Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Willis ISD: C

Total students

2,478

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Willis ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94 %

Willis ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

Willis High School is a high school in Willis, TX, in the Willis ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,478 students. 57.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.3% 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, 94% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Willis High School was 907 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,844, which is $957 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.willisisd.org

Address

10005 Hwy 75 N
Willis, TX 77378-5625

Office phone number

(936) 856-1250

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Willis High 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

2,478

African American

194 (7.8%)

Willis ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

12 (0.5%)

Willis ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

26 (1%)

Willis ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

915 (36.9%)

Willis ISD: 37.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.2%)

Willis ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,260 (50.8%)

Willis ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

66 (2.7%)

Willis ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.8%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

36.9%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

50.8%

Two or more races

2.7%

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

57.8 %

Willis ISD: 51.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

45.7 %

Willis ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.8 %

Willis ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

45.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.8%

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

10.3 %

Willis ISD: 15%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.3 %

Willis ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.8 %

Willis ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.3%

Gifted and talented

8.3%

Special education

8.8%

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

Willis ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Willis ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Willis ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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.

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

94 %

Willis ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Willis ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Willis ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

93.5 %

Willis ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.4 %

Willis ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

81.8 %

Willis ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

93.5%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

94.4%

Two or more races

81.8%

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 %

Willis ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.1 %

Willis ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Willis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Willis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.7 %

Willis ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.2 %

Willis ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

3.4 %

Willis ISD: 3.4%

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

19.5 %

Willis ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

26.1 %

Willis ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

9.1 %

Willis ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

11.1 %

Willis ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21.3 %

Willis ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Willis ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.5 %

Willis ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

19.8 %

Willis ISD: 16.7%

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

10.9 %

Willis ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

7.3 %

Willis ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Willis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

11.6 %

Willis ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.9 %

Willis ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

11.1 %

Willis ISD: 11.1%

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

26.5 %

Willis ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

16.7 %

Willis ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Willis ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

32.6 %

Willis ISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Willis ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

23.3 %

Willis ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Willis ISD: Masked

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

907

Willis ISD: 907

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.4

Willis ISD: 21.4

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

46.4 %

Willis ISD: 46.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

29.1 %

Willis ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.4 %

Willis ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

46.4%

Math

29.1%

Reading + Math

26.4%

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

138.4

African American

10 (7.2%)

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

5 (3.6%)

Willis ISD: 12%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Willis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

122.4 (88.4%)

Willis ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

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

6 (4.3%)

Willis ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

87.8 (63.4%)

Willis ISD: 77.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

43.6 (31.5%)

Willis ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.7%)

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

17.9

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

10 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

$59,844

Willis ISD: $59,499

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,870

Willis ISD: $50,184

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,115

Willis ISD: $54,945

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,330

Willis ISD: $58,750

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,095

Willis ISD: $62,429

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,035

Willis ISD: $68,118

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$85,949

Willis ISD: $76,298

Statewide: $71,111

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