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What's one thing A G ELDER EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOSHUA ISD·NCES 482493006126
A G Elder Elementary School
513 HENDERSON ST, JOSHUA, TX 76058 · (817) 202-2500 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
346 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 58.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A G Elder Elementary School
A G Elder Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A G Elder Elementary School this school | 670 | 51.6% | 64.3% |
| Magnolia Parkway Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 680 | 51.5% | 57.5% |
| Greenleaf Elementary School SPLENDORA | 689 | 54.6% | 34.1% |
| Peach Creek Elementary School SPLENDORA | 692 | 52.7% | 26.9% |
| Goodwin Frazier Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 662 | 55.0% | 48.3% |
| Newport Elementary School CROSBY | 701 | 53.9% | 51.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A G Elder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #549 of 4,401 | #2 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #648 of 4,466 ▼ 133 | #3 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,115 of 4,466 ▲ 2 | #9 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #712 of 3,998 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #1,122 of 4,938 | #4 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,149 of 4,622 | #32 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #1,796 of 4,628 | #14 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #3,516 of 4,789 | #20 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.1% | #294 of 1,307 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
670
+117 (+21%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 670 | 37.7 | 17.8:1 | 52% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 59% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 40.5 | 15.3:1 | 60% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 58% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 65% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 58% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 62% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 47% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 33 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A G Elder Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (527 to 670); teachers up 2% (37 to 37.7).
About A G Elder Elementary School
In JOSHUA, Texas, A G Elder Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 670 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
District-wide, JOSHUA ISD has 10 schools and 6,026 students.
The largest group at A G Elder Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 48%. The school is also 46% White and 3% Black. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Johnson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
A G Elder Elementary School lists 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 52% of the student body. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Johnson County.
A G Elder Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.3% and a predicted 51.6%.
The school's county is Johnson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $84,859 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A G Elder Elementary School shares Johnson County with 76 other public schools.
Joshua High School sits about 0.4 miles from A G Elder Elementary School. A G Elder Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 56.0%, lower than A G Elder Elementary School's 64.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 670, from 553 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.6 to 17.8 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOSHUA ISD
- Joshua High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- North Joshua Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- R C Loflin Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Tom and Nita Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Caddo Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Joshua H S Ninth Grade CampusHigh · 467 students
Other schools in JOSHUA
- Joshua High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- R C Loflin Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Caddo Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Joshua H S Ninth Grade CampusHigh · 467 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Joshua High School0.4 mi · 1,313
- H D Staples Elementary School0.5 mi · 406
- Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus0.6 mi · 467
- New Horizon High School0.7 mi · 30
- Plum Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 446
- North Joshua Elementary School2.6 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About A G Elder Elementary SchoolHow large is A G Elder Elementary School?
A G Elder Elementary School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A G Elder Elementary School serve?
A G Elder Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A G Elder Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at A G Elder Elementary School.
How diverse is A G Elder Elementary School?
A G Elder Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 48% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees A G Elder Elementary School?
A G Elder Elementary School is overseen by JOSHUA ISD in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.