Wills Point Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Wills Point ISD
  • Wills Point, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Total students

397

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Wills Point ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Wills Point ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

Wills Point Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Wills Point, TX, in the Wills Point ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 397 students. 27.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.9% 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 $63,865, which is $1,391 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

wpjh.wpisd.com

Address

200 Tiger Dr
Wills Point, TX 75169-2351

Office phone number

(903) 873-4924

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wills Point Junior High 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

397

African American

15 (3.8%)

Wills Point ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.8%)

Wills Point ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.5%)

Wills Point ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

153 (38.5%)

Wills Point ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

206 (51.9%)

Wills Point ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

18 (4.5%)

Wills Point ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.8%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

38.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

51.9%

Two or more races

4.5%

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

27.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

71.3 %

Wills Point ISD: 68.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

22.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

27.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.2%

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

20.9 %

Wills Point ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.5 %

Wills Point ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

20.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

20.9%

Gifted and talented

6.5%

Special education

20.2%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Wills Point ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Wills Point 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

12.6 %

Wills Point ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

18.2 %

Wills Point ISD: 18%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

20 %

Wills Point ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11.6 %

Wills Point ISD: 15%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wills Point ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

12.1 %

Wills Point ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

15.4 %

Wills Point ISD: 23.7%

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

24.2

African American

1.8 (7.3%)

Wills Point ISD: 4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1.1 (4.6%)

Wills Point ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

21.3 (88.1%)

Wills Point ISD: 87%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Wills Point ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

17.1 (70.8%)

Wills Point ISD: 76.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.1 (29.2%)

Wills Point ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

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 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16.4

Wills Point ISD: 15.7

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

8.7 years

Wills Point ISD: 11 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

$63,865

Wills Point ISD: $66,717

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,975

Wills Point ISD: $58,741

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,445

Wills Point ISD: $62,038

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$60,996

Wills Point ISD: $62,213

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,558

Wills Point ISD: $69,708

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$77,035

Wills Point ISD: $77,136

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$78,082

Wills Point ISD: $77,942

Statewide: $74,014

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