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Willis ISD reports 'C' accountability rating, strong MAP midyear growth and areas needing targeted support
Summary
Superintendent staff presented the district's Texas Academic Performance Report and midyear MAP results, citing a District Domain 3 score of 80 (overall "C" rating), a 95.1% graduation rate for 2024, growth in elementary MAP outcomes and continued focus on RLA/English I–II and mastery-level gains.
Miss Jackson presented Willis ISD's annual Texas Academic Performance Report and midyear MAP data, saying the district's Domain 3 score was 80 and "therefore, our overall rating is a C." The presentation mapped campus grades, subject-level gains and areas that require additional instructional supports.
The report showed a mix of campus ratings: several elementary schools earned A-level accountability results while middle- and high-school campuses varied. Miss Jackson highlighted distinction designations for Turner and Lagway campuses and emphasized that the accountability rating blends the best of domains 1 and 2 (70% of the rating) with domain 3 (30%), which captures closing-the-gaps measures.
Districtwide assessment trends were a primary focus. Miss Jackson said many elementary grades exceeded the 50th percentile on midyear MAP growth, with kindergarten through fifth-grade cohorts showing notable gains ("Kinder went from 59 to 66; Grade 2 jumped from 45 to 59"). She reported strong growth in science and improvements in algebra and biology end-of-course outcomes, but flagged English I and II and some secondary RLA/ELA measures as focus areas where achievement or growth lagged the region and state.
The district reported a 2024 completion (graduation) rate of 95.1% and low dropout rates across grades 7–12. Miss Jackson also noted one reportable violent/criminal incident in the reporting period — a student possession of an illegal knife at the high school — and described interventions and counseling supports used to reduce incidents.
On college and career readiness (CCMR), the presentation noted gains in industry-based certifications (401 students earned certifications last year) and incremental increases in college-ready measures; Miss Jackson reminded the board that CCMR metrics run two years behind and that expanded SAT/TSI offerings (including a districtwide SAT administration planned for March) should improve participation and college-readiness rates.
Financial context accompanied academic data: the district reported state funding increased by 19.25% year over year while local funding decreased by 17.58%, a dynamic the administration said will shape facility and program planning.
Board members praised elementary performance and pressed for targeted supports at the middle and high school levels. Miss Jackson closed by pointing to curricular changes and instructional supports being implemented in RLA and math and invited questions from trustees; no formal action was taken on the presentation itself.
The board will continue monitoring MAP and CCMR indicators as the district prepares for the spring testing window and the next accountability cycle.
