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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015003538
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1700 CLUBHOUSE DR, ROCKLEDGE, FL 32955 · (321) 617-7700 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
170 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 44% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 69.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 436 | 39.0% | 66.7% |
| ANONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 430 | 39.3% | 73.6% |
| LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 475 | 41.5% | 82.4% |
| BEACHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 534 | 36.7% | 75.2% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 443 | 38.8% | 67.1% |
| LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 560 | 39.5% | 77.9% |
Matched among Florida 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 RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #575 of 2,136 | #23 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #516 of 2,149 ▲ 23 | #19 of 66 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #663 of 2,149 ▼ 225 | #29 of 66 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,653 of 2,267 | #52 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #39 of 2,077 | #3 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #1,014 of 2,108 | #39 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #1,613 of 2,188 | #45 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #390 of 1,374 | #16 of 46 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 989
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 436 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 40% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 38% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 48 | 11.8:1 | 29% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 22% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 989 | 50 | 19.8:1 | 32% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in ROCKLEDGE, Florida, administered by BREVARD. Enrollment totals 436 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 28% below the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in BREVARD, a district with 73,587 students across 109 schools.
At RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 61% of students are White. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Brevard County is roughly 73% White. The diversity index for RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. There are 170 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 39% of enrollment.
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.7% versus 61.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
The school is in Brevard County, where median household income comes to about $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brevard County counts 113 public schools with about 73,587 students.
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.1 miles from MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 70.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 10% over 4 years, reaching 436 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
Other schools in ROCKLEDGE
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
- HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- GOLFVIEW ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 448 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 447 students
- RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 262 students
Nearby schools
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 910
- VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 741
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 2,334
- PRE-K ESE SERVICES2.5 mi · 138
- VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,532
- HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-06.
Is RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BREVARD in Brevard County.
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