📍 909 S Broadway, Joshua, Johnson County, 76058
Joshua H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Joshua, Johnson County. The school has 1,242 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Celeste Neal. It is part of the Joshua Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 101.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joshua H S enrolls 1,242 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 101.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 790 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 380 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
550 of the school's 1,242 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 qualify for free lunch and 94 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.
Joshua H S 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.
Joshua H S 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 1,242 students, Joshua H S is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe