Summary:
Colquitt County, Georgia has only one middle school, Willie J. Williams Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, indicating a need for improvement in academic performance. While the school's student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the state average, its students face significant socioeconomic challenges, with 85.24% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the Milestones Assessment, Willie J. Williams Middle School's performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 6th and 7th grades is below the state average. In 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA was 31.7% for 6th grade and 27.3% for 7th grade, compared to the state averages of 41.6% and 39.8%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 34.1% for 6th grade and 27.1% for 7th grade, compared to the state averages of 34.7% and 37.6%.
The data suggests that Colquitt County and the community may need to explore ways to support and improve the outcomes at Willie J. Williams Middle School, such as through targeted interventions and additional resources to address the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.
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