New Horizon High School
Public high school in Joshua, Texas · Joshua ISD · Grades 9–12
New Horizon High School serves 30 students in grades 9–12 in Joshua (Johnson County). It is one of 10 schools in Joshua ISD. By enrollment it is the 1803rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative 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 | 482493007013 |
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 | 30 | 6,026 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6.5 | 16.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.3% | 44.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
New Horizon High School in context
Size
New Horizon High School is the smallest of Joshua ISD's 3 high schools; its 30 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 420; New Horizon High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 18 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 2, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 9 (18 against 3). 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: 50% here and 55.9% across Joshua ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 40%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.3% 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 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 30 students, New Horizon High School has 6.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 30 students would have about 2.1 teachers, so New Horizon High School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
New Horizon High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus (in the same district) is listed at the same location. 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 | 50% |
| Hispanic | 40% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
56.7% of students are girls and 43.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
603 Plum St, Joshua, TX 76058
Phone: (817)202-2500
Website: joshuaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: New Horizon 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 | 0.0 mi | 467 | 16.4 | 39.6% |
| Joshua High School | Joshua ISD | 0.3 mi | 1,313 | 13.9 | 37.9% |
| Keene High School | Keene ISD | 5.4 mi | 373 | 12.7 | 57.1% |
| Burleson High School | Burleson ISD | 6.1 mi | 1,791 | 15.2 | 35.3% |
| Crossroads High School | Burleson ISD | 6.7 mi | 84 | 9.5 | 47.6% |
| Burleson Collegiate High School | Burleson ISD | 6.9 mi | 151 | 14.7 | 34.4% |
| Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD | Burleson ISD | 6.9 mi | 323 | 11.8 | 29.7% |
| Cleburne High School | Cleburne ISD | 7.3 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 |
| Joshua High School | High | 9–12 | 1,313 |
| 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 |