📍 505 S Main, Joshua, Johnson County, 76058
H D Staples el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joshua, Johnson County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kate Howell. It is part of the Joshua Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
H D Staples el enrolls 435 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 246 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 435 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
H D Staples el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 58.
H D Staples el is one of 11 schools in JOSHUA ISD, based in JOSHUA, Texas. The district serves 6,026 students district-wide and employs 419 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, H D Staples el is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe