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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003856
Williams Elementary School
1522 SCARBOROUGH LN, PASADENA, TX 77502 · (713) 740-0776 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
419 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Elementary School this school | 455 | 92.1% | 47.3% |
| Perez Elementary School AUSTIN | 460 | 90.9% | 25.3% |
| Clendenin Elementary School EL PASO | 438 | 90.6% | 39.5% |
| Blanton Elementary School ARLINGTON | 456 | 90.8% | 23.6% |
| Hidden Cove Steam Academy SAN ANTONIO | 453 | 94.0% | 26.8% |
| Thompson Elementary School HOUSTON | 455 | 92.3% | 51.4% |
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 Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,696 of 4,401 | #208 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,205 of 4,466 ▼ 359 | #304 of 625 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,927 of 4,466 ▲ 24 | #402 of 625 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,678 of 3,998 | #258 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #2,973 of 4,938 | #496 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #189 of 4,622 | #32 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #3,907 of 4,628 | #580 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #828 of 4,789 | #204 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #868 of 2,838 | #170 of 441 |
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
455
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 455 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 92% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 90% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 94% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 93% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 85% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 828 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 86% (709) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 55 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 75% (548) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 29 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (599 to 455); teachers down 4% (41.5 to 40).
About Williams Elementary School
Williams Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in PASADENA, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 455 students in pre-K through 4.
In PASADENA ISD, 67 schools enroll a combined 46,491 students.
About 92% of the student body at Williams Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% Black and 3% White. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Williams Elementary School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 11.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Williams Elementary School is 92%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Williams Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.3% is 13.0 points above the 34.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Harris County residents, the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Williams Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Queens Intermediate School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Williams Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 47.3% versus a 43.2% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Williams Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 482 in 2020-21 to 455 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 11.4:1.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other Williams Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named Williams Elementary. Williams Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 17.
- Williams Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 729 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 577 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 377 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 296 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Queens Intermediate School0.7 mi · 526
- Nelda Sullivan Middle School0.8 mi · 479
- Patterson Elementary School0.9 mi · 811
- Rucker Elementary School0.9 mi · 434
- Morales Elementary School1.1 mi · 379
- South Shaver Elementary School1.2 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Williams Elementary School?
Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Williams Elementary School serve?
Williams Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Williams Elementary School have?
Williams Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Elementary School?
At Williams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Williams Elementary School public or private?
Williams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
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