WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL

Set in TAMPA, Florida, WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is a moderately sized junior high, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. It educates 856 students across grades 6 through 8.

HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL records that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the resource side, On paper, WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.7:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 75.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

Nearest neighbor: JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 843 students in 2018 to 856 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 29% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 25.7:1 in 2025.

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