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Enrollment
1,285
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLQUITT COUNTY·NCES 130138000595
Willie J. Williams Middle School
950 4th St SW, Moultrie, GA 31768 · (229) 890-6183 · Colquitt County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,285 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 629 | 49% |
| Grade 7 | 656 | 51% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Feeds from
Cox Elementary SchoolPK–05Doerun Elementary SchoolPK–05Funston Elementary SchoolPK–05Hamilton Elementary SchoolPK–05Norman Park Elementary SchoolPK–05Odom Elementary SchoolPK–05Okapilco Elementary SchoolPK–05Stringfellow Elementary SchoolPK–05Sunset Elementary SchoolPK–05Wright Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within Colquitt County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +15.8pp since 2021
Math
37.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 25.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.5% | 19.9% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Willie J. Williams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #280 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #253 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #211 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.6pp | #5 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,285 | #39 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #201 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #50 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #44 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #181 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,285
-162 (-11%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,128
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 1,285 | 93.9 | 13.7:1 | 100% (1,285) |
| 2023-24 | 1,342 | 99.8 | 13.4:1 | 87% (1,173) |
| 2022-23 | 1,369 | 109.7 | 12.5:1 | 85% (1,167) |
| 2020-21 | 1,447 | 111 | 13.0:1 | 85% (1,233) |
| 2017-18 | 1,398 | 96.7 | 14.5:1 | 95% (1,328) |
| 2015-16 | 1,293 | 103 | 12.6:1 | 95% (1,228) |
| 2010-11 | 1,346 | 102 | 13.2:1 | 72% (964) |
| 2000-01 | 1,018 | 66 | 15.4:1 | 61% (617) |
| 1990-91 | 1,128 | 60 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willie J. Williams Middle School.
About Willie J. Williams Middle School
Students in Moultrie, Georgia, attend Willie J. Williams Middle School, a large middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,285 students in grades 6 through 7. Against the 763-student average for middle schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 68% higher.
Colquitt County has 13 schools; together they serve 8,767 students.
At Willie J. Williams Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 37%. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Colquitt County is about 56% White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Willie J. Williams Middle School employs 93.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Willie J. Williams Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Willie J. Williams Middle School scores 33.7%.
Census estimates describe Colquitt County this way: the median household income is $49,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. In all, Colquitt County has 13 public schools and roughly 8,767 students.
The nearest other public school, Stringfellow Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Willie J. Williams Middle School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Willie J. Williams Middle School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 162 students since 2020-21, to 1,285.
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Colquitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,224
Census ACS
Median income
$49,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colquitt County
- Colquitt County High SchoolHigh · 1,932 students
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Norman Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Odom Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Moultrie
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Odom Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Okapilco Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Stringfellow Elementary School0.4 mi · 220
- Wright Elementary School1.1 mi · 554
- Cox Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- CA Gray Junior High School1.5 mi · 1,389
- Colquitt County High School3.2 mi · 1,932
- Sunset Elementary School4.7 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolHow large is Willie J. Williams Middle School?
Willie J. Williams Middle School enrolls approximately 1,285 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does Willie J. Williams Middle School serve?
Willie J. Williams Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
How many teachers does Willie J. Williams Middle School have?
Willie J. Williams Middle School employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Willie J. Williams Middle School?
Willie J. Williams Middle School reports a student body of 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Willie J. Williams Middle School in?
Willie J. Williams Middle School is part of Colquitt County.
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