MANFORD WILLIAMS EL

MANFORD WILLIAMS EL, a moderately sized elementary-level community in RICHMOND, Texas, part of LAMAR CISD, teaches 683 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within LAMAR CISD, which oversees 49 schools and 46,786 students, MANFORD WILLIAMS EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MANFORD WILLIAMS EL shows that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Black, 19% Asian, 13% White, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MANFORD WILLIAMS EL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, MANFORD WILLIAMS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.2%; this one delivers 63.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Fort Bend County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), MANFORD WILLIAMS EL is one campus in the mix.

JOHN ARREDONDO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANFORD WILLIAMS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANFORD WILLIAMS EL has fell 25%, going from 913 students in 2018 to 683 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 26% to 13% over that span.

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