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Enrollment
666
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001394
Williston Middle
401 S 10th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 · (910) 815-6906 · New Hanover County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
663 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
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 6 | 216 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
26.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 Williston Middle
Williston Middle's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williston Middle this school | 666 | 99.5% | 28.4% |
| Northwest Middle Winston Salem | 702 | 99.6% | 27.6% |
| Flat Rock Middle Winston-Salem | 674 | 99.6% | 23.3% |
| George L Carrington Middle Durham | 771 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| East Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 731 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| Sampson Middle Clinton | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Williston Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #442 of 463 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #400 of 461 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #449 of 463 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #173 of 478 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #75 of 456 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #176 of 456 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #61 of 472 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #143 of 143 | N/A |
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
666
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 666 | 47.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (663) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 51.8 | 12.8:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 53.7 | 12.7:1 | 100% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 55 | 12.9:1 | 100% (705) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 52.9 | 12.6:1 | 97% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 99% (709) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 73% (545) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 57 | 13.4:1 | 53% (405) |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 46 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williston Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (665 to 666); teachers down 11% (52.9 to 47.2).
About Williston Middle
As a mid-sized middle school, Williston Middle serves students in Wilmington, North Carolina. It reported 666 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Williston Middle sits within New Hanover County Schools, which has 42 schools and 24,791 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Williston Middle is Hispanic, with 41% of students. Other groups include 40% Black, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 8% Hispanic. The diversity index for Williston Middle is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williston Middle is 14.1:1, based on 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in New Hanover County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
Williston Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Williston Middle scores 20.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 28.4% actual versus 48.4% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In New Hanover County, the median household earns about $75,166 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. New Hanover County has 50 public schools with about 27,460 students, including Williston Middle.
Williston Middle's closest public school neighbor is The International School at Gregory, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Williston Middle is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Williston Middle has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 708 (2020-21) to 666 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
The discussion board for Williston Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- The International School at Gregory0.1 mi · 514
- New Hanover High0.5 mi · 1,437
- Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington0.9 mi · 140
- A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des1.1 mi · 342
- Lake Forest Academy1.1 mi · 45
- Forest Hills Global Elementary1.2 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Williston MiddleHow large is Williston Middle?
Williston Middle enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Williston Middle serve?
Williston Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Williston Middle have?
Williston Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Williston Middle?
Student demographics at Williston Middle are roughly 12% White, 41% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Williston Middle?
Williston Middle is overseen by New Hanover County Schools in New Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.