Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 250861001382
Williams
141 Grove Street, Auburndale, MA 02466 · (617) 559-6480 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +11.0pp since 2016
Math
63.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2016-17 | 54.0% | 58.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Williams ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #173 of 920 ▲ 30 | #73 of 207 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #125 of 920 ▲ 96 | #64 of 207 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #33 of 901 | #6 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #920 of 1,086 | #220 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #19 of 938 | #9 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #177 of 938 | #63 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #44 of 602 | #11 of 141 |
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
211
-35 (-14%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 211 | 24.6 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 22 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 20.2 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 22.8 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | N/A | N/A | 6% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (296 to 211); teachers up 8% (22.8 to 24.6).
About Williams
Williams is a small elementary school serving families in Auburndale, Massachusetts. It reports enrollment of 211 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.
Newton enrolls 11,632 students, and its 22 schools include Williams.
The biggest share of students at Williams, 46%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 36% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Middlesex County's population at about 67%. The diversity index for Williams is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Williams, there are about 8.6 students; the school has 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.
Census data for Middlesex County show the median household earns about $130,847 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Williams, Middlesex County has 386 public schools.
The closest school to Williams is C C Burr, located about 0.8 miles away. Williams is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Williams is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The school shrank from 246 students in 2020-21 to 211 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 8.6:1.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Newton North HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Newton South HighHigh · 1,898 students
- F A Day MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Charles E Brown MiddleMiddle · 713 students
- Oak Hill MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- Bigelow MiddleMiddle · 434 students
Other Williams schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Williams. Williams is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- WilliamsPittsfield, MA · 264 students
- Williams SchoolRAYMOND, MS · 33 students
Nearby schools
- C C Burr0.8 mi · 350
- Peirce0.9 mi · 249
- A E Angier1.4 mi · 383
- Schofield1.5 mi · 291
- Franklin1.5 mi · 320
- William F. Stanley Elementary School1.7 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About WilliamsWhat is the total enrollment at Williams?
Williams enrolls approximately 211 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Williams serve?
Williams serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams is approximately 8.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Williams?
Williams reports a student body of 46% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 36% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams?
Williams is overseen by Newton in Middlesex County.
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