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Will James Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1200 30th Street West, Billings, MT 59102 · (406) 281-6100 · Part of Billings Elementary School District

Billings’ School Grade C+ better than 42% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
634
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Will James Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Montana’s public schools
  • Next stop for Billings kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Billings kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Will James Middle SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 30th Street West, Billings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6248
Grade 7186
Grade 8200
Enrollment over time
601’20
618’21
598’22
601’23
634’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Will James Middle School from Billings families.

Other schools in Billings Elementary School District

The district →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
691 students18:1
Boulder School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
495 students19:1
Eagle Cliffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
443 students18:1
Arrowhead School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
434 students18:1
Broadwater School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
400 students16:1
Sandstone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
393 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Montana’s other public schools; Billings’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.