Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Joshua ISD: A

Total students

468

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Joshua ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Joshua ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 90%

Plum Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Joshua, TX, in the Joshua ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 468 students. 42.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,476, which is $1,589 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.joshuaisd.org

Address

500 Plum St
Joshua, TX 76058-5725

Office phone number

(817) 202-2500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Plum Creek Elementary 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

468

African American

3 (0.6%)

Joshua ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Joshua ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Joshua ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

121 (25.9%)

Joshua ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

332 (70.9%)

Joshua ISD: 61.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1.5%)

Joshua ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

25.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

70.9%

Two or more races

1.5%

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

42.5 %

Joshua ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

57.1 %

Joshua ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.8 %

Joshua ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

42.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.8%

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

5.1 %

Joshua ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Joshua ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13 %

Joshua ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

5.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

13.0%

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)

B

Joshua ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Joshua ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Joshua ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

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.

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

4.2 %

Joshua ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Joshua ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Joshua ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Joshua ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.8 %

Joshua ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Joshua ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.4 %

Joshua ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Joshua ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

32.8

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

1 (3.1%)

Joshua ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Joshua ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.8 (96.9%)

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

27.8 (84.7%)

Joshua ISD: 80.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (15.3%)

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

14.3

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

8.7 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

$60,476

Joshua ISD: $62,212

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,605

Joshua ISD: $59,484

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,788

Joshua ISD: $59,699

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,458

Joshua ISD: $60,052

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,530

Joshua ISD: $63,283

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,193

Joshua ISD: $64,764

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Joshua ISD: $75,312

Statewide: $71,111

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