Wills Point High School
Public high school in Wills Point, Texas · Wills Point ISD · Grades 9–12
Wills Point High School serves 812 students in grades 9–12 in Wills Point (Van Zandt County). It is one of 5 schools in Wills Point ISD. By enrollment it is the 678th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 57.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Wills Point ISD |
| County | Van Zandt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484595005231 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wills Point ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 812 | 2,893 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 17.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.6% | 71.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Wills Point High School in context
Size
Wills Point High School is the only high school in Wills Point ISD. Its 812 students are 28.1% of the district's 2,893. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14 miles away and have a median of 229 students, so Wills Point High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 230 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 176, against an average of 203 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 187 in grade 9 and 176 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 53.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wills Point ISD (53.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.7% across Wills Point ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wills Point High School has 57.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 812 students would have about 58 teachers, so Wills Point High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Edgewood High School, 9.1 miles away in Edgewood ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.7% |
| Hispanic | 36.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Black | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 187 |
| Grade 10 | 230 |
| Grade 11 | 219 |
| Grade 12 | 176 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1800 W S Commerce, Wills Point, TX 75169
Phone: (903)873-2371
Website: wphs.wpisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wills Point High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood High School | Edgewood ISD | 9.1 mi | 281 | 8.8 | 39.9% |
| Fruitvale High School | Fruitvale ISD | 13.3 mi | 99 | 10 | 48.5% |
| Tisd Child & Adolescent School | Terrell ISD | 13.8 mi | 21 | 5.7 | 33.3% |
| Canton High School | Canton ISD | 13.9 mi | 650 | 11.5 | 35.7% |
| Wh Ford High School | Quinlan ISD | 14.2 mi | 799 | 14.5 | 63.6% |
| Terrell High School | Terrell ISD | 15.1 mi | 1,458 | 16.5 | 75.5% |
| Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School | Terrell ISD | 15.6 mi | 32 | 16.5 | 62.5% |
| Boles High School | Boles ISD | 17.0 mi | 176 | 9.4 | 49.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wills Point ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest O Woods Intermediate School | Elementary | 2–4 | 618 |
| Wills Point Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 442 |
| Wills Point Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 404 |
| Wills Point Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 617 |