Williams Middle

Summary:

Williams Middle is a public middle school in Florence, South Carolina, serving 836 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Florence 01 District, which is ranked 27th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

One key differentiator for Williams Middle is its significantly higher percentage of African American students (70.22%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 45.5% to 61.47%. Academically, the school consistently outperforms the district and state in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, with proficiency rates around 95%. However, in ELA and Math assessments (SC READY), Williams Middle lags behind the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.3% to 42.6%. The school also has a 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, indicating a high percentage of students from low-income families, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Despite the higher per-student spending (ranging from $11,847 to $19,563) and lower student-teacher ratio (11.4 to 15.4) at Williams Middle, its academic performance in certain areas lags behind nearby schools like Southside Middle, Henry L. Sneed Middle, and John W. Moore Middle, which have similar demographic profiles but demonstrate stronger academic performance in some areas. Analyzing the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for Williams Middle as it works to enhance the educational outcomes for its students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 1119 North Irby Street
       Florence, SC  29501


(843) 664-8162

District: Florence 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
222nd of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,822 Help


Students who attend Williams Middle usually attend:

High:    Wilson High

Feeder schools for Williams Middle:

Elementary:    Henry Timrod Elementary
    North Vista Elementary
    Theodore Lester Elementary
    Wallace Gregg Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  819

Racial breakdown:

African American:
71.1%
White:
14.0%
Two or more races:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Williams Middle ranks worse than 68.3% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Florence 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.21. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (71.1%), White (14%), two or more races (9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Williams Middle is 13, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the Florence 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Williams Middle is $13,822, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Florence 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Williams Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Williams Middle 222nd of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Williams Middle in the ranking list.)

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Florence 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence 01 27th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Williams Middle

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Rank History for all students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 27.07 180th 225 20.0%
2004 26.44 184th 230 20.0%
2005 17.52 203rd 230 11.7%
2006 28.16 179th 231 22.5%
2007 28.86 189th 236 19.9%
2008 33.79 182nd 244 25.4%
2009 41.67 165th 249 33.7%
2010 56.91 130th 261 50.2%
2011 50.20 157th 269 41.6%
2012 48.12 157th 271 42.1%
2013 50.94 144th 276 47.8%
2014 51.37 149th 291 48.8%
2015 50.71 145th 301 51.8%
2016 45.49 166th 303 45.2%
2017 54.07 133rd 317 58.0%
2018 42.10 170th 303 43.9%
2019 47.23 155th 315 50.8%
2021 52.05 139th 311 55.3%
2022 47.07 152nd 310 51.0%
2023 34.62 212th 325 34.8%
2024 31.21 222nd 325 31.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.34 17th 39 56.4%
2021 61.73 9th 25 64.0%
2022 44.44 22nd 44 50.0%
2023 24.05 51st 58 12.1%
2024 29.27 41st 52 21.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 93.42 5th 117 95.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.09 192nd 280 31.4%
2019 38.78 180th 289 37.7%
2021 53.00 120th 288 58.3%
2022 39.74 172nd 300 42.7%
2023 35.05 206th 313 34.2%
2024 28.45 226th 307 26.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.88 170th 281 39.5%
2019 46.26 162nd 296 45.3%
2021 48.48 139th 279 50.2%
2022 45.68 146th 290 49.7%
2023 36.72 190th 299 36.5%
2024 31.88 205th 294 30.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.17 152nd 194 21.6%
2019 31.89 142nd 195 27.2%
2021 23.94 145th 164 11.6%
2022 22.30 159th 183 13.1%
2023 17.81 174th 187 7.0%
2024 22.64 157th 177 11.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.71 89th 179 50.3%
2023 73.38 44th 185 76.2%
2024 77.57 18th 183 90.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.77 153rd 284 46.1%
2019 48.99 135th 296 54.4%
2021 53.35 121st 279 56.6%
2022 46.14 147th 292 49.7%
2023 30.84 205th 303 32.3%
2024 29.73 208th 294 29.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.63 77th 237 67.5%
2019 55.30 90th 252 64.3%
2021 65.16 51st 235 78.3%
2022 55.98 84th 249 66.3%
2023 55.08 93rd 253 63.2%
2024 46.80 118th 248 52.4%
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Rank History for White students at Williams Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.24 114th 250 54.4%
2019 69.24 81st 258 68.6%
2021 76.84 48th 244 80.3%
2022 69.00 72nd 249 71.1%
2023 33.23 173rd 260 33.5%
2024 47.00 134th 255 47.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Williams Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 236 456 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 694
1989 176 471 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1990 189 461 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1991 205 422 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1992 185 501 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 686
1993 190 535 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 725
1994 170 524 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 695
1995 157 473 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1996 157 473 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1997 156 531 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 691
1998 224 551 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 785
1999 254 552 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2000 232 515 15 5 0 n/a n/a 0 767
2001 191 514 13 7 0 n/a n/a 0 725
2002 194 509 12 7 2 n/a n/a 1 725
2003 194 509 12 7 2 n/a n/a 1 725
2004 205 503 15 9 1 n/a n/a 1 734
2005 199 535 13 6 1 n/a n/a 1 755
2006 197 497 14 10 1 n/a n/a 3 722
2007 200 468 21 8 1 n/a n/a 0 698
2008 199 455 28 8 3 n/a n/a 0 693
2009 199 417 23 11 4 n/a n/a 8 662
2010 203 374 20 10 4 n/a n/a 13 624
2011 203 369 19 10 3 2 9 0 615
2012 199 390 26 11 0 0 15 0 641
2013 188 406 37 14 1 0 15 0 661
2014 192 412 34 13 2 0 22 0 675
2015 204 429 28 11 2 1 21 0 696
2016 170 422 31 14 0 1 24 0 662
2017 165 381 37 28 1 0 15 1 628
2018 162 388 31 20 1 1 13 0 616
2019 172 455 31 22 1 1 33 0 715
2020 162 457 20 32 0 0 55 0 726
2021 148 481 20 34 0 0 53 0 736
2022 131 436 26 33 0 0 55 3 684
2023 124 587 29 17 0 0 79 0 836
2024 115 582 24 23 0 1 74 0 819

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 Williams Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 694 38.0 18.2 n/a
1989 651 36.3 17.9 n/a
1990 651 40.1 16.2 n/a
1991 627 37.7 16.6 50.2
1992 686 38.3 17.9 55.4
1993 725 39.3 18.4 58.6
1994 695 43.0 16.2 63.6
1995 632 43.0 14.7 60.4
1996 632 43.0 14.7 60.4
1997 691 46.0 15.0 56
1998 785 47.0 16.7 63.6
1999 816 51.0 16.0 57
2000 767 52.0 14.8 63.2
2001 725 51.0 14.2 67.6
2002 725 49.0 14.8 67.3
2003 725 49.0 14.8 67.3
2004 734 49.0 15.0 74.4
2005 755 49.0 15.4 74.5
2006 722 50.0 14.4 71.2
2007 698 80.5 8.7 72.9
2008 693 50.0 13.9 70.7
2009 662 49.0 13.5 69.3
2010 624 54.0 11.5 69.4
2011 615 52.0 11.8 63.6
2012 641 49.0 13.0 98.3
2013 661 47.0 14.0 68.1
2014 675 47.0 14.3 74.2
2015 696 48.0 14.5 70.1
2016 662 51.0 12.9 66.3
2017 628 48.0 13.0 100
2018 616 50.0 12.3 100
2019 715 48.0 14.8 64.5
2020 726 66.0 11.0 99.6
2021 736 62.0 11.8 96.7
2022 684 60.0 11.4 100
2023 836 54.0 15.4 100
2024 819 63.0 13.0 100

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 Williams Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 694 38.0 18.2 n/a
1989 651 36.3 17.9 n/a
1990 651 40.1 16.2 n/a
1991 627 37.7 16.6 50.2
1992 686 38.3 17.9 55.4
1993 725 39.3 18.4 58.6
1994 695 43.0 16.2 63.6
1995 632 43.0 14.7 60.4
1996 632 43.0 14.7 60.4
1997 691 46.0 15.0 56
1998 785 47.0 16.7 63.6
1999 816 51.0 16.0 57
2000 767 52.0 14.8 63.2
2001 725 51.0 14.2 67.6
2002 725 49.0 14.8 67.3
2003 725 49.0 14.8 67.3
2004 734 49.0 15.0 74.4
2005 755 49.0 15.4 74.5
2006 722 50.0 14.4 71.2
2007 698 80.5 8.7 72.9
2008 693 50.0 13.9 70.7
2009 662 49.0 13.5 69.3
2010 624 54.0 11.5 69.4
2011 615 52.0 11.8 63.6
2012 641 49.0 13.0 98.3
2013 661 47.0 14.0 68.1
2014 675 47.0 14.3 74.2
2015 696 48.0 14.5 70.1
2016 662 51.0 12.9 66.3
2017 628 48.0 13.0 100
2018 616 50.0 12.3 100
2019 715 48.0 14.8 64.5
2020 726 66.0 11.0 99.6
2021 736 62.0 11.8 96.7
2022 684 60.0 11.4 100
2023 836 54.0 15.4 100
2024 819 63.0 13.0 100

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 Williams Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $380 (4.1%) $94 (1.0%) $475 (5.2%) $7,200 (78.2%) $1,539 (16.7%) $8,739 (94.9%) $9,213
2020 $8,086 (41.3%) $1,966 (10.0%) $10,053 (51.4%) $7,777 (39.8%) $1,734 (8.9%) $9,510 (48.6%) $19,563
2021 $555 (4.7%) $308 (2.6%) $863 (7.3%) $9,094 (76.8%) $1,890 (16.0%) $10,984 (92.7%) $11,847
2022 $759 (6.2%) $1,044 (8.5%) $1,803 (14.7%) $9,410 (76.5%) $1,087 (8.8%) $10,497 (85.3%) $12,300
2023 $928 (6.7%) $1,515 (11.0%) $2,443 (17.7%) $10,067 (72.8%) $1,312 (9.5%) $11,379 (82.3%) $13,822

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Williams Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 155th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 212th of 325 Middle schools
 16%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Williams Middle)42.648.9
 6.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)43.446.3
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4450.1
 6.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Williams Middle)29.826.5
 3.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)25.426.5
 1.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Williams Middle)42.747.9
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)43.253.3
 10.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)44.553.1
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Williams Middle)26.826.7
 0.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)2527.8
 2.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)36.631.6
 5%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Williams Middle)93.794.7
 1%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Florence 01)63.670.6
 7%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students715836
 16.9%
African American455587
 29%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian3129
 6.5%
Hispanic2217
 22.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White172124
 27.9%
Two or More Races3379
 139.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.5%100%
 35.5%


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Students who attend Williams Middle usually go on to attend Wilson High

In the 2023-24 school year, 819 students attended Williams Middle.

Williams Middle ranks 222nd of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Williams Middle are 71% African American, 14% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic.


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