PLUM CREEK EL

Located at 500 PLUM ST, in JOSHUA, Texas, PLUM CREEK EL is an average-sized elementary school that teaches 446 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of JOSHUA ISD.

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

On the student-mix side, PLUM CREEK EL lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 34% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PLUM CREEK EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PLUM CREEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. PLUM CREEK EL is one of 77 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEW HORIZON H S, around 0.2 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), PLUM CREEK EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 15% to 34% over that span.

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