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WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE
WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE is an intermediate school of average-sized scale in LUCAS, Texas, overseen by LOVEJOY ISD, hosting 688 students in grades 7 through 8.
LOVEJOY ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,019 students. WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
Demographically, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE records that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE logs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Collin County) reports that median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).
JOE V HART EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 688 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 69% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Collin County at a glance
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