J.H. Williams Middle School

J.H. Williams Middle School operates as a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Abbeville, Louisiana, one of the schools within Vermilion Parish. Current enrollment sits at 374 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

J.H. Williams Middle School is one of 20 schools operated by Vermilion Parish, a district that hosts 8,433 students overall.

Looking at the student body, J.H. Williams Middle School shows that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 24% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Vermilion Parish as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, J.H. Williams Middle School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting J.H. Williams Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Vermilion Parish's rate of about 56%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J.H. Williams Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Vermilion Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $55,707 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J.H. Williams Middle School is one of 24 public schools in Vermilion Parish (combined enrollment of about 10,278 students).

The closest other public school is James A. Herod Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, J.H. Williams Middle School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

J.H. Williams Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.H. Williams Middle School has declined 31%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 374 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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