Lynn Lucas Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Willis ISD
  • Willis, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Willis ISD: C

Total students

915

Avg. teacher experience

9.6 years

Willis ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Willis ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

Lynn Lucas Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Willis, TX, in the Willis ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 915 students. 53.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,938, which is $949 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.willisisd.org

Address

1304 N Campbell St
Willis, TX 77378-8668

Office phone number

(936) 856-1274

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lynn Lucas Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

915

African American

68 (7.4%)

Willis ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Willis ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.2%)

Willis ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

420 (45.9%)

Willis ISD: 37.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Willis ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

387 (42.3%)

Willis ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

36 (3.9%)

Willis ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

45.9%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

42.3%

Two or more races

3.9%

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

53.9 %

Willis ISD: 51.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

71.4 %

Willis ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

23.8 %

Willis ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

53.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

23.8%

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

22.7 %

Willis ISD: 15%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.9 %

Willis ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Willis ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

22.7%

Gifted and talented

6.9%

Special education

10.1%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Willis ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Willis ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Willis ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Willis ISD: C

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.

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

14.7 %

Willis ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

16.5 %

Willis ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

40 %

Willis ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Willis ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.2 %

Willis ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Willis ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.1 %

Willis ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

19.4 %

Willis ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

51.7

African American

5 (9.7%)

Willis ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.8 (13.1%)

Willis ISD: 12%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

40 (77.3%)

Willis ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

43.7 (84.5%)

Willis ISD: 77.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8 (15.5%)

Willis ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 0.8%

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

17.7

Willis ISD: 17.5

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

9.6 years

Willis ISD: 10.5 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

$57,938

Willis ISD: $59,499

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$31,917

Willis ISD: $50,184

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,915

Willis ISD: $54,945

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,004

Willis ISD: $58,750

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,898

Willis ISD: $62,429

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,263

Willis ISD: $68,118

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Willis ISD: $76,298

Statewide: $71,111

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