📍 402 Macek Rd, Richmond, Fort Bend County, 77469
William Velasquez is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Fort Bend County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela Peters. It is part of the Lamar Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Velasquez enrolls 497 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 25% |
| White | 111 | 22% |
| Asian | 25 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 497 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Velasquez 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 18, state house district 85.
William Velasquez is one of 45 schools in LAMAR CISD, based in ROSENBERG, Texas. The district serves 46,786 students district-wide and employs 2,375 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, William Velasquez is smaller than the district average of about 1,040 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large