Roark Early Education Center
- Elementary school in Willis ISD
- Willis, TX
- Early education - Pre-kindergarten
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Willis ISD: N/A
Total students
274
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Willis ISD: 10 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Willis ISD: 92.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Roark Early Education Center is an elementary school in Willis, TX, in the Willis ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 274 students. 56.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 34.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,756, which is $1,718 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
103 Wildkat DrWillis, TX 77378
Office phone number
Principal
- Calandra Lewis
- clewis@willisisd.org
- (936) 890-1400
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Roark Early Education Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
274
African American
27 (9.9%)
Willis ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.7%)
Willis ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (1.5%)
Willis ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
141 (51.5%)
Willis ISD: 38.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
86 (31.4%)
Willis ISD: 48.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
14 (5.1%)
Willis ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
56.9 %
Willis ISD: 36%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
89.8 %
Willis ISD: 62.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
34.3 %
Willis ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
34.3 %
Willis ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Willis ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.2 %
Willis ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Willis ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Willis ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Willis ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Willis ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
N/A
Willis ISD: 23.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Willis ISD: 26%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Willis ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Willis ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Willis ISD: 22.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Willis ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Willis ISD: 23.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Willis ISD: 24%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
15
African American
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4 (26.7%)
Willis ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
11 (73.3%)
Willis ISD: 79.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
11 (73.3%)
Willis ISD: 75.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
4 (26.7%)
Willis ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Willis ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
18.3
Willis ISD: 17.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Willis ISD: 10 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$60,756
Willis ISD: $60,376
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,000
Willis ISD: $54,371
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$56,497
Willis ISD: $55,358
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,900
Willis ISD: $59,203
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,695
Willis ISD: $63,939
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,530
Willis ISD: $69,628
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$72,650
Willis ISD: $76,474
Statewide: $74,014