Will James Middle School

Virtual

Regular School · Billings, MT

Will James Middle School is a regular school school in Billings, Montana, serving grades 06–08 with 634 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

634

Teachers (FTE)

37.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	462	73%
Hispanic/Latino	56	9%
Two or more races	47	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	47	7%
Asian	11	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	1%
Black or African American	5	1%
Total enrollment	634	337M / 297F

English Language Learners: 19 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% -2.6pp	35.6%	470
Reading Proficiency	44.0% -4.6pp	48.6%	487
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

172 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

255

40.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	634	100%

Contact & Location

415 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406)281-6100

http://www.billingsschools.org/our-schools/middl

District

Billings Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,841

District enrollment: 10,988

Other Schools in District

Alkali Creek School Elementary
Arrowhead School Elementary
Beartooth School Elementary
Bench School Elementary
Big Sky Elementary Elementary
Bitterroot School Elementary
Boulder School Elementary
Broadwater School Elementary

View all 26 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 59101) → CensusDepth.com
Montana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Montana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

300387000904

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD