Williamstown Jr. High
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Williamstown, Kentucky
Williamstown Jr. High in Williamstown, Kentucky enrolled 172 students in 2024-25 with 12.9 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
160 students in 2022-23, 176 students in 2023-24, 172 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.2 to 12.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 160 | 12.2 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 172 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools
Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 232 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Williamstown Jr. High enrolled 174 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 232 of the 174 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions21
- Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.9% of students were White, 2.3% Hispanic, 1.2% Asian in 2024-25.
- White95.9%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Asian1.2%
- Black0.6%
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 Williamstown Jr. High scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 35% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 33% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
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 Williamstown Jr. High
- Grant County Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 699 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Phillip Sharp Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 420 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Williamstown Jr. High with Grant County Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Williamstown Independent Schools spends per student$13,540 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,540
- The largest public schools in KentuckyWilliamstown Jr. High is the number 211 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#211 of 217
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.13.3:1
- 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 Williamstown Jr. High
How many students attend Williamstown Jr. High?
172 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 160 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Williamstown, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Williamstown Jr. High?
13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Williamstown Jr. High a Title I school?
Williamstown Jr. High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Williamstown Jr. High do on state tests?
The students tested at Williamstown Jr. High scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky'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.What district is Williamstown Jr. High in?
Williamstown Independent Schools, NCES district ID 2105940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210594001393 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.