South DFW News

Burleson Centennial High School had the highest enrollment among Johnson County schools, welcoming 2,104 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 57.5% of the Burleson Centennial High School total enrollment.

Among the 62 schools in Johnson County, Cleburne High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,976 students, while Burleson High School welcomed 1,761 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Burleson Centennial High School is a part of Burleson ISD, which roughly covers schools within Johnson County with its main office in Burleson.

In the previous school year, Burleson Centennial High School also had the highest number of students among Johnson County schools.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Burleson Centennial High School	Burleson	2,104
Cleburne High School	Cleburne	1,976
Burleson High School	Burleson	1,761
Nick Kerr Middle School	Burleson	1,248
Joshua High School	Joshua	1,242
Alvarado High School	Alvarado	1,172
Hughes Middle School	Burleson	944
Lowell Smith Junior Middle School	Cleburne	929
Alma Martinez Intermediate School	Mansfield	929
Alvarado Junior High School	Alvarado	845
Alvarado Intermediate School	Alvarado	799
Godley High School	Godley	777
R. C. Loflin Middle School	Joshua	730
Venus High School	Venus	725
Ad Wheat Middle School	Cleburne	703
North Joshua Elementary School	Joshua	683
Academy at Nola Dunn	Burleson	675
Venus Elementary School	Venus	658
Brenda Norwood Elementary School	Mansfield	647
Grandview Elementary School	Grandview	638
Cooke Elementary School	Cleburne	630
Frazier Elementary School	Burleson	626
A. G. Elder Elementary School	Joshua	620
Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School	Joshua	605
Caddo Grove Elementary School	Joshua	595
Irene Clinkscale Elementary School	Burleson	594
Richard Bransom Elementary School	Burleson	580
Steam Middle School	Burleson	576
Gerard Elementary School	Cleburne	567
Annette Perry Elementary School	Mansfield	522
Irving Elementary School	Cleburne	521
Coleman Elementary School	Cleburne	518
Marti Elementary School	Cleburne	495
Venus Middle School	Venus	491
Rio Vista Elementary School	Rio Vista	486
William Stribling Elementary School	Burleson	476
Joshua High School Ninth Grade Campus	Joshua	474
Norwood Elementary School	Burleson	474
Plum Creek Elementary School	Joshua	462
Mound Elementary School	Burleson	452
Grandview High School	Grandview	441
Venus Primary School	Venus	437
H. D. Staples Elementary School	Joshua	435
Adams Elementary School	Cleburne	431
Santa Fe Elementary School	Cleburne	409
Godley Intermediate School	Godley	408
Keene High School	Keene	375
Alvarado Elementary-South	Alvarado	366
Grandview Junior High School	Grandview	324
Alvarado Elementary-North	Alvarado	288
Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD	Burleson	286
Lillian Elementary School	Alvarado	279
Keene Junior High School	Keene	251
Rio Vista High School	Rio Vista	247
Keene Elementary School	Keene	239
Rio Vista Middle School	Rio Vista	212
The Summit Leadership Academy	Lufkin	188
Burleson Collegiate High School	Burleson	177
Crossroads High School	Burleson	98
Team School	Cleburne	63
New Horizon High School	Joshua	41
Johnson County JJAEP	Joshua	5