William James Middle School

As a tight-knit middle-grades school in Statesboro, Georgia, William James Middle School caters to 536 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Bulloch County. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 763.

Across the 15 schools in Bulloch County (10,999 students total), William James Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, William James Middle School shows that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, William James Middle School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 86% of students at William James Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William James Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bulloch County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,810 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bulloch County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,194 students), William James Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mattie Lively Elementary School, roughly 2.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, William James Middle School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.6%.

William James Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William James Middle School has decreased 17%, going from 649 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 45% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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