Public schools in Joshua, TX
Joshua has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 5,175 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Joshua ISD runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Joshua's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Joshua | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua ISD | 8 | 5,892 | $12,068 |
| Godley ISD | 1 | 2,811 | $14,365 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Joshua, 1,810 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua High School | 1,313 | 13.9 | 31.7% | Joshua ISD |
| Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus | 467 | 16.4 | 33.4% | Joshua ISD |
| New Horizon High School | 30 | 6.5 | 63.3% | Joshua ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Joshua, 696 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R C Loflin Middle | 696 | 18.3 | 44.3% | Joshua ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Joshua, 2,669 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A G Elder Elementary | 670 | 17.8 | 46.0% | Joshua ISD |
| Caddo Grove Elementary | 611 | 16.5 | 61.5% | Joshua ISD |
| Pleasant View Elementary | 536 | 15.2 | 45.3% | Godley ISD |
| Plum Creek Elementary | 446 | 14.9 | 36.8% | Joshua ISD |
| H D Staples Elementary | 406 | 14.6 | 51.2% | Joshua ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Joshua's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Joshua school has 15.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 536 students (state 507).
| Joshua | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.2 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 536 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Joshua schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Joshua
- Joshua ISDRuns 8 of Joshua's 9 public schools and spent $12,068 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,068
- Joshua High School, the largest high school in Joshua1,313 students in 2024-25, 13.9 per teacher.1,313
- Compare Joshua ISD with Godley ISDJoshua's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Joshua addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Joshua
How many public schools are in Joshua, TX?
9 public schools with an address in Joshua were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 5,175 students.What is the largest high school in Joshua?
Joshua High School, with 1,313 students in 2024-25 (Joshua ISD).Which districts run Joshua's schools?
Joshua ISD (8 schools), Godley ISD (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25