eligible Traditional magnet with uniforms and no assumed magnet transportation.
• Valley ZoneThe high-school path associated with this campus in the data book. Confirm the middle-school assignment in School Finder.

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.Is Johnsontown Road my resides school, or a Valley Zone option I must rank?
2. 2.What does a third-grade reading block look like in minutes?
3. 3.How do social-emotional supports and activities fit into a typical third-grade day?
4. 4.What before- and after-school care is available for the 9:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m. schedule?
5. 5.How long is the car line around the 9:20 a.m. breakfast arrival time?
6. 6.The 2026–27 projection is 483 students against a capacity of 446. Which grades currently have space?
7. 7.Which middle school does my address feed, and what high-school options follow?
8. 8.If Johnsontown Road is full, what is the next Valley Zone campus?

What to do next

1. 1.Run JCPS School Finder using the exact home address.
2. 2.Write down the assigned elementary school, zone, middle school and high-school cluster.
3. 3.Register first if the student is entering kindergarten or is new to JCPS.
4. 4.If Johnsontown Road is the resides school and the family has not moved, no application is needed to stay.
5. 5.Complete transportation verification and confirm the stop and eligibility.
6. 6.Visit during the late-bell arrival period and ask about after-school care.
7. 7.For a magnet or another school option, apply between November 2 and December 18, 2026 for 2027–28.
8. 8.Ask the school how families use the Family Resource Center when support is part of the plan.