JOSHUA H S

Set in JOSHUA, Texas, JOSHUA H S is a substantial high school, part of JOSHUA ISD. It serves 1,313 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 796.

Within JOSHUA ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,026 students, JOSHUA H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JOSHUA H S logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOSHUA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Johnson County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JOSHUA H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 59.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Johnson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Johnson County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), of which JOSHUA H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: JOSHUA H S NINTH GRADE CAMPUS, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOSHUA H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOSHUA H S's enrollment has ticked up 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,101 (now 1,313). The White share of enrollment edged down from 71% to 59% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the JOSHUA H S community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.