NORTH JOSHUA EL

Set in BURLESON, Texas, NORTH JOSHUA EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, part of JOSHUA ISD. It instructs 733 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 41% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

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

Demographically, NORTH JOSHUA EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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, NORTH JOSHUA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), of which NORTH JOSHUA EL is one.

The closest other public school is TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE, roughly 2.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH JOSHUA EL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 30%: 566 students in 2018 compared to 733 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the NORTH JOSHUA EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.