James E Williams Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Katy Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 87 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For James E Williams Elementary School this is in with 25% student progress while Katy Elementary School secured one for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA).

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at James E Williams Elementary School. They make up for 40.83% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (40.60%), Asians (11.42%), Two or More Races (5.88%) and African Americans (1.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Katy Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 53.17%, followed by Hispanics (24.64%), African Americans (12.10%), Asians (5.19%) and Two or More Races (4.90%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, James E Williams Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 31.03% compared to 27.67% at Katy Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, James E Williams Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 42.91% of its student population compared to 11.24% at Katy Elementary School.

James E Williams Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 42.79%, gifted and talented students, 6.46%, while 19.61% are in the special education program. Katy Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.52%, gifted and talented students, 3.17%, and 24.64% are in the special education program.

70 teachers employed at James E Williams Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.7 years. The 51 teachers at Katy Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, James E Williams Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Katy Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At James E Williams Elementary School there are 66 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 21 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Katy Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.