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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658006132
Manford Williams Elementary School
5111 FM 762, RICHMOND, TX 77469 · (832) 223-2700 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
17.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
324 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 52 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 28.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Manford Williams Elementary School
Manford Williams Elementary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manford Williams Elementary School this school | 683 | 47.4% | 66.5% |
| Phelan Elementary School RICHMOND | 743 | 46.8% | 47.0% |
| Cora Thomas Elementary School RICHMOND | 678 | 46.2% | 55.1% |
| Red Duke Elementary School MANVEL | 711 | 42.9% | 49.1% |
| John Arredondo Elementary School RICHMOND | 678 | 45.9% | 59.2% |
| Harper Elementary School PRINCETON | 642 | 49.8% | 48.4% |
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 Manford Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #443 of 4,401 | #42 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #824 of 4,466 ▼ 258 | #54 of 113 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #486 of 4,466 ▲ 10 | #45 of 113 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #531 of 3,998 | #15 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #1,027 of 4,938 | #62 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #4,094 of 4,622 | #104 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #119 of 4,628 | #20 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #3,679 of 4,789 | #57 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #753 of 2,838 | #18 of 61 |
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
683
+300 (+78%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 683 | 38.9 | 17.6:1 | 47% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 709 | 40.8 | 17.4:1 | 51% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 40.6 | 17.4:1 | 74% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 50% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 913 | 53.1 | 17.2:1 | 28% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 44 | 19.4:1 | 24% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 29% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 32% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 29 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manford Williams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (913 to 683); teachers down 27% (53.1 to 38.9).
About Manford Williams Elementary School
Manford Williams Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in RICHMOND, Texas. A total of 683 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 32% above average.
LAMAR CISD (49 schools, 46,786 students) runs Manford Williams Elementary School.
Enrollment at Manford Williams Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 32%. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 19% Asian, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. Manford Williams Elementary School has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Manford Williams Elementary School was 17.6:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 47%.
The allk12 Grade for Manford Williams Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Manford Williams Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 66.5% actual against 53.4% predicted.
Fort Bend County has these Census figures: median household income is about $114,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Fort Bend County number 217 and enroll about 191,372.
The closest other public school is John Arredondo Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 66.5% is above the 60.4% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21 the school reported 383 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 683. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 17.6:1 over the same years.
The Manford Williams Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Dean Leaman JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Nearby schools
- John Arredondo Elementary School1.6 mi · 678
- Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School1.6 mi · 543
- Phelan Elementary School1.8 mi · 743
- Don Carter Elementary School2.1 mi · 758
- Cora Thomas Elementary School2.2 mi · 678
- Susanna Dickinson Elementary School2.4 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Manford Williams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Manford Williams Elementary School?
Manford Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Manford Williams Elementary School serve?
Manford Williams Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Manford Williams Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Manford Williams Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manford Williams Elementary School?
At Manford Williams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 32% Hispanic, 30% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Manford Williams Elementary School in?
Manford Williams Elementary School is part of LAMAR CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.