James Blair Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Williamsburg, Virginia

James Blair Middle in Williamsburg, Virginia enrolled 505 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

545 students in 2022-23, 519 students in 2023-24, 505 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at James Blair Middle by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-235452023-245192024-25505
Students enrolled at James Blair Middle by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-235452023-245192024-25505
Students enrolled at James Blair Middle by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-235452023-245192024-25505
Students enrolled at James Blair Middle by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 50502004006002022-235452023-245192024-25505
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354538.514.2
2023-2451940.512.8
2024-2550538.013.3

13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; James Blair Middle 13.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJames Blair Middle 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; James Blair Middle 13.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJames Blair Middle 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; James Blair Middle 13.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJames Blair Middle 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; James Blair Middle 13.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJames Blair Middle 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 274 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James Blair Middle enrolled 548 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 274 of the 548 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent16.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.1% of students were White, 24.6% Hispanic, 16.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White47.1%
  2. Hispanic24.6%
  3. Black16.8%
  4. Two or more races8.5%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at James Blair Middle scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math64%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Williamsburg

4 public middle schools in Williamsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; James Blair Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lois Hornsby Middle80514.630.8%
Berkeley Middle66614.665.0%
Queens Lake Middle55413.324.4%
James Blair Middle50513.365.1%

All public schools in Williamsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about James Blair Middle

  1. Berkeley MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 666 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Queens Lake MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 554 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare James Blair Middle with Berkeley MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools spends per student$14,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,756
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaJames Blair Middle is the number 253 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#253 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about James Blair Middle

  1. How many students attend James Blair Middle?
    505 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 545 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Williamsburg, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at James Blair Middle?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is James Blair Middle a Title I school?
    James Blair Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at James Blair Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at James Blair Middle scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is James Blair Middle in?
    Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5104020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510402003054 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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