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What tradition at Williams Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000163
Williams Elementary
161 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778 · (828) 686-3856 · Buncombe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
432 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
40.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Elementary this school | 451 | 95.8% | 40.9% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Hendersonville | 435 | 99.3% | 66.7% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 411 | 99.3% | 45.2% |
| Rock Ridge Elementary Wilson | 476 | 99.4% | 81.5% |
| West Yadkin Elementary Hamptonville | 422 | 96.4% | 47.6% |
| Randleman Elementary School Randleman | 487 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #1,071 of 1,297 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,163 of 1,296 | #24 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #931 of 1,300 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #746 of 1,485 | #9 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #979 of 1,377 | #24 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #769 of 1,379 | #10 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #1,046 of 1,414 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #349 of 369 | #6 of 8 |
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
451
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 451 | 28.4 | 15.9:1 | 96% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 34.3 | 13.6:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 99% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 54% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 29.9 | 14.9:1 | 65% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 74% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 71% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 42% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 37 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (446 to 451); teachers down 5% (29.9 to 28.4).
About Williams Elementary
The public elementary school Williams Elementary is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has 451 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Buncombe County Schools has 45 schools and 22,452 students.
Of every 100 students at Williams Elementary, about 56 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Williams Elementary scores 58%.
Williams Elementary lists 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body. The 88% average for public schools in Buncombe County is 8 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Williams Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 16% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 49.6% for a school in North Carolina with Williams Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Williams Elementary posts 40.9%.
In Buncombe County, home to about 274,360 people, median household income comes to about $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,908, Williams Elementary among them.
Williams Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Community High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Williams Elementary is behind the 51.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
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.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 445 in 2020-21 and 451 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Williams Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Buncombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
274,360
Census ACS
Median income
$74,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
29,908 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buncombe County Schools
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- Reynolds HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Enka HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- North Buncombe HighHigh · 896 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other schools in Swannanoa
- Owen MiddleMiddle · 457 students
- ArtSpace Charter SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Community High SchoolHigh · 127 students
Other Williams Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named Williams Elementary. Williams Elementary is the 9th 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
- Community High School0.1 mi · 127
- Owen Middle1.6 mi · 457
- ArtSpace Charter School1.6 mi · 402
- Owen High1.9 mi · 649
- Black Mountain Primary4.9 mi · 351
- Black Mountain Elementary5.1 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Williams ElementaryHow large is Williams Elementary?
Williams Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is Williams Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Williams Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Williams Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Elementary?
At Williams Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Elementary?
Williams Elementary is overseen by Buncombe County Schools in Buncombe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.