MD WILLIAMS EL

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in GARLAND, Texas, MD WILLIAMS EL hosts 562 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by GARLAND ISD.

MD WILLIAMS EL is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that hosts 53,173 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MD WILLIAMS EL reports that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 6% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, MD WILLIAMS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which MD WILLIAMS EL is one.

The closest other public school is SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MD WILLIAMS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MD WILLIAMS EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

MD WILLIAMS EL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MD WILLIAMS EL has expanded 61%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 82% across the same window.

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