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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000671
William M Colmer Middle
3112 EDEN STREET, PASCAGOULA, MS 39581 · (228) 938-6474 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Mississippi public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
389 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 7 | 261 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 51% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 55.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 William M Colmer Middle
William M Colmer Middle's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William M Colmer Middle this school | 532 | 73.1% | 47.0% |
| Trent Lott Pascagoula | 524 | 72.1% | 53.1% |
| Gautier Middle Gautier | 416 | 71.9% | 52.4% |
| Singing River Gautier | 416 | 70.7% | 60.7% |
| Pontotoc Jr High School Pontotoc | 361 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| Ripley Middle School Ripley | 459 | 78.0% | 56.5% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 William M Colmer Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #94 of 176 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #103 of 181 ▼ 19 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #94 of 181 ▼ 2 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #49 of 186 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #13 of 163 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #12 of 164 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #112 of 184 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #71 of 119 | #5 of 10 |
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
532
-100 (-16%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 532 | 50.5 | 10.5:1 | 73% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 45.2 | 12.1:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 42.9 | 12.9:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 42.6 | 14.2:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 82% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 75% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 55% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William M Colmer Middle.
About William M Colmer Middle
William M Colmer Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Mississippi, with an address in PASCAGOULA. Its 532 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
William M Colmer Middle belongs to Pascagoula-Gautier School District, a district of 17 schools and 6,579 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at William M Colmer Middle. The largest is Black students, at 47%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 23% White, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Jackson County is about 19% Black. William M Colmer Middle's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
William M Colmer Middle's 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.5:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 73%. That is 14 points above the 59% average for public schools in Jackson County.
William M Colmer Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Mississippi, William M Colmer Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.0% actual against a predicted 57.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jackson County show that the median household income is $66,201, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. William M Colmer Middle is one of 46 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Jackson Elem, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, William M Colmer Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
William M Colmer Middle's enrollment declined from 632 in 2020-21 to 532 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.2:1 to 10.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for William M Colmer Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,249
Census ACS
Median income
$66,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
- Martin BluffElementary · 410 students
Other schools in PASCAGOULA
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Eastlawn ElemElementary · 337 students
- Arlington ElemElementary · 333 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Cherokee ElementaryElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Elem0.2 mi · 193
- Cherokee Elementary0.5 mi · 206
- Eastlawn Elem0.7 mi · 337
- Arlington Elem1.0 mi · 333
- Jackson County Exceptional1.0 mi · 44
- Pascagoula High1.1 mi · 1,127
Frequently asked questions
About William M Colmer MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at William M Colmer Middle?
William M Colmer Middle enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does William M Colmer Middle serve?
William M Colmer Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at William M Colmer Middle?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at William M Colmer Middle.
How diverse is William M Colmer Middle?
William M Colmer Middle reports a student body of 23% White, 24% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is William M Colmer Middle public or private?
William M Colmer Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pascagoula-Gautier School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.