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RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a cozy elementary campus in ROCKLEDGE, Florida, run under BREVARD. Current enrollment sits at 436 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 28% below typical.
BREVARD runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 73,587 students. RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Brevard County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.7%.
In the broader community, census data for Brevard County shows median household earnings sit near $78,476, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 70.1%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 23%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 61% over that span.
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