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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263642007227
Williamston Middle School
3845 VANNETER RD, WILLIAMSTON, MI 48895 · (517) 655-4668 · Ingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
85 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 55%
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 | 143 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 29% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56% · 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
Williamston Middle School→Williamston High School
Based on grade levels within Williamston Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 →
Schools most like Williamston Middle School
Williamston Middle School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamston Middle School this school | 440 | 19.3% | 64.0% |
| Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 418 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
| Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH | 448 | 18.1% | 43.7% |
| Pathfinder School PINCKNEY | 473 | 18.8% | 46.0% |
| Almont Middle School ALMONT | 430 | 22.1% | 52.0% |
| Ida Middle School IDA | 467 | 18.2% | 55.9% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Williamston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #40 of 397 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #52 of 380 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #49 of 377 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #285 of 491 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #319 of 436 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #284 of 437 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #414 of 477 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #53 of 101 | #3 of 7 |
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
440
+42 (+11%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 440 | 23.6 | 18.6:1 | 19% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 23.2 | 18.6:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 23.2 | 17.5:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 22.4 | 18.5:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 10% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (414 to 440); teachers up 5% (22.4 to 23.6).
About Williamston Middle School
Williamston Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in WILLIAMSTON, Michigan. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 440 students enrolled.
Williamston Community Schools enrolls 1,864 students in 4 schools, including Williamston Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Williamston Middle School, about 86 are White. The school is also 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Ingham County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
The school has 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.6 students per teacher. Middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Williamston Middle School, 19% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ingham County average 49%.
The model predicts 57.7% for a school in Michigan with Williamston Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Williamston Middle School posts 64.0%.
Looking at the county, Ingham County, median household income comes to about $65,526, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 100 public schools and about 37,914 students.
Among nearby public schools, Williamston High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Williamston Middle School.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's student count increased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Williamston Middle School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamston Community Schools
- Williamston High SchoolHigh · 609 students
- Williamston Discovery Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Williamston Explorer Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in WILLIAMSTON
- Williamston High SchoolHigh · 609 students
- Williamston Discovery Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Williamston Explorer Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Williamston High School0.2 mi · 609
- Williamston Explorer Elementary School0.3 mi · 387
- Williamston Discovery Elementary School0.4 mi · 428
- Webberville Elementary School5.6 mi · 186
- Webberville High School5.7 mi · 153
- Webberville Middle School5.7 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Williamston Middle SchoolHow large is Williamston Middle School?
Williamston Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Williamston Middle School serve?
Williamston Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Williamston Middle School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Williamston Middle School.
How diverse is Williamston Middle School?
Williamston Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Williamston Middle School in?
Williamston Middle School is part of Williamston Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.