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WILLOW WOOD J H
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WILLOW WOOD J H
As a mid-sized junior high in TOMBALL, Texas, WILLOW WOOD J H hosts 884 students from grades 7 through 8, run under TOMBALL ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so WILLOW WOOD J H sits 37% larger than that benchmark.
TOMBALL ISD comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 22,913 students; WILLOW WOOD J H is among them.
Looking at the student body, WILLOW WOOD J H lists that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% Black, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILLOW WOOD J H is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.2%; this one delivers 76.5%, a residual of +16.2 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which WILLOW WOOD J H is one.
The closest other public school is WILLOW CREEK EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLOW WOOD J H at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLOW WOOD J H has contracted 29%, going from 1,251 students in 2018 to 884 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 54% to 42%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.
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