📍 6720 New Forest Pkwy, Houston, Harris County, 77049
Dr Shirley J Williamson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 661 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Wells. It is part of the Galena Park Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr Shirley J Williamson el enrolls 661 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 2.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 329 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 295 | 45% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.3% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
571 of the school's 661 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 544 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dr Shirley J Williamson el 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 142.
Dr Shirley J Williamson el is one of 25 schools in GALENA PARK ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 20,862 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 661 students, Dr Shirley J Williamson el is smaller than the district average of about 834 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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