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Enrollment
819
Middle
DISTRICT 987 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWALL ISD·NCES 483765007095
J W Williams Middle School
625 E FM 552, ROCKWALL, TX 75087 · (972) 771-8313 · Rockwall County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
162 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
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 | 397 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 422 | 52% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 29.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 J W Williams Middle School
J W Williams Middle School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Williams Middle School this school | 819 | 19.8% | 65.9% |
| Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School MIDLOTHIAN | 989 | 19.6% | 58.6% |
| Clark Intermediate School SPRING | 913 | 15.3% | 75.3% |
| Dowell Middle School MCKINNEY | 995 | 22.4% | 68.1% |
| Harpool Middle School LANTANA | 860 | 14.9% | 70.3% |
| Wylie West Junior High School ABILENE | 1,038 | 19.7% | 62.1% |
Matched among Texas 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 J W Williams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #152 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #247 of 1,670 ▼ 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #202 of 1,670 ▼ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #372 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #536 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,374 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #526 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #1,559 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #849 of 942 |
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
819
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 819 | 46.8 | 17.5:1 | 20% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 45.3 | 18.8:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 42.3 | 19.6:1 | 21% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 808 | 41 | 19.7:1 | 18% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 844 | 46.8 | 18.0:1 | 17% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 19% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 8% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Williams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (844 to 819); teachers unchanged (46.8 to 46.8).
About J W Williams Middle School
At 625 E FM 552 in ROCKWALL, Texas, J W Williams Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. Students in grades 7 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 819 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
ROCKWALL ISD has 22 schools; together they serve 19,235 students.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at J W Williams Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Rockwall County's population at about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
J W Williams Middle School lists 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 20% of the student body. That is 9 points below the 29% average for public schools in Rockwall County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For J W Williams Middle School, the prediction is 65.2% and the result is 65.9%.
For the population of Rockwall County, the median household earns about $127,981 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Rockwall County, 34 public schools serve about 24,104 students.
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from J W Williams Middle School. J W Williams Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 67.4%, higher than J W Williams Middle School's 65.9%.
J W Williams Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 808 students in 2020-21 and 819 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 17.5 students per teacher, compared with 19.7 in 2020-21.
J W Williams Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWALL ISD
- Rockwall-Heath High SchoolHigh · 3,072 students
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Linda Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Lupe Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
Other schools in ROCKWALL
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Sharon Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Virginia Reinhardt Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School0.2 mi · 721
- Nebbie Williams Elementary School0.7 mi · 442
- Celia Hays Elementary School1.1 mi · 613
- Grace Hartman Elementary School1.7 mi · 477
- Rockwall Quest Academy2.1 mi · 61
- Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School2.1 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About J W Williams Middle SchoolHow large is J W Williams Middle School?
J W Williams Middle School enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 07-08.
Is J W Williams Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J W Williams Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J W Williams Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J W Williams Middle School is approximately 17.5:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J W Williams Middle School?
At J W Williams Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is J W Williams Middle School in?
J W Williams Middle School is part of ROCKWALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.