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What's one thing Williams Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180002146
Williams Middle School
155 Barren Fork Blvd SW, Huntsville, AL 35824 · (256) 428-7330 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
329 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 225 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 30% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Williams Middle School
Williams Middle School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Middle School this school | 659 | 49.9% | 32.5% |
| McAdory Middle School McCalla | 841 | 58.3% | 26.1% |
| Russell County Middle School Seale | 810 | 50.2% | 32.0% |
| Huntsville Junior High School Huntsville | 530 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| South Girard School Phenix City | 501 | 60.5% | 34.3% |
| Hillcrest Middle School Tuscaloosa | 542 | 58.7% | 24.5% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Williams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #179 of 260 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #176 of 260 | #14 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #165 of 260 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #63 of 265 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #231 of 244 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #69 of 246 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #181 of 264 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +94.4% | #2 of 79 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
659
+68 (+12%) vs 2020
+105% since 2010-11, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 659 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 50% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 58% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 58% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 58% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 58% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 50% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 94% (339 to 659); teachers up 3% (29 to 30).
About Williams Middle School
The public middle school Williams Middle School is located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 659 students. Middle schools in Alabama have about 508 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
Williams Middle School is one of 44 schools in Huntsville City, which enrolls 24,222 students in total.
The student body at Williams Middle School is 60% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% White, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Williams Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 50% at Williams Middle School. That is 9 points above the 41% average for public schools in Madison County.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Williams Middle School outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Williams Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 47.7%. Williams Middle School scores 32.5%, 15.2 points below that line.
In Madison County, home to about 405,718 people, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Madison County number 89, with about 55,800 students.
The closest school to Williams Middle School is Williams Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Williams Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Williams Middle School had a net gain of 68 students, or 12%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Williams Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntsville City
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · 935 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other schools in Huntsville
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other Williams Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Williams Middle. Williams Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Williams MiddleFlorence, SC · 792 students
- Williams Middle SchoolDavenport, IA · 577 students
- Williams Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 352 students
- Williams MiddleLongmeadow, MA · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Elementary School0.0 mi · 484
- Journey Middle School4.1 mi · 903
- Madison Elementary School4.9 mi · 603
- Horizon Elementary School5.3 mi · 567
- Mill Creek Elementary School5.6 mi · 965
- MidTown Elementary School5.7 mi · 1,097
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Williams Middle School?
Williams Middle School enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
Is Williams Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Middle School is approximately 22.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Williams Middle School?
Student demographics at Williams Middle School are roughly 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Williams Middle School in?
Williams Middle School is part of Huntsville City.
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