Lois Hornsby Middle

Located at 850 Jolly Pond Road, in Williamsburg, Virginia, Lois Hornsby Middle is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus that serves 805 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lois Hornsby Middle records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 55 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. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, James City County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lois Hornsby Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for James City County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,985 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Lois Hornsby Middle is one of 15 public schools in James City County (combined enrollment of about 9,715 students).

The closest other public school is J. Blaine Blayton Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lois Hornsby Middle comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 76.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lois Hornsby Middle has declined 15%, going from 945 students in 2018 to 805 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 69% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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