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A G Elder Elementary

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A G Elder Elementary ranks 812 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

A G Elder Elementary in Joshua, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 670 students in grades PK-5 within the Joshua Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 25% of Texas. The school has consistently earned a 4-star rating for the past decade, demonstrating reliable, above-average academic performance. Just over half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school stands out for its exceptional support of economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the top 7% of all Texas schools for this group.

The most striking differentiator is A G Elder’s 5th-grade science program, where students achieved a 69.72% proficiency rate—52% higher than the state average and significantly outpacing nearby schools like North Joshua Elementary (52.29%) and Caddo Grove Elementary (14.02%). This is not a one-year fluke; the school has consistently outperformed the district and state in 5th-grade science and math for multiple years. While North Joshua Elementary is the district’s top performer (5 stars), A G Elder’s results are arguably more impressive given it serves a student body with twice the rate of economic disadvantage. The school also showed a remarkable turnaround for African American students, ranking 33rd out of 1,905 Texas schools in 2024-2025.

However, A G Elder has notable weaknesses. Support for English Language Learners dropped to the 59th percentile in 2025-2026, and STAAR Spanish Reading scores are consistently low. Performance with Special Education students has been volatile, swinging from the 40th to the 78th percentile in recent years. Within the Joshua Independent School District (Isd), A G Elder sits in a solid middle ground—outperforming Caddo Grove Elementary (1 star) but trailing North Joshua Elementary (5 stars) and Plum Creek Elementary (4 stars). For parents, this school offers strong, consistent academics with a particularly effective upper-elementary team, but may require additional support for English learners or special needs students.

670

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,613

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

513 Henderson St
Joshua, TX 76058-3180

(817) 202-2500

District: Joshua Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend A G Elder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tom And Nita Nichols Middle
High:	Joshua High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

45.7%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

Texas avg50%

812^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Joshua Independent School District (Isd)

237^th of 951Joshua Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	812 of 4627	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	480 of 4651	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	695 of 4710	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	1207 of 4647	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	1059 of 4581	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	901 of 4578	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	1275 of 4479	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	1715 of 4359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.6	1059 of 4329	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	975 of 4286	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	970 of 4320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	70.9	1178 of 4260	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	58.4	1830 of 4221	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	2027 of 4206	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	1793 of 4095	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.3	959 of 3937	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	975 of 3884	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	56.3	1870 of 3768	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	1361 of 3724	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.3	761 of 3476	78.1%	★★★★☆
2005	69.4	1037 of 3475	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.6	944 of 3465	72.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	33 of 1905	98.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.6	1313 of 4461	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	593 of 4331	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1125 of 4295	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	1777 of 4240	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	667 of 1643	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	792 of 2918	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	961 of 3668	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	1181 of 3556	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	690 of 3487	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	347 of 3446	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	1107 of 3333	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	2442 of 3226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	906 of 4575	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	537 of 3744	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	852 of 4658	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	1042 of 4588	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1450 of 4561	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	869 of 4499	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	959 of 4348	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	1924 of 4306	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	56.9	1652 of 3106	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	835 of 4413	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	677 of 3644	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	1061 of 4465	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	1449 of 4401	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	833 of 4376	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	747 of 4329	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	1585 of 4188	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	2866 of 4168	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	581 of 4520	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	252 of 3705	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	423 of 4594	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	65.0	1186 of 4521	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	651 of 4477	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	323 of 4451	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	63.0	1172 of 4309	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	2209 of 4264	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	757 of 4582	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	501 of 3739	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	838 of 4647	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	1315 of 4585	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	893 of 4563	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	1050 of 4498	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	1660 of 4357	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	1643 of 4319	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	957 of 4301	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	40.2	2124 of 3549	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	1682 of 4292	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	1571 of 4086	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	644 of 3952	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	847 of 3799	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	592 of 3684	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	1046 of 3558	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	803 of 3006	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	337 of 2612	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	583 of 3108	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	1049 of 3106	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	1266 of 3082	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	1247 of 3082	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	1478 of 3142	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	1858 of 3127	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)47th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading65%+11 vs state

Mathematics62%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
A G Elder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	513 Henderson St	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	670	38	17.7	51.6%	306 (45.7%)	21 (3.1%)	321 (47.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.8%)	78.5	812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		87.3	480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.7%	332	21.4	33.3			58.1	62.8	73.6	50.5	62.1	74.3	$8,613
H D Staples Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Main	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	406	28	14.6	58.1%	229 (56.4%)	4 (1.0%)	158 (38.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	64.8	1358^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.7%		70.7	1104^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.3%	254					58.2	58.1	62.7	43.6	53.3	57.6	$9,642
Plum Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Plum St	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	446	30	14.8	41.9%	282 (63.2%)	1 (0.2%)	153 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	74.8	944^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.6%		71.8	1056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.3%	112					58.0	58.8	77.0	50.6	57.5	66.2	$9,938
North Joshua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Ranchway	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	733	41	17.8	26.2%	486 (66.3%)	24 (3.3%)	170 (23.2%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.4%)	92.9	258^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.4%		93.5	244^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	14					79.5	75.6	75.8	76.8	77.1	70.3	$8,325
Caddo Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Fm 1902	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	611	37	16.5	67.9%	241 (39.4%)	7 (1.1%)	341 (55.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	25.7	3711^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.8%		36.9	2994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	717	25.0		12.5		35.6	34.3	44.6	26.7	43.0	37.8	$8,449
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Silo Mills Pkwy	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 592-4430	536	35	15.1	53.2%	264 (49.3%)	18 (3.4%)	241 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	43	2512^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.7%		43	2576^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.6%	64					37.8	39.2	51.0	38.3	47.4	59.4	$7,950
Irene Clinkscale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Blayke St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3900	609	40	15.2	41.1%	323 (53.0%)	79 (13.0%)	154 (25.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	68.3	1216^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		69.2	1166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%	50					64.6	61.3	58.7	60.4	57.0	46.8	$8,270
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	345 Hix Rd	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2100	405	32	12.8	80.2%	115 (28.4%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	24.9	3759^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		36.7	3005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	754	0.0	14.3	0.0	20.0	45.5	39.7		23.9	29.5		$12,535
Keene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Hwy 67 E	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5323	274	15	18.0	81.0%	123 (44.9%)	9 (3.3%)	94 (34.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.8%)	10 (3.6%)								(n/a)											$8,740
The Summit Leadership Academy	Public	3-5	3625 Hwy 67 E Bldg C	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5201	220	16	14.1	76.8%	88 (40.0%)	8 (3.6%)	81 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	13 (5.9%)	36.7	2974^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.7%		43	2569^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	405					54.2	48.5	56.1	37.5	27.3	25.6	$9,217

Frequently Asked Questions about A G Elder Elementary

What district is A G Elder Elementary in?

Joshua Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend A G Elder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended A G Elder Elementary.

What schools do graduates of A G Elder Elementary attend?

Students who attend A G Elder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tom And Nita Nichols Middle
High : Joshua High School

Is A G Elder Elementary a good school?

A G Elder Elementary ranks 812^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of A G Elder Elementary?

Students at A G Elder Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 46% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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