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Alumni: what's one memory from Williams Township that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
659
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370096000374
Williams Township
10400 James B White Hwy, Whiteville, NC 28472 · (910) 653-3791 · Columbus County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
656 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
42.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Township
Williams Township's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Township this school | 659 | 99.5% | 48.0% |
| Hopewell Elementary School Trinity | 679 | 99.6% | 72.4% |
| Fairview Elementary Fairview | 646 | 97.4% | 74.0% |
| Ellenboro Elementary School Ellenboro | 567 | 97.4% | 73.5% |
| South Topsail Elementary Hampstead | 618 | 99.5% | 68.9% |
| Springmore Elementary Shelby | 618 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
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 Township ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Columbus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #870 of 1,297 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #919 of 1,296 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #851 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #237 of 1,485 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #753 of 1,377 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #1,286 of 1,379 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #92 of 1,414 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #597 of 937 | N/A |
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
659
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 659 | 43.9 | 15.0:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 41.4 | 15.3:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 43.5 | 14.8:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 43.4 | 16.9:1 | 98% (720) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 100% (744) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 60% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 56% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 47 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Township.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (731 to 659); teachers up 1% (43.4 to 43.9).
About Williams Township
Williams Township is a medium-sized elementary school in Whiteville, North Carolina. The school had 659 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 41% bigger than that.
Columbus County Schools is made up of 12 schools with 5,440 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Williams Township, with 83% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Columbus County's population at about 60%. Williams Township has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.0:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Columbus County.
The allk12 Grade for Williams Township is C. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Williams Township are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.0% actual, 48.4% predicted).
Williams Township is located in Columbus County, where median household income is about $49,442, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 21 public schools in Columbus County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,386.
The shortest distance from Williams Township to another public school is about 3.6 miles, to South Columbus High. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Williams Township is 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 646 to 659, a small change.
Community posts for Williams Township can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,140
Census ACS
Median income
$49,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus County Schools
- West Columbus SchoolElementary · 814 students
- South Columbus HighHigh · 669 students
- Tabor City SchoolElementary · 598 students
- East Columbus Junior-Senior HighHigh · 576 students
- West Columbus HighHigh · 459 students
- Hallsboro-Artesia ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Other schools in Whiteville
- Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · 842 students
- Whiteville HighHigh · 639 students
- Whiteville PrimaryElementary · 486 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Old Dock ElementaryElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- South Columbus High3.6 mi · 669
- Tabor City School7.2 mi · 598
- Columbus Career and College Academy8.9 mi · 230
- Chadbourn Elementary9.0 mi · 233
- North Whiteville Academy9.0 mi · 16
- Central Middle9.0 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Williams TownshipHow many students attend Williams Township?
Williams Township enrolls approximately 659 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Williams Township serve?
Williams Township serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Williams Township have?
Williams Township employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Williams Township?
Student demographics at Williams Township are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Township?
Williams Township is overseen by Columbus County Schools in Columbus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.