Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKINSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280471001580
William Winans Middle School
166 East Cherokee, Centreville, MS 39631 · (601) 645-0008 · Wilkinson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Mississippi 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 Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
160 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
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 | 42 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 43% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wilkinson County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
19.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.2% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 13.1% | 20.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 William Winans Middle School
William Winans Middle School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Winans Middle School this school | 160 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| Ruleville Middle School RULEVILLE | 131 | 100.0% | 49.4% |
| Williams-Sullivan Middle School Durant | 192 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Bay Springs Middle School BAY SPRINGS | 181 | 96.7% | 44.8% |
| Okolona Middle School OKOLONA | 125 | 100.0% | 38.8% |
| Simmons Jr. High School Hollandale | 116 | 97.4% | 43.2% |
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 Winans Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #168 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #168 of 181 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #168 of 181 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #175 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #48 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #15 of 119 |
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
160
-118 (-42%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 160 | 15 | 10.7:1 | 100% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 14.2 | 13.0:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 14.7 | 15.3:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 19.3 | 13.7:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 99% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 99% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Winans Middle School.
About William Winans Middle School
William Winans Middle School runs as a small middle school in Centreville, Mississippi. Enrolled students number 160 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 65% lower than the average for middle schools in Mississippi, which is about 452.
Wilkinson County School District operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 694 students.
Black students make up 98% of enrollment at William Winans Middle School. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Wilkinson County is roughly 67% Black. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 10.7 students per teacher and 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. For comparison, public schools in Wilkinson County average 100%.
William Winans Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
William Winans Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 22.8 points (21.3% versus 44.1%), a bottom-10% result in Mississippi on BeatsExpectations.
Wilkinson County has about 8,162 residents, and the median household income is $35,311, 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides William Winans Middle School, Wilkinson County has 4 other public schools.
The closest public school, Wilkinson County High School, is about 15.1 miles from William Winans Middle School. William Winans Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, William Winans Middle School is Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21 count was 278 students and the 2024-25 count was 160. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at William Winans Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wilkinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,162
Census ACS
Median income
$35,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
694 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Wilkinson County School District
- Wilkinson County ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Wilkinson County High SchoolHigh · 228 students
- MARTIN L KING CAREER TECHNOLOGYHigh
- FINCH ELEMENTARYCombined
Nearby schools
- Wilkinson County High School15.1 mi · 228
- Wilkinson County Elementary15.2 mi · 306
- Amite County Elementary15.6 mi · 486
- Amite County Middle School16.2 mi · 144
- Amite County High School16.2 mi · 284
- Clinton Elementary School16.5 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About William Winans Middle SchoolHow many students attend William Winans Middle School?
William Winans Middle School enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
Is William Winans Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Winans Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Winans Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Winans Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Winans Middle School?
At William Winans Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% Hispanic, 98% Black.
What district is William Winans Middle School in?
William Winans Middle School is part of Wilkinson County School District.
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