New Horizon High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Joshua, Texas

New Horizon High School in Joshua, Texas enrolled 30 students in 2024-25 with 4.6 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

Enrollment fell 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

41 students in 2022-23, 33 students in 2023-24, 30 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 4.6.

Students enrolled at New Horizon High School by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 33, 2024-25: 3002040602022-23412023-24332024-2530
Students enrolled at New Horizon High School by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 33, 2024-25: 3002040602022-23412023-24332024-2530
Students enrolled at New Horizon High School by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 33, 2024-25: 3002040602022-23412023-24332024-2530
Students enrolled at New Horizon High School by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 33, 2024-25: 3002040602022-23412023-24332024-2530
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23415.57.4
2023-24335.16.4
2024-25304.66.5

6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 6.5; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 6.5; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 6.5; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 6.5; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 84 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Horizon High School enrolled 42 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 84 of the 42 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent63.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 40.0% Hispanic, 6.7% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Hispanic40.0%
  3. American Indian6.7%
  4. Two or more races3.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at New Horizon High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Mathunder 50%53% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 52 students in New Horizon High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more99% or more90.3%
Students in the class52392403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Joshua

3 public high schools in Joshua report 2024-25 enrollment; New Horizon High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Joshua High School1,31313.931.7%
Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus46716.433.4%
New Horizon High School306.563.3%

All public schools in Joshua →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about New Horizon High School

  1. Joshua H S Ninth Grade CampusThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 467 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Joshua High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 1,313 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare New Horizon High School with Joshua H S Ninth Grade CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Joshua ISD spends per student$12,068 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,068
  5. The largest public schools in TexasNew Horizon High School is the number 1,761 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,761 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.6.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about New Horizon High School

  1. How many students attend New Horizon High School?
    30 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 41 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Joshua, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at New Horizon High School?
    6.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is New Horizon High School a Title I school?
    New Horizon High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at New Horizon High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at New Horizon High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at New Horizon High School?
    90% or more of the 52 students in New Horizon High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is New Horizon High School in?
    Joshua ISD, NCES district ID 4824930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482493007013 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22