WILLIS H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WILLIS H S
WILLIS H S operates as a roomy 9-12 campus in WILLIS, Texas, part of WILLIS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,809 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 253% above typical.
Within WILLIS ISD, which oversees 12 schools and 9,313 students, WILLIS H S is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, WILLIS H S reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 40% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 143 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 49.1%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $97,701, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), WILLIS H S is one campus in the mix.
TURNER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLIS H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIS H S at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 41.7%.
WILLIS H S operates from a city-core location.
Looking at the recent track record. WILLIS H S's enrollment has rose 41% since 2018, when it stood at 1,994 (now 2,809). Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 47%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WILLIS H S typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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