Joshua High School
Public high school in Joshua, Texas · Joshua ISD · Grades 9–12
Joshua High School serves 1,313 students in grades 9–12 in Joshua (Johnson County). It is one of 10 schools in Joshua ISD. By enrollment it is the 502nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 94.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Joshua ISD |
| County | Johnson County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482493002781 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Joshua ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,313 | 6,026 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 16.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.9% | 44.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Joshua High School in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Joshua ISD, Joshua High School is the largest, with 21.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 348; Joshua High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 483 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 4, against an average of 328 per grade. This year grade 12 has 9,900% more students than grade 9 (400 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 59% here and 55.9% across Joshua ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 34.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Joshua ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 94.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,313 students, Joshua High School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,313 students would have about 93.8 teachers, so Joshua High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Joshua High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 13 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 59% |
| Hispanic | 34.1% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 483 |
| Grade 11 | 426 |
| Grade 12 | 400 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
909 S Broadway, Joshua, TX 76058
Phone: (817)202-2500
Website: joshuaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Joshua High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus | Joshua ISD | 0.3 mi | 467 | 16.4 | 39.6% |
| New Horizon High School | Joshua ISD | 0.3 mi | 30 | 6.5 | 63.3% |
| Keene High School | Keene ISD | 5.6 mi | 373 | 12.7 | 57.1% |
| Burleson High School | Burleson ISD | 5.8 mi | 1,791 | 15.2 | 35.3% |
| Crossroads High School | Burleson ISD | 6.4 mi | 84 | 9.5 | 47.6% |
| Burleson Collegiate High School | Burleson ISD | 6.6 mi | 151 | 14.7 | 34.4% |
| Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD | Burleson ISD | 6.7 mi | 323 | 11.8 | 29.7% |
| Cleburne High School | Cleburne ISD | 7.5 mi | 1,849 | 12.8 | 66.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Joshua ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A G Elder Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 670 |
| Caddo Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 611 |
| H D Staples Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 406 |
| Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus | High | 9 | 467 |
| New Horizon High School | High | 9–12 | 30 |
| North Joshua Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 733 |
| Plum Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 446 |
| R C Loflin Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 696 |
| Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 654 |