TURNER EL

TURNER EL is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in WILLIS, Texas, part of WILLIS ISD, with 463 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

TURNER EL is one of 12 schools operated by WILLIS ISD, a district that hosts 9,313 students overall.

Looking at the student body, TURNER EL reports that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 37% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Montgomery County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TURNER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.8%, the actual is 42.1%, a residual of -2.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $97,701 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), TURNER EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WILLIS H S, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TURNER EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TURNER EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TURNER EL has ticked down 36%, going from 722 students in 2018 to 463 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.