Will James Middle School

Will James Middle School is a large middle-grades school with its address in Billings, Montana. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 634 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Montana is roughly 139 students; this school is 356% bigger than that.

Billings Elem (29 schools, 11,377 students) runs Will James Middle School.

Will James Middle School is 73% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Native American. In Yellowstone County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The count of teachers at Will James Middle School is 37.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.1:1. That is higher than the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Montana. The school counts 290 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 46%. For comparison, public schools in Yellowstone County average 48%.

Federal survey data for Yellowstone County show that the median household income is $76,570, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 68 public schools in Yellowstone County, enrolling about 23,853 students in all.

The closest public school, Meadowlark School, is about 0.7 miles from Will James Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Will James Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment at Will James Middle School climbed 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 601 to 634 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.4:1 to 17.1:1 over the same years.

To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.