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Alumni: what's one memory from Harold B. Williams Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001945
Harold B. Williams Elementary School
115 South Palmer Chapel RD, White House, TN 37188 · (615) 672-6432 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 30% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · 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
Harold B. Williams Elementary School→White House Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Sumner County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2023-24 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
TN avg 39.0% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
57.5%
TN avg 37.2% . -2.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 39 and 37. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 60.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harold B. Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #204 of 957 ▼ 63 | #12 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #250 of 959 ▼ 81 | #14 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #540 of 1,044 | #16 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #523 of 962 | #20 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #14 of 537 | #1 of 17 |
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
435
-233 (-35%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 703
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 | 435 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 44 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 44 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 42 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 27% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 30% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harold B. Williams Elementary School.
About Harold B. Williams Elementary School
Harold B. Williams Elementary School serves students in White House, Tennessee, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 2 and reported 435 students in 2024-25.
Sumner County enrolls 30,719 students in 53 schools, including Harold B. Williams Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Harold B. Williams Elementary School is White, at 80%. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Sumner County residents, the White share is about 80%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harold B. Williams Elementary School scores 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Harold B. Williams Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
For Sumner County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,301, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 53 public schools and about 30,719 students.
Harold B. Williams Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from White House High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Harold B. Williams Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 435, down from 668 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Harold B. Williams Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in White House
- Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12High · 1,543 students
- Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8Middle · 1,471 students
- White House Heritage High SchoolHigh · 977 students
- White House High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- White House Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- White House Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Nearby schools
- White House High School0.7 mi · 818
- White House Heritage Elementary School1.5 mi · 657
- Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-82.3 mi · 1,471
- Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-122.3 mi · 1,543
- Robert F. Woodall Elementary2.4 mi · 521
- White House Middle School2.6 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Harold B. Williams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Harold B. Williams Elementary School?
Harold B. Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Harold B. Williams Elementary School serve?
Harold B. Williams Elementary School serves grades PK-02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harold B. Williams Elementary School?
At Harold B. Williams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Harold B. Williams Elementary School public or private?
Harold B. Williams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
Where is Harold B. Williams Elementary School located?
Harold B. Williams Elementary School is located at 115 South Palmer Chapel RD, White House, TN 37188.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.