Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Josephine’s public schools score below 64% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Josephine’s districts is 30%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Josephine, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Josephine’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 507 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Josephine’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,900 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.
What’s behind Josephine’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Texas school districts, #435 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Josephine, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Josephine
Mildred B Ellis El
Grades PK–5 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Josephine
Mildred B Ellis El
Grades PK–5 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Josephine
Mildred B Ellis El
Grades PK–5 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Josephine
Mildred B Ellis El
Grades PK–5 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Josephine
Mildred B Ellis El
Grades PK–5 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Josephine
Mildred B Ellis El
Grades PK–5 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Josephine · depends on your address
Leland E Edge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
Community Trails Middle
Grades 6–8 · 548 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Lavon
7th grade in Josephine · depends on your address
Leland E Edge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
Community Trails Middle
Grades 6–8 · 548 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Lavon
8th grade in Josephine · depends on your address
Leland E Edge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
Community Trails Middle
Grades 6–8 · 548 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Lavon
9th grade in Josephine
Community H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,328 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
10th grade in Josephine
Community H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,328 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
11th grade in Josephine
Community H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,328 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
12th grade in Josephine
Community H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,328 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Nevada
Josephine’s public schools are run by Community Independent School District, which also serves Lavon and Nevada. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Josephine vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Josephine’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine | C+ | Community Independent |
Every school in Josephine
4 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).
Questions about Josephine’s schools
Are Josephine’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Josephine children attend score below 64% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #435 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Josephine in?
Community Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,271 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Josephine kids go to high school?
Community H S in Nevada, with 1,328 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Josephine’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Community Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Josephine spend per student?
$11,900 in Community Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Josephine 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.