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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-16 students YoY

Williams shrank from 231 students in 2022-23 to 215 in 2023-24 (-6.9%).

Teacher FTE added 20.2 → 22.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-16 students YoY 250861001382 · Auburndale, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

211 enr · 10.6:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Newton North High (2,096 students)

Williams shrank from 231 students in 2022-23 to 215 in 2023-24 (-6.9%). Teacher FTE added 20.2 → 22.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Williams in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Williams reports 211 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Williams compares

Williams is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$26,981
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $23,695
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.

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

District finance for Newton reports $26,981 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Williams

How many students attend Williams?

Williams has 211 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Auburndale, MA. CCD year-over-year: 231 (2022-23) → 215 (2023-24), down 16.

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, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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