📍 161 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, 28778
Williams Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Swannanoa, Buncombe County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Williams Elementary enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 460 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 457 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Williams Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 115.
Williams Elementary is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Williams Elementary is close to the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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