📍 1821 Old Gate Ln, Garland, Dallas County, 75042
Williams el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Williams el enrolls 259 students across grades K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black or African American and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 208 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 7.7% |
| White | 18 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 259 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 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.
Williams 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-50, state senate district 16, state house district 112.
Williams el is one of 78 schools in GARLAND ISD, based in GARLAND, Texas. The district serves 51,021 students district-wide and employs 3,476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Williams el is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large