J W Williams Middle

Summary:

J W Williams Middle is a public middle school located in Rockwall, Texas, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 828 and part of the highly-ranked Rockwall Independent School District (ISD).

J W Williams Middle consistently delivers outstanding academic performance, ranking in the top 185 out of 2,361 Texas middle schools. The school excels in reading, mathematics, science, and Algebra I, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. J W Williams Middle also stands out in supporting students with special needs and those identified as gifted and talented, ranking in the top 52 and 181 in Texas, respectively. Additionally, the school maintains exceptionally low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.1%, which is significantly lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Frank McMillan J.H. and Grady Burnett J.H. in the Wylie ISD, J W Williams Middle consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures, particularly in reading, mathematics, and Algebra I. The school's strong performance and investment in resources, with a spending per student of $9,106, make it a standout institution within the Rockwall ISD and the state of Texas.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 625 E Fm 552
       Rockwall, TX  75087


(972) 771-8313

District: Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
185th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,106 Help


Students who attend J W Williams Middle usually attend:

High:    Rockwall High School

Feeder schools for J W Williams Middle:

Elementary:    Celia Hays Elementary
    Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary
    Grace Hartman Elementary
    Nebbie Williams Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  828

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.4%
Hispanic:
18.2%
African American:
9.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  21.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details J W Williams Middle ranks better than 92.2% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.5. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details J W Williams Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: White (62.4%), Hispanic (18.2%), African American (9.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 21.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J W Williams Middle is 19.5. 1 middle schools in the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at J W Williams Middle is $9,106, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J W Williams Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks J W Williams Middle 185th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See J W Williams Middle in the ranking list.)

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Rockwall Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Rockwall Independent School District (Isd) 113th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J W Williams Middle

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Rank History for all students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.93 145th 1573 90.8%
2005 76.32 260th 1582 83.6%
2006 81.22 157th 1585 90.1%
2007 82.51 117th 1684 93.1%
2008 80.53 153rd 1718 91.1%
2009 75.50 267th 1763 84.9%
2010 76.33 202nd 1803 88.8%
2011 76.43 203rd 1895 89.3%
2012 86.08 136th 1951 93.0%
2013 82.46 195th 1973 90.1%
2014 82.55 216th 1987 89.1%
2015 77.08 349th 2043 82.9%
2016 72.61 471st 1987 76.3%
2017 86.10 201st 2027 90.1%
2018 88.40 164th 2080 92.1%
2019 90.00 158th 2193 92.8%
2021 77.26 367th 2252 83.7%
2022 86.00 206th 2254 90.9%
2023 88.44 172nd 2330 92.6%
2024 88.50 185th 2361 92.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.46 228th 720 68.3%
2019 90.54 19th 753 97.5%
2021 54.16 299th 743 59.8%
2022 51.07 362nd 813 55.5%
2023 87.06 57th 817 93.0%
2024 75.82 137th 812 83.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.31 240th 1376 82.6%
2019 38.46 867th 1445 40.0%
2021 46.23 724th 1592 54.5%
2022 36.87 1046th 1643 36.3%
2023 66.74 359th 1720 79.1%
2024 48.04 787th 1760 55.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.58 143rd 1597 91.0%
2019 59.80 385th 1626 76.3%
2021 54.03 521st 1712 69.6%
2022 90.19 59th 1757 96.6%
2023 92.40 52nd 1815 97.1%
2024 86.48 83rd 1881 95.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.70 341st 2039 83.3%
2019 69.08 406th 2073 80.4%
2021 45.67 1120th 2172 48.4%
2022 54.70 838th 2220 62.3%
2023 67.80 493rd 2251 78.1%
2024 72.91 343rd 2224 84.6%
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Rank History for Female students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.21 162nd 2008 91.9%
2019 89.28 144th 2047 93.0%
2021 77.39 334th 2151 84.5%
2022 86.60 185th 2221 91.7%
2023 88.80 155th 2241 93.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.68 281st 1430 80.3%
2019 78.12 133rd 1446 90.8%
2021 81.99 116th 1501 92.3%
2022 75.38 264th 1488 82.3%
2023 76.91 181st 1481 87.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.26 373rd 2008 81.4%
2019 70.58 315th 2058 84.7%
2021 50.46 852nd 2118 59.8%
2022 72.34 327th 2182 85.0%
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Rank History for Male students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.37 153rd 2030 92.5%
2019 89.52 151st 2069 92.7%
2021 75.72 379th 2168 82.5%
2022 83.44 248th 2228 88.9%
2023 86.23 207th 2245 90.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.74 102nd 587 82.6%
2019 81.02 66th 594 88.9%
2021 54.11 287th 589 51.3%
2022 74.12 130th 606 78.5%
2023 75.65 121st 616 80.4%
2024 67.12 184th 612 69.9%
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Rank History for African American students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.77 371st 1167 68.2%
2019 71.01 238th 1193 80.1%
2021 45.56 573rd 1213 52.8%
2022 73.55 205th 1251 83.6%
2023 70.98 262nd 1273 79.4%
2024 70.49 257th 1271 79.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.81 124th 1895 93.5%
2019 78.62 256th 1935 86.8%
2021 65.79 492nd 2043 75.9%
2022 62.74 558th 2077 73.1%
2023 77.30 285th 2116 86.5%
2024 84.08 166th 2108 92.1%
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Rank History for White students at J W Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.03 207th 1673 87.6%
2019 86.49 145th 1684 91.4%
2021 67.94 417th 1700 75.5%
2022 84.08 144th 1723 91.6%
2023 82.18 193rd 1749 89.0%
2024 76.29 271st 1724 84.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Open Quote J.W. Williams Middle School is an awesome school. The teachers are great and the administration is outstanding. Both of our children have attended here and they loved every minute of it. A challenging curriculum and caring teachers & staff. Nothing more could we ask for!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for J W Williams Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 411 17 4 39 2 n/a n/a 0 473
1996 411 17 4 39 2 n/a n/a 0 473
1997 642 18 8 56 2 n/a n/a 0 726
1998 740 23 10 55 1 n/a n/a 0 829
1999 810 25 11 46 2 n/a n/a 0 894
2000 573 22 12 30 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2001 624 32 8 28 2 n/a n/a 0 694
2002 763 40 13 59 7 n/a n/a 0 882
2003 763 40 13 59 7 n/a n/a 0 882
2004 736 44 13 59 3 n/a n/a 0 855
2005 678 52 12 68 3 n/a n/a 0 813
2006 703 46 15 93 2 n/a n/a 0 859
2007 818 52 26 117 2 n/a n/a 0 1015
2008 784 74 34 128 8 n/a n/a 0 1028
2009 806 83 24 141 9 n/a n/a 0 1063
2010 709 65 21 122 5 n/a n/a 0 922
2011 507 45 21 97 4 2 21 0 697
2012 506 42 26 92 3 4 28 0 701
2013 530 49 32 98 1 2 27 0 739
2014 545 39 25 110 9 0 39 0 767
2015 569 48 33 101 12 0 51 0 814
2016 567 48 25 105 9 1 40 0 795
2017 570 58 24 128 7 4 28 0 819
2018 579 73 30 125 5 2 30 0 844
2019 555 70 30 144 5 0 20 0 824
2020 580 75 22 139 8 0 21 0 845
2021 532 65 23 137 6 1 44 0 808
2022 502 58 33 135 4 4 50 0 786
2023 517 77 36 151 3 2 42 0 828

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J W Williams Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 473 32.3 14.6 7.6
1996 473 32.3 14.6 7.6
1997 726 45.5 16.0 7.9
1998 829 46.7 17.8 7.4
1999 894 49.9 17.9 8.8
2000 637 42.4 15.0 6.4
2001 694 43.9 15.8 8.1
2002 882 50.8 17.4 7
2003 882 50.8 17.4 7
2004 855 50.8 16.8 7.7
2005 813 50.8 16.0 10.5
2006 859 51.8 16.6 10.9
2007 1015 56.6 17.9 11
2008 1028 61.7 16.7 12.1
2009 1063 58.9 18.0 15.4
2010 922 55.6 16.5 15.7
2011 697 45.5 15.2 18.9
2012 701 39.8 17.5 18.7
2013 739 39.1 18.8 17.5
2014 767 39.7 19.3 15.1
2015 814 41.0 19.8 16.1
2016 795 44.0 18.0 15
2017 819 42.6 19.2 15.5
2018 844 46.8 18.0 16.7
2019 824 47.0 17.5 18.1
2020 845 44.9 18.8 19.5
2021 808 41.6 19.4 17.8
2022 786 42.9 18.2 19.6
2023 828 42.3 19.5 21.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J W Williams Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 473 32.3 14.6 7.6
1996 473 32.3 14.6 7.6
1997 726 45.5 16.0 7.9
1998 829 46.7 17.8 7.4
1999 894 49.9 17.9 8.8
2000 637 42.4 15.0 6.4
2001 694 43.9 15.8 8.1
2002 882 50.8 17.4 7
2003 882 50.8 17.4 7
2004 855 50.8 16.8 7.7
2005 813 50.8 16.0 10.5
2006 859 51.8 16.6 10.9
2007 1015 56.6 17.9 11
2008 1028 61.7 16.7 12.1
2009 1063 58.9 18.0 15.4
2010 922 55.6 16.5 15.7
2011 697 45.5 15.2 18.9
2012 701 39.8 17.5 18.7
2013 739 39.1 18.8 17.5
2014 767 39.7 19.3 15.1
2015 814 41.0 19.8 16.1
2016 795 44.0 18.0 15
2017 819 42.6 19.2 15.5
2018 844 46.8 18.0 16.7
2019 824 47.0 17.5 18.1
2020 845 44.9 18.8 19.5
2021 808 41.6 19.4 17.8
2022 786 42.9 18.2 19.6
2023 828 42.3 19.5 21.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for J W Williams Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $593 (6.5%) $8,558 (93.5%) $9,151
2020 $493 (5.8%) $7,944 (94.2%) $8,437
2021 $518 (5.7%) $8,588 (94.3%) $9,106

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on J W Williams Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 158th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 172nd of 2330 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Reading (J W Williams Middle)7082
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))6171
 10%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (J W Williams Middle)3440
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))3434
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (J W Williams Middle)7681
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))7075
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (J W Williams Middle)8176
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))7671
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (J W Williams Middle)7971
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))7368
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (J W Williams Middle)6544
 21%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))6350
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (J W Williams Middle)9882
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Rockwall Independent School District (Isd))7774
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students824828
 0.5%
African American7077
 10%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian3036
 20%
Hispanic144151
 4.9%
Pacific Islander02
White555517
 6.8%
Two or More Races2042
 110%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.1%21.4%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about J W Williams Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 828 students attended J W Williams Middle.

Students who attend J W Williams Middle usually go on to attend Rockwall High School

Yes. J W Williams Middle ranks in the top 7.8% of Texas middle schools.

Students at J W Williams Middle are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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