For each academic year, the Texas Education Agency rates school performance using an A–F grading system based on statistical data.

The State of Texas provided a $80,000 grant to Willis ISD to establish the program.

In 2017, Willis placed 7th in their area competition with their show entitled "Aurora," and finished 25th at State in conference 5A.

AP and DC are the most challenging advanced class type offered in the school.

Students in DC classes have the option to take AP exam to earn credit through that as well as LSC.

[citation needed] Willis competes athletically in District 13-6A of the University Interscholastic League.

[17] In 2023, Willis finished first in their district with an 8-0 record under Head Coach Trent Miller and nationally-ranked quarterback DJ Lagway.

[19] Danny Freeman served as the varsity baseball team coach until 2000, when he became the American football defense coordinator at Montgomery High School.

[23] In December 2023, a Willis High School student was arrested for assaulting his coach after he was benched for unsportsmanlike conduct.