Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000364
Williams Elementary School
500 MAIRO ST, AUSTIN, TX 78748 · (512) 414-2525 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
271 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (42.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Elementary School this school | 377 | 71.9% | 42.7% |
| Harmony Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 382 | 72.8% | 48.1% |
| Vic Robertson Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 367 | 76.6% | 29.4% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 445 | 73.7% | 48.9% |
| Moss Elementary School BIG SPRING | 380 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Club Estates CORPUS CHRISTI | 406 | 72.4% | 49.6% |
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 Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #2,238 of 4,401 | #71 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,818 of 4,466 ▲ 408 | #95 of 176 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,473 of 4,466 ▲ 418 | #85 of 176 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,910 of 3,998 | #74 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,683 of 4,938 | #133 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #156 of 4,622 | #21 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #2,828 of 4,628 | #108 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #2,453 of 4,789 | #83 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,244 of 2,838 | #57 of 120 |
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
377
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 998
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 377 | 33.6 | 11.2:1 | 72% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 33.1 | 11.4:1 | 70% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 30.1 | 12.8:1 | 74% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 73% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 78% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 82% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 80% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 45% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 998 | 53 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (466 to 377); teachers up 5% (32 to 33.6).
About Williams Elementary School
Williams Elementary School is a small elementary school in AUSTIN ISD, located in AUSTIN, Texas. It enrolls 377 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 27% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
AUSTIN ISD has 123 schools; together they serve 72,272 students.
At Williams Elementary School, 73% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 12% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Travis County is about 33% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
Classroom staffing at Williams Elementary School totals 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal data show 72% of students (271) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Travis County average 54%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Williams Elementary School would be expected to post about 43.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Travis County show that median household income comes to about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 333, with about 191,706 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Williams Elementary School from the closest public school, Bedichek Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 30.8% on proficiency, and Williams Elementary School is above that at 42.7%.
The NCES locale for Williams Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Williams Elementary School enrolled 409 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 377. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.4:1 to 11.2:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Williams Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
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Other Williams Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named Williams Elementary. Williams Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 17.
- Williams Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 729 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 577 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 455 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 296 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Bedichek Middle School1.0 mi · 671
- Tnc Campus (texas Neurorehabilitation Center)1.1 mi · 57
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 422
- Casey Elementary School1.4 mi · 544
- Paredes Middle School1.5 mi · 635
- Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School1.6 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Williams Elementary School serve?
Williams Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 73% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Williams Elementary School public or private?
Williams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
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