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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870002041
Williams Elementary School
4915 RED BIRCH DR, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 · (682) 867-5900 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
497 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 97 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Williams Elementary School
Williams Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Elementary School this school | 577 | 86.1% | 37.8% |
| Woodlake Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 639 | 85.8% | 21.5% |
| Ashford Elementary School HOUSTON | 582 | 88.1% | 45.9% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School HOUSTON | 587 | 90.6% | 33.7% |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont BEAUMONT | 536 | 86.6% | 33.1% |
| IDEA Rise Academy FORT WORTH | 681 | 88.5% | 32.0% |
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 Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #2,862 of 4,401 | #176 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,516 of 4,466 ▲ 212 | #245 of 339 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,349 of 4,466 ▲ 541 | #157 of 339 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,637 of 3,998 | #119 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,790 of 4,938 | #111 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,054 of 4,622 | #68 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #921 of 4,628 | #133 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #1,465 of 4,789 | #110 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #1,417 of 2,838 | #135 of 242 |
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
577
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 867
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 577 | 43.1 | 13.4:1 | 86% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 40.2 | 15.1:1 | 87% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 38.1 | 15.6:1 | 86% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 81% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 43.2 | 16.1:1 | 71% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 79% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 52 | 17.7:1 | 74% (677) |
| 2000-01 | 867 | 56 | 15.5:1 | 34% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (696 to 577); teachers unchanged (43.2 to 43.1).
About Williams Elementary School
Williams Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in ARLINGTON, Texas. The school enrolls 577 students, from pre-K through 6.
ARLINGTON ISD counts 53,394 students in its 75 schools, and Williams Elementary School is one of them.
Williams Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 42%. Other students are 40% Black, 10% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 30% Hispanic. Williams Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.4:1, with 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Tarrant County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Williams Elementary School is 36.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.8%.
Across Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Tarrant County number 639 and enroll about 385,835.
Nearest public school: Venture Alter High School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Williams Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Williams Elementary School's average proficiency of 37.8% compares with 33.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Williams Elementary School had 594 students in 2020-21 and 577 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Community posts for Williams Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Other Williams Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named Williams Elementary. Williams Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 17.
- Williams Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 729 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 455 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 377 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 296 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Venture Alter High School0.7 mi · 778
- Basepoint Academy - Arlington1.1 mi · 15
- Bebensee Elementary School1.2 mi · 765
- Glenn Harmon Elementary School1.4 mi · 401
- Workman Junior High School1.4 mi · 1,162
- McNutt Elementary School1.6 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-06.
Is Williams Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Williams Elementary School have?
Williams Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Elementary School?
At Williams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 42% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.