Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Joshua ISD: A

Total students

42

Avg. teacher experience

15.8 years

Joshua ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.1 %

Joshua ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 90%

New Horizon High School is a high school in Joshua, TX, in the Joshua ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 42 students. 95.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,010, which is $4,123 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.joshuaisd.org

Address

603 Plum St
Joshua, TX 76058-3110

Office phone number

(817) 202-2500

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in New Horizon High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

42

African American

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

12 (28.6%)

Joshua ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

29 (69%)

Joshua ISD: 61.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Joshua ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

28.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

69.0%

Two or more races

2.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

95.2 %

Joshua ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

64.3 %

Joshua ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

14.3 %

Joshua ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

95.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

64.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

14.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

14.3 %

Joshua ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Joshua ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.3 %

Joshua ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

14.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Joshua ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Joshua ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Joshua ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Joshua ISD: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.1 %

Joshua ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Joshua ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Joshua ISD: 98%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

97.3 %

Joshua ISD: 98.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Joshua ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

97.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Joshua ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Joshua ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Joshua ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Joshua ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Joshua ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Joshua ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Joshua ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

35.3 %

Joshua ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Joshua ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Joshua ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Joshua ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

75 %

Joshua ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Joshua ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.4 %

Joshua ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Joshua ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Joshua ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Joshua ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Joshua ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Joshua ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Joshua ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Joshua ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Joshua ISD: 55.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Joshua ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Joshua ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Joshua ISD: 35%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Joshua ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Joshua ISD: 60.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Joshua ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Joshua ISD: 965

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Joshua ISD: 21.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

37.8 %

Joshua ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

88.9 %

Joshua ISD: 50.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

33.3 %

Joshua ISD: 33.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

37.8%

Math

88.9%

Reading + Math

33.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

5.6

African American

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.6 (100%)

Joshua ISD: 88%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

5.6 (100%)

Joshua ISD: 80.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

7.5

Joshua ISD: 14.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

15.8 years

Joshua ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,010

Joshua ISD: $62,212

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Joshua ISD: $59,484

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Joshua ISD: $59,699

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Joshua ISD: $60,052

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,414

Joshua ISD: $63,283

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,083

Joshua ISD: $64,764

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Joshua ISD: $75,312

Statewide: $71,111

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