Wills Point Junior High School
Public middle school in Wills Point, Texas · Wills Point ISD · Grades 7–8
Wills Point Junior High School serves 442 students in grades 7–8 in Wills Point (Van Zandt County). It is one of 5 schools in Wills Point ISD. By enrollment it is the 1180th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| 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 | 484595008070 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 442 | 2,893 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.4% | 71.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Texas middle 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Wills Point Junior High School is the largest of Wills Point ISD's 2 middle schools; its 442 students are 15.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 15 miles away with a median enrollment of 349; Wills Point Junior 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 first and last grades are close in size: 221 in grade 7 and 221 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 49.1% here and 53.4% across Wills Point ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 43%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.7% across Wills Point ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 24.92 full-time-equivalent teachers for 442 students, Wills Point Junior High School has 17.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 442 students would have about 30.7 teachers, so Wills Point Junior High School has 5.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Wills Point Junior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Wills Point Middle School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 49.1% |
| Hispanic | 43% |
| Black | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 221 |
| Grade 8 | 221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Tiger Dr., Wills Point, TX 75169
Phone: (903)873-4924
Website: wpjh.wpisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wills Point Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills Point Middle School | Wills Point ISD | 0.2 mi | 404 | 17.3 | 70% |
| Edgewood Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 8.4 mi | 241 | 12.6 | 40.7% |
| Fruitvale Middle School | Fruitvale ISD | 12.7 mi | 77 | 15.3 | 49.4% |
| Canton Junior High School | Canton ISD | 14.1 mi | 557 | 15.2 | 40% |
| C B Thompson Middle School | Quinlan ISD | 15.9 mi | 671 | 16 | 73.5% |
| Herman Furlough Jr. Middle School | Terrell ISD | 16.4 mi | 1,166 | 16.6 | 76.5% |
| Boles Middle School | Boles ISD | 17.2 mi | 165 | 13.4 | 52.1% |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Grand Saline ISD | 17.8 mi | 293 | 12 | 49.5% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 812 |
| Wills Point Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 404 |
| Wills Point Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 617 |