EARNEST O WOODS INT

EARNEST O WOODS INT is a primary school of medium-sized scale in WILLS POINT, Texas, one of the schools within WILLS POINT ISD, caters to 618 students in grades 2 through 4.

Across the 5 schools in WILLS POINT ISD (2,893 students total), EARNEST O WOODS INT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EARNEST O WOODS INT shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Van Zandt County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Van Zandt County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, EARNEST O WOODS INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 36.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Van Zandt County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,475 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Van Zandt County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,738 students), of which EARNEST O WOODS INT is one.

WILLS POINT PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EARNEST O WOODS INT at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

EARNEST O WOODS INT operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 618 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 25% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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