B.M. Williams Primary

B.M. Williams Primary is one of the expansive elementary schools in Chesapeake, Virginia, part of Chesapeake City Public Schools, with 825 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 65% above typical.

Chesapeake City Public Schools comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 40,607 students; B.M. Williams Primary is among them.

On the student-mix side, B.M. Williams Primary lists that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chesapeake city (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Chesapeake city indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,373 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. B.M. Williams Primary is one of 50 public schools in Chesapeake city (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students).

The closest other public school is Oscar F. Smith High, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. B.M. Williams Primary's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 928 (now 825). White enrollment moved from 31% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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