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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVENPORT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190858000488
Williams Middle School
3040 N Division, Davenport, IA 52804 · (563) 445-5250 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
328 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
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 | 203 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 48% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 47 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 Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 39.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Williams Middle School
Williams Middle School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Middle School this school | 577 | 56.8% | 44.0% |
| Wood Middle School Davenport | 629 | 52.8% | 54.8% |
| Sudlow Middle School Davenport | 734 | 48.8% | 60.7% |
| McKinley STEAM Academy Cedar Rapids | 426 | 60.6% | 58.1% |
| Franklin Middle School Cedar Rapids | 469 | 58.6% | 60.1% |
| Frank L Smart Middle School Davenport | 430 | 68.8% | 30.9% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Williams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #218 of 224 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #217 of 224 ▲ 1 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #219 of 224 ▼ 5 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #58 of 246 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #6 of 180 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #9 of 180 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #38 of 237 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #17 of 103 | #2 of 6 |
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
577
+102 (+21%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 577 | 51.8 | 11.1:1 | 57% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 38.9 | 9.6:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 36.4 | 11.6:1 | 63% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 46 | 10.3:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 62.1 | 12.1:1 | 71% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 55 | 12.6:1 | 71% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 58% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 58 | 13.4:1 | 36% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 828 | 62 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (752 to 577); teachers down 17% (62.1 to 51.8).
About Williams Middle School
Williams Middle School, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Davenport, Iowa. A federal count lists 577 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Iowa is about 400, so this school runs 44% above that.
Williams Middle School is one school in a 27-school district, Davenport Comm School District, which enrolls 12,812 students.
White students form the largest group at Williams Middle School, 40% of enrollment. Next come 27% Black, 18% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 79% White among all Scott County residents. By the diversity index, Williams Middle School comes in at 72%.
The school has about 11.1 students per teacher and 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, higher than at this school. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Scott County averages 38%, lower than here.
Williams Middle School is 19.6 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Census estimates describe Scott County this way: median household income is about $78,277, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 53 public schools in Scott County, with a combined enrollment of about 26,100.
Nearby, Adams Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Williams Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Williams Middle School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 475 in 2020-21 and 577 in 2024-25, a 21% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Williams Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,608
Census ACS
Median income
$78,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
26,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davenport Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,190 students
- Sudlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in Davenport
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,190 students
- Sudlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other Williams Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Williams Middle. Williams Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Williams MiddleFlorence, SC · 792 students
- Williams Middle SchoolHuntsville, AL · 659 students
- Williams Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 352 students
- Williams MiddleLongmeadow, MA · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Adams Elementary School0.1 mi · 498
- Mid City High0.8 mi · 306
- Wilson Elementary School1.3 mi · 507
- Children's Village West1.4 mi · 296
- Jefferson Elementary School1.5 mi · 384
- West High School1.6 mi · 1,304
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Middle SchoolHow many students attend Williams Middle School?
Williams Middle School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Williams Middle School serve?
Williams Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Williams Middle School have?
Williams Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Williams Middle School?
Student demographics at Williams Middle School are roughly 40% White, 18% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Williams Middle School public or private?
Williams Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davenport Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.