Johnson-Williams Middle

Johnson-Williams Middle is a junior high of compact scale in Berryville, Virginia, part of Clarke County Public Schools, hosting 415 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 750 students each, so Johnson-Williams Middle sits 45% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Clarke County Public Schools (1,883 students total), Johnson-Williams Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Johnson-Williams Middle reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Clarke County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Johnson-Williams Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.0%, the actual is 66.5%, a residual of -12.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Clarke County shows median household earnings sit near $117,111, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Clarke County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,883 students), of which Johnson-Williams Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clarke County High, around 0.8 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Johnson-Williams Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 67.5%.

Johnson-Williams Middle operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Johnson-Williams Middle has declined 12%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 17% over that span.

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