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WILLIAMS H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WILLIAMS H S
WILLIAMS H S operates as a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in PLANO, Texas, part of PLANO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,105 students spanning grades 9 through 10. Enrollment runs roughly 39% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
WILLIAMS H S is one of 73 schools operated by PLANO ISD, a district that works with 46,612 students overall.
On demographics, WILLIAMS H S lists that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 18% White, 17% Asian, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WILLIAMS H S has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, WILLIAMS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 49.8%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Collin County put the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. WILLIAMS H S is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).
The closest other public school is MENDENHALL EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLIAMS H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAMS H S has held roughly steady, going from 1,107 students in 2018 to 1,105 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 41% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for WILLIAMS H S typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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