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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW ISD·NCES 482811012484

NED E WILLIAMS EL

5230 ESTES PKWY, LONGVIEW, TX 75603 · (903) 803-5500 · Gregg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
331 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
3
Kindergarten
5
Grade 1
67
Grade 2
66
Grade 3
60
Grade 4
69
Grade 5
82
Student demographics
White
8%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
35%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54%
Black
53%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 13%
Two+
3%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
n/r
Pacific Islander
n/r
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Male
54%
Female
46%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -16.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
352
-50 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.9:1
% White
8%
was 9%
% Hispanic
35%
was 36%
% Black
53%
was 51%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NED E WILLIAMS EL

NED E WILLIAMS EL operates as an intimate primary school in LONGVIEW, Texas, one of the schools within LONGVIEW ISD. Current enrollment sits at 352 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 14 schools in LONGVIEW ISD (8,138 students total), NED E WILLIAMS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NED E WILLIAMS EL reports that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 35% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, NED E WILLIAMS EL shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at NED E WILLIAMS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Gregg County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NED E WILLIAMS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.8%, the actual is 37.1%, a residual of +4.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Gregg County reports that median household income runs about $66,550, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gregg County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), of which NED E WILLIAMS EL is one.

The closest other public school is HUDSON EL, roughly 4.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, NED E WILLIAMS EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

NED E WILLIAMS EL operates from a rural location. NED E WILLIAMS EL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. NED E WILLIAMS EL's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 352). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for NED E WILLIAMS EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Gregg County at a glance

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Population
125,480
Census ACS
Median income
$66,550
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,498 students

Quick facts

School name
NED E WILLIAMS EL
District
LONGVIEW ISD
Address
5230 ESTES PKWY, LONGVIEW, TX 75603
Phone
(903) 803-5500
County
Gregg County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
352
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
331 (94%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
482811012484
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NED E WILLIAMS EL
How many students attend NED E WILLIAMS EL?
NED E WILLIAMS EL enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NED E WILLIAMS EL serve?
NED E WILLIAMS EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NED E WILLIAMS EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NED E WILLIAMS EL is approximately 11.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NED E WILLIAMS EL?
At NED E WILLIAMS EL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 35% Hispanic, 53% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is NED E WILLIAMS EL public or private?
NED E WILLIAMS EL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by LONGVIEW ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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