Enrollment
172
Middle
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSTOWN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210594001393
Williamstown Jr. High
300 Helton Street, Williamstown, KY 41097 · (859) 824-4421 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
102 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Williamstown Jr. High→Williamstown Sr. High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Williamstown Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
22.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
-33 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.0:1
% White
96%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Williamstown Jr. High
Located at 300 Helton Street, in Williamstown, Kentucky, Williamstown Jr. High is a rural-scale middle school that instructs 172 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Williamstown Independent. Enrollment runs roughly 69% smaller than the state mean of about 558.
Williamstown Independent comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 859 students; Williamstown Jr. High is among them.
Demographically, Williamstown Jr. High records that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder consists of 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Grant County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Williamstown Jr. High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Grant County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Williamstown Jr. High is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.0%; Williamstown Jr. High posts 27.7%, -15.3 points below that line.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Grant County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,178 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Williamstown Jr. High is one of 10 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 4,075 students).
The closest other public school is Williamstown Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Williamstown Jr. High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.0%.
Williamstown Jr. High operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Williamstown Jr. High has declined 16%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,418
Census ACS
Median income
$69,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamstown Independent
- Williamstown ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Williamstown Sr. HighHigh · 200 students
- Williamstown Head Start PreschoolElementary · 90 students
Other schools in Williamstown
- Williamstown ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Mason-Corinth ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Williamstown Sr. HighHigh · 200 students
- Williamstown Head Start PreschoolElementary · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Williamstown Elementary0.0 mi · 397
- Williamstown Head Start Preschool0.0 mi · 90
- Williamstown Sr. High0.0 mi · 200
- Grant County Middle School1.6 mi · 699
- Dry Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 400
- Mason-Corinth Elementary3.5 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Williamstown Jr. HighWhat is the total enrollment at Williamstown Jr. High?
Williamstown Jr. High enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Williamstown Jr. High serve?
Williamstown Jr. High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williamstown Jr. High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williamstown Jr. High is approximately 13.3:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williamstown Jr. High?
At Williamstown Jr. High, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Williamstown Jr. High public or private?
Williamstown Jr. High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Williamstown Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.