Williams Elementary

Williams Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia, one of the schools within Virginia Beach City Public Schools, with 443 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5.

Within Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which oversees 82 schools and 64,731 students, Williams Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Williams Elementary reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Virginia Beach city (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Williams Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 64.8%; this one comes in at 46.0%, -18.8 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Virginia Beach city put median household income runs about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Williams Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

Nearest neighbor: Newtown Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Williams Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Williams Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 75% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.