Best Public Schools in Justin, TX

Summary:

The city of Justin, Texas is home to 4 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all of which are part of the Northwest Independent School District (ISD). The district as a whole is ranked 244 out of 968 school districts in Texas and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Among the schools in Justin, Gene Pike Middle School and Justin Elementary School stand out. Gene Pike Middle is ranked 511 out of 2,361 Texas middle schools and has a 4-star rating, with consistently high performance on STAAR tests and an impressive 83.97% proficiency rate on Algebra I End-of-Course exams. Justin Elementary is ranked 1,990 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools and has a 3-star rating, with strong performance on STAAR reading and math tests and a relatively low percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients.

The other schools in the district, Northwest High School and Clara Love Elementary, have more mixed results. Northwest High has a high 93.4% four-year graduation rate but lags behind in some STAAR test areas, while Clara Love Elementary has remained in the 2-star range for several years and has a higher percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients compared to the other schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2024)	STAAR EOC Biology (2024)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)						STAAR Mathematics (2024)						STAAR Science (2024)		STAAR Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2301 Texan Dr	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0200	2,264	141	16.0		1,260 (55.7%)	211 (9.3%)	642 (28.4%)	71 (3.1%)	14 (0.6%)	10 (0.4%)	56 (2.5%)	54.8	819^th of 1987 public high schools	58.8%		56.7	745^th of 1961 public high schools	62.0%	74	32.8	64.3	58.9	64.6	70.7																$10,812	$419	$10,393
Clara Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16301 Elementary Dr	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 698-6600	766	57	13.5	50.3%	349 (45.6%)	118 (15.4%)	228 (29.8%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	47 (6.1%)	37.7	2944^th of 4675 public elementary schools	37.0%		36.3	3020^th of 4647 public elementary schools	35.0%	76						39.3	39.2	47.0				36.1	27.2	43.7				23.8			$9,857	$799	$9,058
Justin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Boss Range Rd	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0800	605	42	14.2	23.8%	425 (70.2%)	21 (3.5%)	111 (18.3%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	52.7	1990^th of 4675 public elementary schools	57.4%		71.9	1085^th of 4647 public elementary schools	76.7%	905						49.5	49.5	51.0				54.7	38.1	42.6				23.8			$9,583	$371	$9,212
Gene Pike Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Texan Dr	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0400	1,150	72	16.0	28.7%	653 (56.8%)	115 (10.0%)	305 (26.5%)	41 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	25 (2.2%)	71.4	511^th of 2361 public middle schools	78.4%		70.8	509^th of 2330 public middle schools	78.2%	2	84.0								59.0	57.8	63.6				49.0	36.7	48.7		55.4	53.9	$9,076	$476	$8,600

Cities Near Justin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Worth	2.96 mi	286	708^th
Argyle	4.6 mi	5	20^th
Flower Mound	5.08 mi	25	40^th
Roanoke	5.23 mi	6	62^nd
Haslet	6.7 mi	9	288^th

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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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