James Blair Middle

Set in Williamsburg, Virginia, James Blair Middle is a modestly sized 6-8 campus, operated by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. It caters to 505 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

James Blair Middle is one of 16 schools operated by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, a district that works with 11,371 students overall.

In terms of who attends, James Blair Middle logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, James Blair Middle shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, James Blair Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.4%, the actual is 72.5%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the area at large, census data for Williamsburg city shows the typical household earns roughly $75,604 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. James Blair Middle is one of 3 public schools in Williamsburg city (combined enrollment of about 1,656 students).

Nearest neighbor: Waller Mill Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), James Blair Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.3%.

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