W James Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · White Bluff, Tennessee

W James Middle School in White Bluff, Tennessee enrolled 239 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38-42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 20%

253 students in 2022-23, 233 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 19.4 to 23.3.

Students enrolled at W James Middle School by school year2022-23: 253, 2023-24: 23301002003002022-232532023-24233
Students enrolled at W James Middle School by school year2022-23: 253, 2023-24: 23301002003002022-232532023-24233
Students enrolled at W James Middle School by school year2022-23: 253, 2023-24: 23301002003002022-232532023-24233
Students enrolled at W James Middle School by school year2022-23: 253, 2023-24: 23301002003002022-232532023-24233
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325319.413.1
2023-2423323.310.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 247 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W James Middle School enrolled 247 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 247 of the 247 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.4% of students were White, 9.6% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.4%
  2. Hispanic9.6%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. Black0.8%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at W James Middle School scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238‑42%39%35%
Math, 2022-2343%39% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.

What to look at next about W James Middle School

  1. Sycamore Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 672 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  2. Coopertown Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 27 miles away: 617 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
  3. Compare W James Middle School with Sycamore Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dickson County spends per student$10,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,729
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeW James Middle School is the number 311 by size of 332 Tennessee middle schools open in 2024-25.#311 of 332
  6. 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 W James Middle School

  1. How many students attend W James Middle School?
    239 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 253 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in White Bluff, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at W James Middle School?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is W James Middle School a Title I school?
    W James Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at W James Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at W James Middle School scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is W James Middle School in?
    Dickson County, NCES district ID 4701020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470102000336 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, 2021-22 and 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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