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Williams Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1100 North Irby Street, Florence, SC 29501 · (843) 664-8162 · Part of Florence School District 1

Florence’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
792
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Williams Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Florence kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Williams MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1100 North Irby Street, Florence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6261
Grade 7248
Grade 8283
Enrollment over time
736’20
684’21
836’22
819’23
792’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%White 15%Two or more races 9%Asian 5%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Williams Middle from Florence families.

Other schools in Florence School District 1

The district →
Dewey-Carter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Effingham
C
606 students14:1
McLaurin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Florence
C+
552 students14:1
Brockington Elementary Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Timmonsville
329 students12:1
Child Development Center at Woods Road
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Florence
189 students12:1
R.N. Beck Child Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Florence
168 students12:1
Delmae Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
988 students16:1

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 South Carolina’s other public schools; Florence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.