📍 1245 Se 7th Ave, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32641
Joseph Williams Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joseph Williams Elementary School enrolls 469 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 14% Asian and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 305 | 65% |
| Asian | 68 | 14% |
| White | 38 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 469 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 318 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joseph Williams Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
Joseph Williams Elementary School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Joseph Williams Elementary School is close to the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
Browse live education vacancies at or near Joseph Williams Elementary School.
Find vacancies →