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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RHINELANDER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551272001677
James Williams Middle
915 Acacia Ln, Rhinelander, WI 54501 · (715) 365-9220 · Oneida County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
211 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 42%
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 6 | 144 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 32% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
James Williams Middle→Rhinelander High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rhinelander School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 50.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 James Williams Middle
James Williams Middle's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Williams Middle this school | 454 | 46.5% | 46.9% |
| Prairie River Middle Merrill | 507 | 47.3% | 40.8% |
| Marinette Middle Marinette | 534 | 49.6% | 37.4% |
| Waupaca Middle Waupaca | 546 | 43.4% | 56.8% |
| Rice Lake Middle Rice Lake | 622 | 43.2% | 56.4% |
| Tomah Middle Tomah | 663 | 43.7% | 42.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 James Williams Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #254 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #249 of 327 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #281 of 327 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #138 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #84 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #190 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #88 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #112 of 176 |
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
454
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 454 | 37.1 | 12.2:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 37.7 | 12.5:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 37.7 | 12.5:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 53% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 33.5 | 14.9:1 | 45% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 48% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 45% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 30% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Williams Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (500 to 454); teachers up 11% (33.5 to 37.1).
About James Williams Middle
James Williams Middle is a middle school located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, in Oneida County. In all, 454 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Rhinelander School District enrolls 2,224 students, and its 6 schools include James Williams Middle.
Of every 100 students at James Williams Middle, about 87 are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The school has 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.2 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 12.8:1. The school reported 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, James Williams Middle would be expected to post about 49.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.9%.
In Oneida County, the median household earns about $69,371 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oneida County counts 15 public schools with about 3,949 students.
Rhinelander High, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, James Williams Middle ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 516 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 454 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
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Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,167
Census ACS
Median income
$69,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rhinelander School District
- Rhinelander HighHigh · 757 students
- Crescent ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Pelican ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Northwoods Community ElementaryElementary · 97 students
Other schools in Rhinelander
- Rhinelander HighHigh · 757 students
- Crescent ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Pelican ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Sugar Camp ElementaryElementary · 111 students
Nearby schools
- Rhinelander High0.3 mi · 757
- Central Elementary0.8 mi · 269
- Pelican Elementary2.0 mi · 263
- Crescent Elementary2.5 mi · 384
- Sugar Camp Elementary10.5 mi · 111
- Northwoods Community Elementary13.4 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About James Williams MiddleHow large is James Williams Middle?
James Williams Middle enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does James Williams Middle serve?
James Williams Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at James Williams Middle?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at James Williams Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James Williams Middle?
At James Williams Middle, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is James Williams Middle public or private?
James Williams Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rhinelander School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.