J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE

J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in ROCKWALL, Texas, run under ROCKWALL ISD. The school caters to 819 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 22 schools in ROCKWALL ISD (19,235 students total), J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rockwall County (around 29%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Rockwall County put the typical household earns roughly $127,981 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE is one of 34 public schools in Rockwall County (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: SHERRY AND PAUL HAMM EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 68.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 844 students in 2018 compared to 819 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 69% to 59%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.