Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMERCE ISD·NCES 481482005676
Albert C Williams Elementary School
615 CULVER, COMMERCE, TX 75428 · (903) 886-3758 · Hunt County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
231 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 112 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 14.0% | 24.0% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Albert C Williams Elementary School
Albert C Williams Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert C Williams Elementary School this school | 317 | 72.9% | 31.4% |
| Woodville Elementary School WOODVILLE | 303 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Fairfield Elementary School FAIRFIELD | 348 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Barbara Bush Primary School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 310 | 71.0% | 46.8% |
| Waskom Elementary School WASKOM | 370 | 68.1% | 37.6% |
| Rowena Johnson Primary School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 306 | 78.4% | 47.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Albert C Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,538 of 4,401 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,149 of 4,466 ▼ 333 | #12 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,047 of 4,466 ▼ 478 | #13 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,009 of 3,998 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #4,091 of 4,938 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #304 of 4,622 | #1 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #829 of 4,628 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #2,401 of 4,789 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #2,125 of 2,838 | 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
317
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 317 | 26.7 | 11.8:1 | 73% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 29.6 | 11.4:1 | 75% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 25.9 | 12.4:1 | 78% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 71% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 68% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 64% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 56% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert C Williams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (348 to 317); teachers up 3% (26 to 26.7).
About Albert C Williams Elementary School
Albert C Williams Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in COMMERCE, Texas. The grade span is 3 through 5, and enrollment is 317 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
COMMERCE ISD counts 1,542 students in its 4 schools, and Albert C Williams Elementary School is one of them.
The most common group at Albert C Williams Elementary School is White students, at 47%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. 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.
With 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Albert C Williams Elementary School was 11.8:1. This ratio sits 3.2 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 73%. It compares with 61% for public schools in Hunt County.
A school with Albert C Williams Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 42.6%. Albert C Williams Elementary School scores 31.4%, 11.2 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Hunt County, the median household income is $71,938, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 45 public schools in Hunt County, enrolling about 20,771 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Commerce Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Albert C Williams Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Albert C Williams Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Albert C Williams Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 305.
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Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMMERCE ISD
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Commerce Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in COMMERCE
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Commerce Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Commerce Middle School0.1 mi · 339
- Commerce Elementary School0.3 mi · 430
- Commerce High School2.3 mi · 456
- Campbell Elementary School7.0 mi · 141
- Campbell High School7.0 mi · 128
- Cumby Collegiate Middle School7.2 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Albert C Williams Elementary SchoolHow large is Albert C Williams Elementary School?
Albert C Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Albert C Williams Elementary School serve?
Albert C Williams Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Albert C Williams Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Albert C Williams Elementary School.
How diverse is Albert C Williams Elementary School?
Albert C Williams Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Albert C Williams Elementary School in?
Albert C Williams Elementary School is part of COMMERCE ISD.
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