Total enrollment
6,026
+536 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in JOSHUA ISD
Texas · 6,026 students · 3 cities
JOSHUA ISD's public schools total 11 across the district, with enrollment of about 6,026 and an average school size near 548.
4-year change in JOSHUA ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How JOSHUA ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #117 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,026 | #187 of 760 | #1,568 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #169 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #656 of 758 | #6,561 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.5% | #588 of 750 | #4,972 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #248 of 557 | #2,376 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside JOSHUA ISD
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from North Joshua Elementary School at 69.1% proficient to Caddo Grove Elementary School at 37.2%, a gap of 31.9 points. That is the 130th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 5,528 to 6,026 students (up 9%) and from 394 to 372 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSHUA H S | Joshua | High | 09-12 | 1,313 |
| NORTH JOSHUA EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 733 |
| R C LOFLIN MIDDLE | Joshua | Middle | 06-08 | 696 |
| A G ELDER EL | Joshua | Elementary | PK-05 | 670 |
| TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE | Burleson | Middle | 06-08 | 654 |
| CADDO GROVE EL | Joshua | Elementary | PK-05 | 611 |
| JOSHUA H S NINTH GRADE CAMPUS | Joshua | High | 09-09 | 467 |
| PLUM CREEK EL | Joshua | Elementary | PK-05 | 446 |
| H D STAPLES EL | Joshua | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| NEW HORIZON H S | Joshua | High | 09-12 | 30 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY J J A E P | Cleburne | Elementary | M-M | · |
About JOSHUA ISD
Across 11 schools, JOSHUA ISD enrolls about 6,026 students in Texas. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, JOSHUA ISD is made up of 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 548 in this district, noticeably below the Texas typical of 606.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 10%: 5,490 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,026 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for JOSHUA ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.