Williams Elementary School

Williams Elementary School is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Macon, Georgia, operated by Bibb County, with 294 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Williams Elementary School sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.

Bibb County runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 21,334 students. Williams Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Williams Elementary School reports that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Williams Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Williams Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at Williams Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Bibb County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Williams Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.6%; actual is 11.4%, a gap of -22.2 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bibb County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $51,234 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Bibb County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students), of which Williams Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Vineville Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Williams Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 337 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Williams Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.