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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLS POINT ISD·NCES 484595006632
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School
307 WINGO WAY, WILLS POINT, TX 75169 · (903) 873-2841 · Van Zandt County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
434 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 178 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 219 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 221 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School→Wills Point Middle School→Wills Point Junior High School→Wills Point High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WILLS POINT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Earnest O Woods Intermediate School
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest O Woods Intermediate School this school | 618 | 70.2% | 33.4% |
| Finley-Oates Elementary School BONHAM | 559 | 69.9% | 34.3% |
| Wills Point Primary School WILLS POINT | 617 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Marble Falls Elementary School MARBLE FALLS | 569 | 69.4% | 36.8% |
| Caldwell Elementary School CALDWELL | 641 | 66.0% | 52.5% |
| Seguin Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 528 | 66.3% | 39.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Earnest O Woods Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Van Zandt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,320 of 4,401 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,031 of 4,466 ▲ 1,085 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,511 of 4,466 ▲ 275 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #669 of 3,998 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #1,475 of 4,938 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #4,257 of 4,622 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #1,834 of 4,628 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #2,549 of 4,789 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #535 of 1,307 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
618
+98 (+19%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 618 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 70% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 37.1 | 16.8:1 | 70% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 39.8 | 14.8:1 | 56% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 65% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 34.5 | 15.5:1 | 69% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 62% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 65% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 48% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earnest O Woods Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (534 to 618); teachers down 2% (34.5 to 34).
About Earnest O Woods Intermediate School
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is a public elementary school run by WILLS POINT ISD in WILLS POINT, Texas. The school reports 618 students in grades 2 through 4.
WILLS POINT ISD has 2,893 students in 5 schools, and Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is one of those schools.
At Earnest O Woods Intermediate School, White students make up 54% of the student body. The school is also 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Van Zandt County residents. Earnest O Woods Intermediate School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 34 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.2:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is 70%. On average, public schools in Van Zandt County report 56%.
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is 10.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.4%. Predicted: 43.7%.
Across Van Zandt County, the median household income is $69,475, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Van Zandt County has 29 public schools and roughly 10,738 students.
Of nearby public schools, Wills Point Primary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Earnest O Woods Intermediate School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 33.4% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School's enrollment climbed from 520 in 2020-21 to 618 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.9:1 to 18.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Earnest O Woods Intermediate School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Van Zandt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,649
Census ACS
Median income
$69,475
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLS POINT ISD
- Wills Point High SchoolHigh · 812 students
- Wills Point Primary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Wills Point Junior High SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Wills Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Other schools in WILLS POINT
- Wills Point High SchoolHigh · 812 students
- Wills Point Primary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Wills Point Junior High SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Wills Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Wills Point Primary School0.2 mi · 617
- Wills Point Junior High School0.2 mi · 442
- Wills Point Middle School0.4 mi · 404
- Wills Point High School0.5 mi · 812
- Edgewood High School8.7 mi · 281
- Edgewood Middle School8.7 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Earnest O Woods Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Earnest O Woods Intermediate School?
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Earnest O Woods Intermediate School serve?
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School serves grades 02-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Earnest O Woods Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is approximately 18.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Earnest O Woods Intermediate School?
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School reports a student body of 54% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Earnest O Woods Intermediate School?
Earnest O Woods Intermediate School is overseen by WILLS POINT ISD in Van Zandt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.