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Williams Elementary School

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Williams Elementary School is an urban public school in Austin, Texas that is part of Austin Independent School District. It serves 379 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

379 Students

32 Teachers

500 Mairo St

Austin, TX 78748 View local requests

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Williams Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Lopez' Lobos 2023-24

Mrs. Mariah

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Ms. Wickham

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Williams Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

81%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Williams Elementary School

$19,884

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

145

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Williams Elementary School has received support from 122 individuals from Texas and 23 individuals out-of-state.

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