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Enrollment
626
Middle
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY·NCES 130555000685
Arthur Williams Middle School
1175 S US Highway 301, Jesup, GA 31546 · (912) 427-1025 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Georgia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
613 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 224 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Arthur Williams Middle School→Wayne County High School
Based on grade levels within Wayne County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
40.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 40.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Arthur Williams Middle School
Arthur Williams Middle School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Williams Middle School this school | 626 | 97.9% | 37.9% |
| Worth County Middle School Sylvester | 661 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Henderson Middle School Jackson | 761 | 97.9% | 35.5% |
| Lamar County Middle School Barnesville | 633 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Hart County Middle School Hartwell | 832 | 98.4% | 39.7% |
| Dodge County Middle School Eastman | 596 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Arthur Williams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #232 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #219 of 474 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #240 of 474 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #49 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #311 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #229 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #175 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #162 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #275 of 305 |
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
626
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 626 | 45.1 | 13.9:1 | 98% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 48.5 | 12.6:1 | 73% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 42.1 | 15.4:1 | 75% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 72% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 42.6 | 15.1:1 | 72% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 73% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 65% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 59% (348) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur Williams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (641 to 626); teachers up 6% (42.6 to 45.1).
About Arthur Williams Middle School
Jesup, Georgia, is home to Arthur Williams Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 626 students in grades 6 through 8.
Wayne County includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 5,348 students.
Federal enrollment data show Arthur Williams Middle School is 57% White. The remaining shares are 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Wayne County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is close to this figure. Roughly 98% of students at Arthur Williams Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Arthur Williams Middle School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Georgia public middle schools.
Arthur Williams Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9% and a predicted 26.8%.
For Wayne County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $53,427, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county has 8 public schools and about 5,348 students.
Jesup Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Arthur Williams Middle School. Arthur Williams Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Arthur Williams Middle School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 622 to 626.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,949
Census ACS
Median income
$53,427
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
5,348 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 1,576 students
- Jesup Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Bacon Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Martha Rawls Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Martha Puckett Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Odum Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other schools in Jesup
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 1,576 students
- Jesup Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Bacon Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Martha Rawls Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Martha Puckett Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Jesup Elementary School0.2 mi · 706
- Bacon Elementary School2.8 mi · 690
- Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School2.9 mi · 543
- Martha Puckett Middle School3.2 mi · 541
- Wayne County High School3.4 mi · 1,576
- Screven Elementary School10.9 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur Williams Middle SchoolHow many students attend Arthur Williams Middle School?
Arthur Williams Middle School enrolls approximately 626 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Arthur Williams Middle School serve?
Arthur Williams Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur Williams Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arthur Williams Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arthur Williams Middle School?
At Arthur Williams Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 12% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Arthur Williams Middle School public or private?
Arthur Williams Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.