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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658010667
William Velasquez Elementary School
402 MACEK RD, RICHMOND, TX 77469 · (832) 223-2600 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
253 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 | 81 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
71%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 William Velasquez Elementary School
William Velasquez Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Velasquez Elementary School this school | 493 | 51.3% | 53.0% |
| High Country Elementary School FORT WORTH | 511 | 53.4% | 33.0% |
| Dearing Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 474 | 45.8% | 48.4% |
| Cross Oaks Elementary School CROSS ROADS | 588 | 53.6% | 31.8% |
| Elizabeth Lopez Hatley Elementary School FORT WORTH | 440 | 58.2% | 34.9% |
| Haude Elementary School KLEIN | 532 | 51.3% | 57.8% |
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 William Velasquez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,193 of 4,401 | #65 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,774 of 4,466 ▼ 620 | #78 of 113 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,270 of 4,466 ▲ 159 | #77 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,348 of 3,998 | #50 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #2,609 of 4,938 | #92 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #4,106 of 4,622 | #105 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #454 of 4,628 | #49 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #3,529 of 4,789 | #54 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #830 of 2,838 | #19 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
493
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 51% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 31.5 | 15.9:1 | 60% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 34.5 | 14.4:1 | 57% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 64% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 44.1 | 14.8:1 | 48% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 48% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 54% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Velasquez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (652 to 493); teachers down 36% (44.1 to 28).
About William Velasquez Elementary School
William Velasquez Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in RICHMOND, Texas, one of the schools in LAMAR CISD. The school's 493 students are in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 49 schools in LAMAR CISD, with 46,786 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at William Velasquez Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 41%. The remaining shares are 27% Black, 21% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fort Bend County's population at about 25%. William Velasquez Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 17.6 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fort Bend County average 42%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.8% at William Velasquez Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.0%.
Census estimates describe Fort Bend County this way: the median household income is $114,041, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Fort Bend County has 217 public schools and roughly 191,372 students.
The closest other public school is Susanna Dickinson Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 53.0% is below the 72.0% average for nearby schools.
William Velasquez Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, William Velasquez Elementary School's enrollment declined 7%, to 493. The school's ratio rose from 12.9:1 to 17.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about William Velasquez Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Susanna Dickinson Elementary School0.8 mi · 616
- Bess Campbell Elementary School1.5 mi · 580
- Reading JH1.6 mi · 1,603
- George Ranch High School1.6 mi · 2,337
- Manford Williams Elementary School2.6 mi · 683
- Don Carter Elementary School2.9 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About William Velasquez Elementary SchoolHow large is William Velasquez Elementary School?
William Velasquez Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-05.
Is William Velasquez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Velasquez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Velasquez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Velasquez Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at William Velasquez Elementary School?
Student demographics at William Velasquez Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 41% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is William Velasquez Elementary School in?
William Velasquez Elementary School is part of LAMAR CISD.
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