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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMS UNIFIED·NCES 064254006963
Williams Primary Elementary
1404 E St., Williams, CA 95987 · (530) 473-2885 · Colusa County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
349 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 123 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 24% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Williams Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.4pp since 2014
Math
27.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 23.9% | 19.6% | 50.0% |
| Math | 7.6% | 19.6% | 29.4% | 43.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 25.6% |
| 2022-23 | 20.8% | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 13.4% |
| 2018-19 | 25.3% | 17.9% |
| 2017-18 | 27.7% | 22.8% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 26.4% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California 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 California'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 →
Schools most like Williams Primary Elementary
Williams Primary Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Primary Elementary this school | 407 | 85.7% | 26.1% |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary Whittier | 430 | 86.3% | 35.9% |
| Jack Franscioni Elementary Soledad | 439 | 85.4% | 34.9% |
| McKinnon Salinas | 439 | 85.4% | 22.6% |
| King City Arts Magnet King City | 424 | 88.0% | 28.1% |
| Live Oak Elementary Fontana | 434 | 85.9% | 29.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Williams Primary Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Colusa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,960 of 5,151 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #3,516 of 5,172 ▲ 48 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,945 of 5,172 ▲ 698 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #555 of 5,116 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #3,623 of 5,915 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,783 of 5,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #4,959 of 5,354 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #1,584 of 5,625 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #2,506 of 3,837 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
-53 (-12%) vs 2017
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 20.9:1
% White
2%
was 5%
% Hispanic
95%
was 93%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 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 | 407 | 19 | 21.4:1 | 86% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 92% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 87% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 92% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 87% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | N/A | N/A | 84% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 86% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 14 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Primary Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (460 to 407); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Williams Primary Elementary
Williams Primary Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Williams, California, (ZIP code 95987). The school runs kindergarten through 3 and enrolls 407 students.
Williams Primary Elementary is one of 4 schools in Williams Unified, which enrolls 1,303 students in total.
At Williams Primary Elementary, 95% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 2% White and 2% Asian. Census figures show Colusa County is about 63% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. The school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 21.4:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 86% of students (349) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Williams Primary Elementary outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Williams Primary Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.1% actual against a predicted 29.3%.
Looking at the county, Colusa County, median household income comes to about $75,672, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 23 public schools and about 4,732 students.
Mid Valley High (Continuation) is the nearest public school to Williams Primary Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Williams Primary Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 25.2% proficiency; Williams Primary Elementary posts 26.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Williams Primary Elementary is Town: Distant.
From 460 students in 2017-18, enrollment decreased to 407 by 2024-25.
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Colusa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,984
Census ACS
Median income
$75,672
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williams Unified
- Williams Junior/Senior HighHigh · 588 students
- Williams Upper ElementaryMiddle · 289 students
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)High · 19 students
Other schools in Williams
- Williams Junior/Senior HighHigh · 588 students
- Williams Upper ElementaryMiddle · 289 students
- S. William Abel AcademyHigh · 43 students
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)High · 19 students
- Coastal Buttes AcademyCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 19
- Williams Upper Elementary0.2 mi · 289
- Williams Junior/Senior High0.2 mi · 588
- S. William Abel Academy1.3 mi · 43
- Coastal Buttes Academy1.3 mi · 12
- Colusa High8.2 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Primary ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Williams Primary Elementary?
Williams Primary Elementary enrolls approximately 407 students in grades KG-03.
Is Williams Primary Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams Primary Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Primary Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Primary Elementary is approximately 21.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Primary Elementary?
At Williams Primary Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Williams Primary Elementary public or private?
Williams Primary Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Williams Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.