Willow Springs Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Lovejoy ISD
- Lucas, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lovejoy ISD: N/A
Total students
707
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Lovejoy ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lovejoy ISD: 99.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Willow Springs Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Lucas, TX, in the Lovejoy ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 707 students. 9.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,567, which is $3,907 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Caitlin Eldredge
- caitlin_eldredge@lovejoyisd.net
- (469) 742-8500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Willow Springs Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
707
African American
25 (3.5%)
Lovejoy ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Lovejoy ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
94 (13.3%)
Lovejoy ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
55 (7.8%)
Lovejoy ISD: 9.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lovejoy ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
499 (70.6%)
Lovejoy ISD: 68.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
33 (4.7%)
Lovejoy ISD: 5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
9.5 %
Lovejoy ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
3.8 %
Lovejoy ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
1.6 %
Lovejoy ISD: 2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
1.4 %
Lovejoy ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
25.2 %
Lovejoy ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.9 %
Lovejoy ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Lovejoy ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lovejoy ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lovejoy ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lovejoy ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
6.6 %
Lovejoy ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
7.7 %
Lovejoy ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Lovejoy ISD: 12%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
4.1 %
Lovejoy ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
6 %
Lovejoy ISD: 10.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Lovejoy ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
7.2 %
Lovejoy ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
3 %
Lovejoy ISD: 8%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
46.4
African American
3.6 (7.8%)
Lovejoy ISD: 4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lovejoy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (4.3%)
Lovejoy ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3.4 (7.3%)
Lovejoy ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lovejoy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
36.4 (78.4%)
Lovejoy ISD: 83.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (2.2%)
Lovejoy ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
3 (6.5%)
Lovejoy ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
30.2 (65.1%)
Lovejoy ISD: 66.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
13.2 (28.4%)
Lovejoy ISD: 29.4%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Lovejoy ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.2
Lovejoy ISD: 14.9
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Lovejoy ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$58,567
Lovejoy ISD: $59,701
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$48,244
Lovejoy ISD: $38,861
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$52,365
Lovejoy ISD: $55,208
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,723
Lovejoy ISD: $59,519
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,201
Lovejoy ISD: $63,217
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$67,053
Lovejoy ISD: $68,534
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$71,739
Lovejoy ISD: $67,387
Statewide: $74,014