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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180001796
Williams Elementary School
155 Barren Fork Blvd SW, Huntsville, AL 35824 · (256) 428-7540 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
223 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #402 of 626 | #34 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #378 of 626 | #33 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #430 of 626 | #37 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #320 of 709 | #28 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #448 of 655 | #36 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #148 of 658 | #22 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #522 of 696 | #23 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #34 of 364 | #5 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 30.4 | 17.6:1 | 47% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 29.1 | 17.9:1 | 45% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 47% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 32.3 | 21.5:1 | 47% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 47% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 33% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Elementary School.
About Williams Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Williams Elementary School serves students in Huntsville, Alabama. The school counted 484 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Williams Elementary School sits within Huntsville City, which has 44 schools and 24,222 students.
More than half of enrollment at Williams Elementary School is Black: 58%. Other groups make up 20% White, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Madison County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Williams Elementary School scores 60%.
A staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%.
Williams Elementary School is 8.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.3% versus 50.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
American Community Survey estimates for Madison County show that the median household earns about $86,499 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Madison County has 89 public schools with about 55,800 students, including Williams Elementary School.
Williams Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Williams Elementary School. Williams Elementary School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Williams Elementary School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Williams Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school grew from 454 students in 2020-21 to 484 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.2:1 to 17.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Williams Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntsville City
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · 935 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other schools in Huntsville
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Middle School0.0 mi · 659
- Journey Middle School4.1 mi · 903
- Madison Elementary School4.9 mi · 603
- Horizon Elementary School5.3 mi · 567
- Mill Creek Elementary School5.6 mi · 965
- MidTown Elementary School5.7 mi · 1,097
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
Is Williams Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Williams Elementary School have?
Williams Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Elementary School?
At Williams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School is overseen by Huntsville City in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.