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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001725
Williams Elementary
892 Newtown Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · (757) 648-4080 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
379 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
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 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 44% |
| Grade 5 | 202 | 46% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
Williams Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Elementary this school | 443 | 85.6% | 46.0% |
| Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy Virginia Beach | 393 | 86.8% | 60.0% |
| Paul Burbank Elementary Hampton | 432 | 90.7% | 65.5% |
| Edwin A. Gibson Elementary Danville | 466 | 94.8% | 28.5% |
| Aberdeen Elementary Hampton | 482 | 90.2% | 60.0% |
| Chamberlayne Elementary Richmond | 389 | 89.2% | 68.0% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,021 of 1,101 | #54 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,051 of 1,111 ▲ 4 | #54 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #916 of 1,111 ▼ 95 | #52 of 54 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #722 of 1,176 | #44 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #269 of 1,105 | #15 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #709 of 1,106 | #45 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #421 of 1,157 | #10 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #509 of 759 | #24 of 40 |
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
443
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 940
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 443 | 35.2 | 12.6:1 | 86% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 37.2 | 11.8:1 | 99% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 36.3 | 11.3:1 | 95% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 25.5 | 19.0:1 | 79% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 76% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 78% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 898 | 74 | 12.1:1 | 85% (765) |
| 1990-91 | 940 | 48 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (484 to 443); teachers up 38% (25.5 to 35.2).
About Williams Elementary
Williams Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The grade span is 4 through 5, and enrollment is 443 students.
Williams Elementary belongs to Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a district of 82 schools and 64,731 students.
Roughly 66% of students at Williams Elementary are Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% White, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Virginia Beach city residents are about 19% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 at Williams Elementary, with 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 86%. Among public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Williams Elementary is D. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Williams Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% in Virginia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.0%, against a prediction of 64.8%.
In Virginia Beach city (population about 456,349), the median household income is $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city, enrolling about 64,731 students in all.
The nearest public school is Newtown Elementary, at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Williams Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Williams Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 480 in 2020-21 to 443 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.8:1 to 12.6:1.
Discussions about Williams Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Virginia Beach city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
456,349
Census ACS
Median income
$92,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
64,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other schools in Virginia Beach
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other Williams Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 11 states are named Williams Elementary. Williams Elementary is the 10th largest of the 17.
- Williams Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 729 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 577 students
- Williams ElementarySan Jose, CA · 559 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolJONESVILLE, MI · 512 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Newtown Elementary0.3 mi · 409
- Bayside Middle0.3 mi · 628
- Diamond Springs Elementary0.5 mi · 467
- Bayside High0.8 mi · 1,984
- Luxford Elementary1.3 mi · 476
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus1.5 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Williams ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Williams Elementary?
Williams Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Williams Elementary serve?
Williams Elementary serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Williams Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Williams Elementary.
How diverse is Williams Elementary?
Williams Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 16% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Elementary?
Williams Elementary is overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.