📍 401 S 10th St, Wilmington, New Hanover County, 28401
Williston Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 683 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Williston Middle enrolls 683 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 308 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 34% |
| White | 110 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
680 of the school's 683 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 679 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Williston Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 18.
Williston Middle is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 683 students, Williston Middle is close to the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize