Willow Springs Middle

Willow Springs Middle is a public middle school in Lucas, Texas, serving 707 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Lovejoy Independent School District, which is ranked 6th out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willow Springs Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Texas, ranking within the top 30 schools in the state for the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance and student outcomes. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading for 7th and 8th grades were 83.9% and 90.45%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 51.69% and 56.39%. In STAAR Mathematics, Willow Springs Middle's proficiency rates for 7th and 8th grades were 44.68% and 80.1%, significantly higher than the state averages of 31.12% and 44.81%. The school's performance in STAAR Science and Social Studies for 8th grade also exceeds the state averages by a wide margin.

Willow Springs Middle's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including English Language Learners and Special Education students, where the school ranks in the top 5% and top 1% of Texas middle schools, respectively. The school's low dropout rates, with a 0.0% rate in 2022-2023 and 0.1% in 2021-2022, are also noteworthy. While the nearby Sloan Creek Intermediate and other middle schools in the Wylie ISD, Allen ISD, and Plano ISD are also high-performing, Willow Springs Middle consistently outperforms them, making it a standout institution in the region.