Arthur Williams Middle School

Arthur Williams Middle School is a middle school of intimate scale in Jesup, Georgia, overseen by Wayne County, hosting 626 students in grades 6 through 8.

Wayne County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,348 students; Arthur Williams Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Arthur Williams Middle School records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Arthur Williams Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.8%, the actual is 37.9%, a residual of +11.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that median household earnings sit near $53,427, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Wayne County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,348 students), Arthur Williams Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Jesup Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arthur Williams Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.7%.

Arthur Williams Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 641 students in 2018 compared to 626 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Arthur Williams Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.