Enrollment
192
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280019501491
Williams-Sullivan Middle School
14494 Highway 51, Durant, MS 39063 · (662) 653-6262 · Holmes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
192 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 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 41% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.6% | 43.9% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Williams-Sullivan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #135 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #131 of 181 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #143 of 181 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #167 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #6 of 184 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
192
-115 (-37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
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 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 100% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 18.9 | 11.6:1 | 100% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 19.1 | 13.0:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 100% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams-Sullivan Middle School.
About Williams-Sullivan Middle School
In Durant, Mississippi, part of Holmes County, Williams-Sullivan Middle School is a middle school. The school has 192 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 452 students for middle schools in Mississippi.
Williams-Sullivan Middle School is one of 7 schools in Holmes County Consolidated, which enrolls 2,300 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Williams-Sullivan Middle School is Black, at 98%. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 81%. The diversity index for Williams-Sullivan Middle School is 3%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 100% of students at Williams-Sullivan Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Holmes County is close, at 100%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.1% at Williams-Sullivan Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.9%.
The school's county is Holmes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $32,538, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holmes County's 9 public schools enroll about 2,300 students and include Williams-Sullivan Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Durant Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Williams-Sullivan Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 37% over 4 years, reaching 192 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 11.3:1.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,191
Census ACS
Median income
$32,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Durant Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- GPE SchoolElementary · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Durant Elementary School0.9 mi · 242
- Long Creek Elementary School6.9 mi · 199
- William Dean Jr Elementary School10.4 mi · 426
- GPE School10.4 mi · 191
- McAdams Attendance Center10.4 mi · 167
- Holmes County Central High School11.6 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolHow large is Williams-Sullivan Middle School?
Williams-Sullivan Middle School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Williams-Sullivan Middle School serve?
Williams-Sullivan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Williams-Sullivan Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Williams-Sullivan Middle School.
How diverse is Williams-Sullivan Middle School?
Williams-Sullivan Middle School reports a student body of 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Williams-Sullivan Middle School in?
Williams-Sullivan Middle School is part of Holmes County Consolidated.
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