Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001837
WILLIAMS ELEM.
2205 W KEARNEY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 · (417) 523-2000 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
349 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
19.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.6% | 14.0% | 33.8% | 39.4% |
| Math | 5.7% | 14.2% | 28.5% | 51.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.6% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 23.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 15.7% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 15.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 ELEM.
WILLIAMS ELEM.'s state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS ELEM. this school | 412 | 84.7% | 25.0% |
| WESTPORT ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 351 | 80.6% | 14.6% |
| Dover Hill Elementary JOPLIN | 412 | 81.6% | 33.8% |
| FREMONT ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 360 | 82.5% | 30.2% |
| BOYD ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 347 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
| MCKINLEY ELEM. JOPLIN | 324 | 82.1% | 40.1% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #813 of 1,002 | #43 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #874 of 1,019 ▼ 42 | #45 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #844 of 1,018 ▼ 90 | #47 of 49 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #362 of 943 | #21 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #352 of 1,294 | #10 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #689 of 950 | #26 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #218 of 953 | #9 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #253 of 1,165 | #7 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.6% | #25 of 251 | #2 of 15 |
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
412
+162 (+65%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 412 | 29.4 | 14.0:1 | 85% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 85% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 85% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 88% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 91% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 92% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 87% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 57% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAMS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (313 to 412); teachers up 13% (26 to 29.4).
About WILLIAMS ELEM.
WILLIAMS ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 412 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 31% larger than average.
SPRINGFIELD R-XII oversees WILLIAMS ELEM. and 53 other schools, with 24,450 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show WILLIAMS ELEM. is 61% White. The next largest groups are 15% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 25 points below the 86% share among Greene County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at WILLIAMS ELEM. are from different groups.
There are about 14.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at WILLIAMS ELEM., which has 29.4. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WILLIAMS ELEM. is about 85%. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Greene County.
WILLIAMS ELEM. is 3.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (25.0% versus 28.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
Census data for Greene County show median household income comes to about $61,479, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 97 public schools and about 42,423 students.
WILLIAMS ELEM.'s nearest public school is WATKINS ELEM. (about 1.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WILLIAMS ELEM.. On state test proficiency, WILLIAMS ELEM. ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put WILLIAMS ELEM. inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Federal records list enrollment at WILLIAMS ELEM. as 250 in 2020-21 and 412 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
On allk12, people connected to WILLIAMS ELEM. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
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- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
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- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
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Other WILLIAMS Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named WILLIAMS Elementary. WILLIAMS ELEM. is the 11th 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
- WATKINS ELEM.1.2 mi · 252
- BOWERMAN ELEM.1.3 mi · 275
- REED MIDDLE1.5 mi · 561
- YORK ELEM.1.6 mi · 225
- BISSETT ELEM.1.6 mi · 187
- WEAVER ELEM.1.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAMS ELEM.How large is WILLIAMS ELEM.?
WILLIAMS ELEM. enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-05.
Is WILLIAMS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLIAMS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WILLIAMS ELEM.?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at WILLIAMS ELEM..
How diverse is WILLIAMS ELEM.?
WILLIAMS ELEM. reports a student body of 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is WILLIAMS ELEM. public or private?
WILLIAMS ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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