Enrollment
289
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMS UNIFIED·NCES 064254012298
Williams Upper Elementary
300 Eleventh St., Williams, CA 95987 · (530) 473-5304 · Colusa County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
266 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 92 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 35% |
Student demographics
7%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
Williams Upper Elementary→Williams Junior/Senior High
Feeds from
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
25.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
10.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 17.4% | 25.4% | 49.6% |
| Math | 2.9% | 8.0% | 29.4% | 59.8% |
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 | 25.0% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.6% | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 9.9% |
| 2018-19 | 23.9% | 11.1% |
| 2017-18 | 24.4% | 20.1% |
| 2016-17 | 21.7% | 18.1% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Upper Elementary
Williams Upper Elementary's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Upper Elementary this school | 289 | 92.0% | 17.7% |
| Carl Smith Middle Terra Bella | 262 | 93.1% | 31.0% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle Planada | 305 | 89.8% | 34.8% |
| PREPA TEC - Los Angeles Walnut Park | 319 | 90.9% | N/A |
| Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle Los Angeles | 280 | 95.4% | N/A |
| Los Nietos Middle Los Nietos | 262 | 89.3% | 46.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Upper Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #1,102 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #1,123 of 1,227 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,092 of 1,227 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #290 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #1,207 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #1,089 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #1,207 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #212 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #654 of 930 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
289
-32 (-10%) vs 2017
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.7:1
% White
2%
was 5%
% Hispanic
97%
was 94%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
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 | 289 | 12 | 24.1:1 | 92% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 12 | 24.2:1 | 96% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 12 | 23.7:1 | 94% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 13 | 24.7:1 | 90% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 13 | 23.8:1 | 89% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | N/A | N/A | 86% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (321 to 289); teachers down 8% (13 to 12).
About Williams Upper Elementary
Williams Upper Elementary is a small middle-grades school based in Williams, California. The school offers grades 4 through 6 and enrolls 289 students. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 56% below that mark.
The district, Williams Unified, operates 4 schools serving 1,303 students.
By race and ethnicity, Williams Upper Elementary is 97% Hispanic. The county population is about 63% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Williams Upper Elementary totals 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Williams Upper Elementary is about 92%. Public schools in Colusa County average 78%.
Williams Upper Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of California public middle schools.
In California, Williams Upper Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 17.7% actual against a predicted 25.6%.
For the population of Colusa County, median household income comes to about $75,672, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Colusa County's 23 public schools enroll about 4,732 students and include Williams Upper Elementary.
Williams Upper Elementary's nearest public school is Williams Junior/Senior High (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Williams Upper Elementary. On state test proficiency, Williams Upper Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 10% across 7 years, from 321 in 2017-18 to 289 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Williams Upper Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Primary ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)High · 19 students
Other schools in Williams
- Williams Junior/Senior HighHigh · 588 students
- Williams Primary ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- S. William Abel AcademyHigh · 43 students
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)High · 19 students
- Coastal Buttes AcademyCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Junior/Senior High0.0 mi · 588
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 19
- Williams Primary Elementary0.2 mi · 407
- S. William Abel Academy1.2 mi · 43
- Coastal Buttes Academy1.2 mi · 12
- Colusa High8.0 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Upper ElementaryHow many students attend Williams Upper Elementary?
Williams Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 04-06.
Is Williams Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams Upper Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Williams Upper Elementary have?
Williams Upper Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Williams Upper Elementary?
Student demographics at Williams Upper Elementary are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Williams Upper Elementary public or private?
Williams Upper 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.