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Schools in Cross Timber

Cross Timber’s public schools

Joshua Independent School District and Burleson Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cross Timber. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?22/25schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
100%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 13% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Burleson Independent
Students per teacher
15.5
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
18,204 students on the public path
In brief

Cross Timber’s schools, in brief

School by school

22 of Cross Timber’s 25 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Burleson Collegiate H S places highest (better than 98%); Jack Taylor El lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

15 elementary schools serve Cross Timber, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and five high schools: Burleson Centennial H S, Burleson H S, Joshua H S, Game Development Design School at Burleson Isd and Burleson Collegiate H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cross Timber, with each school’s own grade.

15 schools teach K in Cross Timber’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Joshua Independent School District.

Two districts serve Cross Timber

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Joshua Independent School District59%
State average 51.1% · 3254 students tested
Math · PK–12, Joshua Independent School District54%
State average 40.9% · 3121 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Burleson Independent School District54%
State average 51.1% · 7110 students tested
Math · PK–12, Burleson Independent School District44%
State average 40.9% · 7015 students tested

Cross Timber vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Cross Timber’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cross Timber—Joshua Independent PK–12 · Burleson Independent PK–12

Every school in Cross Timber

25 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cross Timberin other towns
North Joshua El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
A
733 students18:1Rate it →
Ann Brock El at Oak Grove
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
683 students16:1Rate it →
A G Elder El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joshua
A−
670 students18:1Rate it →
Academy at Nola Dunn
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
A−
668 students16:1Rate it →
Judy Hajek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
A−
628 students16:1Rate it →
Caddo Grove El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joshua
C+
611 students17:1Rate it →
Irene Clinkscale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
A−
609 students15:1Rate it →
Richard Bransom El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
A−
566 students14:1Rate it →
Frazier El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
B+
552 students14:1Rate it →
Jack Taylor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
C+
536 students14:1Rate it →
William Stribling El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
B+
507 students15:1Rate it →
Plum Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joshua
A−
446 students15:1Rate it →
Norwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
B−
425 students12:1Rate it →
H D Staples El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Joshua
B
406 students15:1Rate it →
Mound El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burleson
B
397 students13:1Rate it →
Nick Kerr Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burleson
B
1,218 students18:1Rate it →
Hughes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burleson
B
965 students16:1Rate it →
R C Loflin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Joshua
B+
696 students18:1Rate it →
Tom and Nita Nichols Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burleson
A
654 students20:1Rate it →
STEAM Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burleson
A−
595 students16:1Rate it →
Game Development Design School at Burleson Isd
High · Grades 6–12 · Burleson
B
323 students12:1Rate it →
Burleson Centennial H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Burleson
B
2,061 students16:1Rate it →
Burleson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Burleson
B
1,791 students15:1Rate it →
Joshua H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Joshua
B
1,313 students14:1Rate it →
Burleson Collegiate H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Burleson
A+
151 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Cross Timber’s schools

Are Cross Timber’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cross Timber. Joshua Independent School District and Burleson Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cross Timber. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 22 of its 25 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cross Timber in?

Joshua Independent School District and Burleson Independent School District.

Where do Cross Timber kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Burleson Centennial H S, Burleson H S, Joshua H S, Game Development Design School at Burleson Isd and Burleson Collegiate H S.

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What Cross Timber families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.