Elementary school (grades K-5) · Auburndale, MA

Williams

Federal NCES profile for Williams, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250861001382
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Williams earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Massachusetts schools.

49
Resource Index · Higher
10.6:1
small classes for Massachusetts
211
students enrolled

Williams has class sizes smaller than 71% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

211

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.6:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-14% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Williams compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Williams

Williams is a small elementary school in Auburndale, Massachusetts, enrolling 211 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 211 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by White (46%) and Asian (36%) (diversity index 65/100).

16.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Auburndale's elementary schools, it stands alongside C C Burr (350 students): Williams is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.6:1 vs 10.9:1).

Newton also operates Newton North High (2,096 students) and Newton South High (1,898 students) alongside Williams.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Williams compares

Williams on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 14% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 211 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
211
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 29% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$26,734
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 46.4%
Asian 35.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.0%
Two or More 6.2%
African American 2.8%

Largest group: White at 46.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.6, Williams is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Newton, which includes Williams.

$26,734
Per student
+19%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+61%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.7%
State 20.8%
Federal 5.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Williams Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Newton North High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Newton South High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
F a Day Middle Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Charles E Brown Middle Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Oak Hill Middle Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Williams's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Newton · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Auburndale

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Williams's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Williams

How many students attend Williams?

Williams has 211 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Auburndale, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams?

The student-teacher ratio at Williams is 10.6:1, which is 14% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Williams?

The largest demographic group at Williams is White at 46.4% of enrollment, in Auburndale, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Williams?

Williams has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Williams a good school?

Williams earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Massachusetts schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Newton?

Besides Williams, Newton also operates Newton North High (2,096 students), Newton South High (1,898 students), and F a Day Middle (860 students). See the Newton district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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