Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Wills Point ISD: C

Total students

773

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Wills Point ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90%

Wills Point High School is a high school in Wills Point, TX, in the Wills Point ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 773 students. 38.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 92.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Wills Point High School was 1030 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,035, which is $2,852 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

wphs.wpisd.com

Address

1800 W S Commerce
Wills Point, TX 75169-2378

Office phone number

(903) 873-2371

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wills Point High 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

773

African American

41 (5.3%)

Wills Point ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.8%)

Wills Point ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Wills Point ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

209 (27%)

Wills Point ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

493 (63.8%)

Wills Point ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

23 (3%)

Wills Point ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.3%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

27.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

63.8%

Two or more races

3.0%

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

38.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

49.5 %

Wills Point ISD: 62.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

38.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

49.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

7.6 %

Wills Point ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.3 %

Wills Point ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.6%

Gifted and talented

7.9%

Special education

12.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Wills Point ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Wills Point ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Wills Point ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Wills Point ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

66.7 %

Wills Point ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.6 %

Wills Point ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 94.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

66.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

94.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.6 %

Wills Point ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

11.1 %

Wills Point ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.5 %

Wills Point ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.8 %

Wills Point ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Wills Point ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

22.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

30.3 %

Wills Point ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.4 %

Wills Point ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Wills Point ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0.3 %

Wills Point ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

1.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1030

Wills Point ISD: 1030

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

38.5 %

Wills Point ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

23.6 %

Wills Point ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

23 %

Wills Point ISD: 23%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

38.5%

Math

23.6%

Reading + Math

23.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

61.8

African American

2 (3.2%)

Wills Point ISD: 3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.6%)

Wills Point ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3 (4.9%)

Wills Point ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

53.8 (87.1%)

Wills Point ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (3.2%)

Wills Point ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1.7 (2.7%)

Wills Point ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

40.9 (66.1%)

Wills Point ISD: 72.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19.3 (31.1%)

Wills Point ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.5

Wills Point ISD: 14.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

12.8 years

Wills Point 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

$56,035

Wills Point ISD: $53,416

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,099

Wills Point ISD: $40,126

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,047

Wills Point ISD: $47,922

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,472

Wills Point ISD: $52,096

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,440

Wills Point ISD: $58,415

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,172

Wills Point ISD: $64,383

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$8,271

Wills Point ISD: $59,340

Statewide: $71,111

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