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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142012066
Hobbs Williams Elementary School
1635 S E 14TH ST, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75051 · (972) 522-2700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
566 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
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 | 61 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Hobbs Williams Elementary School
Hobbs Williams Elementary School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Williams Elementary School this school | 632 | 89.6% | 25.4% |
| Royalwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 607 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| Hill Elementary School HOUSTON | 646 | 87.8% | 33.2% |
| Joseph Gilbert Elementary School AUSTIN | 664 | 90.4% | 31.3% |
| Uplift Atlas Prep PS DALLAS | 643 | 89.9% | 33.5% |
| B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elementary School GARLAND | 643 | 91.8% | 40.5% |
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 Hobbs Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,032 of 4,401 | #380 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,913 of 4,466 ▼ 9 | #372 of 429 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,756 of 4,466 ▲ 374 | #345 of 429 ▲ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,765 of 3,998 | #241 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #1,379 of 4,938 | #100 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,657 of 4,622 | #247 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #3,202 of 4,628 | #282 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,122 of 4,789 | #186 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #2,832 of 2,838 | #273 of 274 |
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
632
+48 (+8%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 632 | 41.5 | 15.2:1 | 90% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 38.2 | 16.3:1 | 86% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 41.2 | 14.8:1 | 85% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 86% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 40.5 | 15.6:1 | 82% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 87% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 84% (518) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hobbs Williams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (633 to 632); teachers up 3% (40.5 to 41.5).
About Hobbs Williams Elementary School
Hobbs Williams Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The school had 632 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 22% bigger than that.
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD operates 40 schools. Combined enrollment is 27,240 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Hobbs Williams Elementary School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 37 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Hobbs Williams Elementary School is 41.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.2:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 566 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 90%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
The allk12 Grade for Hobbs Williams Elementary School is D. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.5%.
Across Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
Bill Arnold Middle School is the public school closest to Hobbs Williams Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hobbs Williams Elementary School ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.4% against a local average of 38.9%.
NCES describes the area around Hobbs Williams Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Hobbs Williams Elementary School climbed 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 584 to 632 students.
Discussions about Hobbs Williams Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts AcademyHigh · 877 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Bill Arnold Middle School0.2 mi · 1,081
- Golden Rule Grand Prairie0.3 mi · 78
- Bonham Ees0.4 mi · 352
- Crockett Early Education School0.7 mi · 377
- Juan N Seguin Elementary School0.7 mi · 452
- Young Women's Leadership Academy High School1.1 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Hobbs Williams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hobbs Williams Elementary School?
Hobbs Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hobbs Williams Elementary School serve?
Hobbs Williams Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hobbs Williams Elementary School have?
Hobbs Williams Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Hobbs Williams Elementary School?
Hobbs Williams Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 78% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hobbs Williams Elementary School in?
Hobbs Williams Elementary School is part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.