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Wills Point J H

Public Grades 7-8

1786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Wills Point J H is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Wills Point Independent School District, with 397 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.3. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, there are some bright spots and opportunities for improvement.

Academically, Wills Point J H's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state average across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics. However, the school excels in preparing students for the Algebra I EOC exam, with 96.88% proficiency in 2024-2025, much higher than the district and state averages. The school's gifted and talented students also perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50% of Texas middle schools in this category.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Canton J H and Fruitvale Middle, Wills Point J H's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.1% over the past few years, which is better than the state average. With targeted interventions and resource allocation, the district may be able to learn from the successful practices of higher-performing schools in the region and improve overall academic outcomes at Wills Point J H.

442

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,198

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Tiger Dr
Wills Point, TX 75169-2351

(903) 873-4924

District: Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wills Point J H usually attend:

High:

Wills Point High School

Feeder schools for Wills Point J H:

Elementary:	Earnest O Woods Intermediate
	Wills Point Pri

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

43.0%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Texas avg44%

1,786^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

735^th of 961Wills Point Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1786 of 2344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2006 of 2372	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1561 of 2330	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1587 of 2254	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	1027 of 2252	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1088 of 2193	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	1039 of 2080	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.6	1443 of 2027	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	1476 of 1987	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.2	1240 of 2043	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.1	1538 of 1987	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	1412 of 1973	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.0	1206 of 1951	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	1152 of 1895	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	931 of 1803	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.2	577 of 1763	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.7	922 of 1718	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	77.3	228 of 1684	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	64.7	546 of 1585	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	705 of 1582	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.5	836 of 1573	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	731 of 997	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	584 of 1280	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	712 of 1273	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1194 of 1251	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	797 of 1213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	347 of 1193	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	490 of 1167	58.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	1847 of 2182	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	976 of 2118	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	1302 of 2058	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1820 of 2008	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	967 of 1428	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1675 of 1770	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1434 of 1720	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1273 of 1643	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.8	521 of 1592	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	626 of 1445	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	932 of 1376	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1340 of 1825	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1898 of 2242	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1413 of 2241	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1541 of 2221	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	1097 of 2151	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1302 of 2047	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1227 of 2008	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	572 of 1230	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	735 of 1481	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	743 of 1488	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	486 of 1501	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	384 of 1446	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	801 of 1430	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1447 of 1731	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2020 of 2119	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1507 of 2116	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1433 of 2077	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	845 of 2043	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	712 of 1935	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	683 of 1895	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1392 of 1820	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2057 of 2235	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1603 of 2251	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1373 of 2220	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	864 of 2172	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	1149 of 2073	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	967 of 2039	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1512 of 1818	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2069 of 2246	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1616 of 2245	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1637 of 2228	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	882 of 2168	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	782 of 2069	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	850 of 2030	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	535 of 676	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	776 of 818	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	770 of 817	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	305 of 813	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	107 of 743	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	30.4	564 of 753	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1364 of 1568	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1564 of 1891	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	966 of 1815	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1166 of 1757	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1013 of 1712	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	474 of 1626	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	495 of 1597	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1303 of 1439	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1643 of 1733	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1446 of 1749	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1515 of 1723	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1223 of 1700	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1265 of 1684	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1301 of 1673	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+50 vs state

Reading40%-14 vs state

Science30%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Social Studies19%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Wills Point J H

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Wills Point J H	Public	7-8	200 Tiger Dr	Wills Point	75169	Van Zandt County	Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 873-4924	442	25	17.7	72.4%	217 (49.1%)	17 (3.8%)	190 (43.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	28.3	1786^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.8%		21.1	2006^th of 2372 public middle schools	15.4%	220				96.9			38.4	40.8			31.5	12.8		30.0	18.7	$7,198
Wills Point Middle	Public	5-6	101 School St	Wills Point	75169	Van Zandt County	Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 873-3617	404	23	17.2	70.0%	221 (54.7%)	18 (4.5%)	152 (37.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)	0.0	11.1	0.0		48.4	42.4			45.7	20.0			29.9			$6,904
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	804 E Pine	Edgewood	75117	Van Zandt County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 896-4332	241	19	12.5	40.7%	195 (80.9%)	5 (2.1%)	32 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	48.3	1131^st of 2344 public middle schools	51.7%		57.3	844^th of 2372 public middle schools	64.4%	287				85.7		37.8	55.9	61.9		23.2	35.2	52.4		53.6	15.5	$8,900
Fruitvale Middle	Public	6-8	141 Vzcr 1901	Fruitvale	75127	Van Zandt County	Fruitvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 896-4363	77	5	15.3	49.4%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	45.8	1203^rd of 2344 public middle schools	48.7%		49.3	1090^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.0%	113						54.8	31.8	75.0		29.0	27.3	68.8		40.0	10.0	$11,650
Canton J H	Public	6-8	1115 S Buffalo St	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Canton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 567-4329	557	37	15.2	40.0%	422 (75.8%)	10 (1.8%)	92 (16.5%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	77.6	370^th of 2344 public middle schools	84.2%		69.4	553^rd of 2372 public middle schools	76.7%	183				96.2		64.3	66.7	75.3		58.8	35.8	67.8		53.6	39.7	$7,171
C B Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	423 Panther Path	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 356-1501	671	42	15.9	73.5%	350 (52.2%)	4 (0.6%)	290 (43.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (3.0%)	24.5	1905^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.7%		26.2	1853^rd of 2372 public middle schools	21.9%	52				83.3		31.7	32.0	39.7		20.8	17.0	29.8		38.7	17.3	$9,501
Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,166	70	16.5	76.5%	231 (19.8%)	224 (19.2%)	660 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	24.6	1903^rd of 2344 public middle schools	18.8%		25.6	1873^rd of 2372 public middle schools	21.0%	30				68.7		44.2	37.5	43.2		24.5	4.2	23.6		21.7	22.1	$8,567
Boles Middle	Public	5-8	9777 Fm 2101	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Boles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 914-1349	165	12	13.3	52.1%	119 (72.1%)	5 (3.0%)	30 (18.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	49.6	1087^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.6%		35.7	1552^nd of 2372 public middle schools	34.6%	465					46.0	46.3	47.5	53.3	24.3	35.0	44.4	53.3	16.2	38.6	25.0	$10,516
Grand Saline Middle	Public	6-8	400 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-7537	293	24	11.9	49.5%	190 (64.8%)	3 (1.0%)	89 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	34.9	1562^nd of 2344 public middle schools	33.4%		33.8	1618^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.8%	56				100.0		40.4	36.6	60.9		27.3	20.8	34.3		27.6	28.7	$9,951
Rains J H	Public	6-8	1755 W Us Hwy 69	Emory	75440	Rains County	Rains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 473-2222	383	32	11.9	60.8%	275 (71.8%)	9 (2.3%)	81 (21.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	47.5	1152^nd of 2344 public middle schools	50.9%		26.9	1832^nd of 2372 public middle schools	22.8%	680				82.4		51.6	42.5	57.1		32.2	20.0	45.1		53.8	29.4	$9,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Wills Point J H

How many students attend Wills Point J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Wills Point J H.

What district is Wills Point J H in?

Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Wills Point J H attend?

Students who attend Wills Point J H usually go on to attend Wills Point High School

What is the racial makeup of Wills Point J H?

Students at Wills Point J H are 49% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Wills Point J H a good school?

Wills Point J H ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Texas middle schools.

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