The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 14% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Caddo Grove El
Caddo Grove Elementary sits on FM 1902 in Joshua, Texas, a small city in Johnson County about a short drive south of Fort Worth on the outer edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Joshua is a growing community with a residential character shaped by single-family subdivisions spreading across open land that was once agricultural. It is car-dependent, organized around a pair of state highways rather than a walkable center, and it reads as a family-oriented place where the school district is among the largest local employers. The public library shares a building with the high school campus rather than occupying a standalone civic anchor, and residents connect to the broader metro primarily by driving north.
The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and carries a moderate enrollment, reasonable in size for an elementary serving that grade band. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a school where a meaningful share of families are navigating economic constraints. Hispanic and white students make up the large majority of the student body, with smaller shares identifying as multiracial, Black, or other backgrounds. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in the data provided.
On the Texas STAAR assessment, the picture is mixed and worth a parent's attention. In reading and language arts, roughly four in ten students in the tested grades reached the "meets grade level" standard, which Texas defines as the benchmark for on-grade performance. Math results were similar, with around four in ten students meeting or exceeding that bar across third, fourth, and fifth grades. Third-grade math results were somewhat lower than the upper grades. Science, tested only at fifth grade, showed a considerably smaller share of students reaching proficiency, well below what the reading and math results would suggest. Social studies results at the "meets" level were also low. At the higher "masters grade level" tier across all subjects, only a small fraction of students reached that standard. The "approaches grade level" floor, a lower threshold, was reached by roughly two-thirds of students across subjects, suggesting many students are making some progress but not yet at full grade-level expectations.
Placed against districts in Johnson County, Caddo Grove's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of the county set. That does not tell you what is driving it, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about instructional supports, intervention programs, and how they track individual student growth over time.
The housing market in Joshua shows home values that are modestly above the Texas state benchmark and close to the national level, with values slightly off their recent peak. A year-over-year dip in values has been modest. Rental cost data was not available for the immediate area.
Joshua ISD is a fast-growing district that had campuses at or near capacity. After two earlier bond proposals fell short, voters approved a bond in 2024, and publicly reported information indicates the district broke ground in 2025 on a new elementary school in a developing subdivision, along with classroom and science lab additions at the middle school level. Families moving into the area should be aware that this capital investment is repaid through the district's debt service property tax rate, and the publicly reported estimates tied to the bond suggest a modest ongoing monthly impact for homeowners. The new elementary capacity is meant to relieve pressure on existing campuses like Caddo Grove as the residential pipeline continues to add households.
Multi-year trend data for the school was not available; only the most recent year of STAAR results was reported, so it is not possible to characterize whether performance has been improving, holding steady, or declining. Program offerings were not included in the data provided, so specifics about gifted services, bilingual or dual-language programming, or enrichment options could not be assessed here and would be worth asking the school directly.
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