Bill L. Williams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.7% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 65.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Bill L. Williams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.7% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Panama-Buena Vista Union district average of 17.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 130 | 13.8% | 14.6% | 28.5% |
| 4th | 124 | 23.4% | 21.8% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 134 | 17.2% | 26.9% | 44.0% |
| 6th | 139 | 15.8% | 33.1% | 48.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 130 | 11.5% | 23.9% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 124 | 12.1% | 21.8% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 135 | 8.9% | 7.4% | 16.3% |
| 6th | 141 | 14.9% | 12.8% | 27.7% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.4