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
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Kentucky public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 66 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 28% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 47% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Williamstown Jr. High
Williamstown Jr. High's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Jr. High this school | 172 | 59.3% | 27.7% |
| Carlisle County Middle School Bardwell | 159 | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| Fleming Neon Middle School Neon | 131 | 58.0% | 48.1% |
| Whitesburg Middle School Whitesburg | 191 | 64.9% | 43.2% |
| Bracken County Middle School Brooksville | 266 | 58.3% | 44.2% |
| Hazard Middle School Hazard | 256 | 57.0% | 39.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Williamstown Jr. High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #190 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #200 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #177 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #214 of 221 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #105 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #60 of 156 |
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
172
-14 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 172 | 12.9 | 13.3:1 | 59% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 13.2 | 13.3:1 | 54% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 12.2 | 13.1:1 | 56% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | 37% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 12.8 | 16.0:1 | 60% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 61% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 48% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 39% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamstown Jr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (205 to 172); teachers up 1% (12.8 to 12.9).
About Williamstown Jr. High
Williamstown Jr. High is a small middle school for students in Williamstown, Kentucky. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 172 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558 students.
Williamstown Independent enrolls 859 students in 4 schools, including Williamstown Jr. High.
At Williamstown Jr. High, White students make up 96% of the student body. The remaining students are 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Williamstown Jr. High has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.3:1 comes from the school's 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 59% of students at Williamstown Jr. High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Grant County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Williamstown Jr. High is D. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Williamstown Jr. High in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.3 points below it (27.7% actual, 43.0% predicted).
Grant County census figures show that median household income is about $69,178, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Grant County, serving about 4,075 students.
Williamstown Elementary is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Williamstown Jr. High is 7th on average proficiency.
Williamstown Jr. High is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 172 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 186. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 13.3:1.
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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.