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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273243001398
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY
955 COUNTY ROAD D W, SHOREVIEW, MN 55126 · (651) 482-8624 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
172 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 60% · 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 ELEMENTARY→MIDDLE SCHOOL AREA LEARNING CENTER
Based on grade levels within ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 ELEMENTARY
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY this school | 459 | 37.5% | 55.9% |
| Bishop Elementary School ROCHESTER | 545 | 37.2% | 48.4% |
| St. Anthony Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 451 | 35.3% | 57.3% |
| Golden Lake Elementary CIRCLE PINES | 394 | 38.3% | 53.5% |
| PULLMAN ELEMENTARY SAINT PAUL PARK | 420 | 39.8% | 35.0% |
| BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 441 | 32.0% | 57.6% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #225 of 844 | #14 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #389 of 844 | #19 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #178 of 844 | #14 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #371 of 1,130 | #33 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #187 of 769 | #31 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #176 of 796 | #41 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #552 of 942 | #80 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #353 of 499 | #37 of 55 |
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
459
+50 (+12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 459 | 38.1 | 12.1:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 31.3 | 14.6:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 35.5 | 12.1:1 | 39% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 33.4 | 14.9:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 38% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 9% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (500 to 459); teachers up 14% (33.4 to 38.1).
About WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in SHOREVIEW, Minnesota. The latest federal count shows 459 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 33% higher.
ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY along with 11 other schools, enrolling 7,256 students in total.
At WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY, White students make up 52% of the student body. It is also 15% Black, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY's 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. That is 20 points below the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
The model predicts 44.9% for a school in Minnesota with WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY posts 55.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Ramsey County has 302 public schools and roughly 94,437 students.
The school nearest to WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY is Mounds View Bridges Program, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY's enrollment climbed from 409 in 2020-21 to 459 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,276 students
- ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLEMiddle · 853 students
- PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARYElementary · 632 students
- BRIMHALL ELEMENTARYElementary · 569 students
- FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 442 students
Other schools in SHOREVIEW
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Island Lake ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Snail Lake Kindergarten CenterElementary · 357 students
- Lionsgate Academy - ShoreviewHigh · 189 students
- Oak Hill Montessori CommunityElementary · 166 students
- Lionsgate Academy - Lynx ProgramHigh · 22 students
Other Williams Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named Williams Elementary. WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY is the 6th largest of the 17.
- Williams Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 729 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 577 students
- Williams ElementarySan Jose, CA · 559 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolJONESVILLE, MI · 512 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Mounds View Bridges Program0.8 mi · 9
- REACH Academy0.8 mi · 22
- Island Lake Elementary0.9 mi · 741
- Lionsgate Academy - Lynx Program1.1 mi · 22
- Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview1.1 mi · 189
- ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH1.8 mi · 2,276
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAMS ELEMENTARYHow large is WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY?
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY serve?
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY?
At WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY in?
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY is part of ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.