📍 1717 17th St, Plano, Collin County, 75074
Williams H S is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 1,210 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jill Engelking. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades 9–10 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Williams H S enrolls 1,210 students across grades 9–10. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Asian and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 560 | 46% |
| Asian | 242 | 20% |
| White | 202 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
669 of the school's 1,210 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 604 qualify for free lunch and 65 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 H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 8, state house district 67.
Williams H S is one of 79 schools in PLANO ISD, based in PLANO, Texas. The district serves 46,612 students district-wide and employs 3,538 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,210 students, Williams H S is larger than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large