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Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School

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Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School ranks 541 st of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School in Parrish, FL, is a high-performing public school serving 981 students in grades PK through 5, part of the Manatee district, and is known for its consistent academic excellence and strong community support.

This school stands out for its remarkable consistency, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for ten consecutive years (2015-2024), a feat not matched by nearby high-performers like Gene Witt Elementary, which dropped to a 3-star rating in 2022-2023. Annie Lucy Williams excels in English Language Arts (ELA), with proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades (69%, 71%, and 73%) that are 10-20 percentage points higher than schools like Barbara A Harvey Elementary and Virgil Mills Elementary. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 22.2%, significantly better than the district average of 29.4% and much lower than nearby schools like William H. Bashaw Elementary (29.9%) and Blackburn Elementary (29.3%).

An interesting finding is that while the school's state percentile rank has slightly declined from a peak of 91st to its current 76th percentile, it remains in the top quarter of all Florida elementary schools. The school also demonstrates efficient spending, using $11,296 per student to achieve top-quartile results, compared to lower-performing schools like Blackburn Elementary, which spends $16,274 per student. Additionally, a small group of advanced students achieves 100% proficiency in 6th-grade math, a district-wide pattern seen at schools like B.D. Gullett Elementary and Freedom Elementary. Overall, Annie Lucy Williams offers a reliably high-quality education with strong academic outcomes and engaged families.

981

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,296

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3404 Fort Hamer Rd
Parrish, FL 34219

(941) 776-4040

District: Manatee

Students who attend Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Buffalo Creek Middle School
High:	Parrish Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (73% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Florida elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Manatee

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg60%

Florida avg62%

541^st of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 41Elementary Schools in the Manatee

40^th of 70Manatee among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	541 of 2240	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	463 of 2258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	438 of 2256	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	468 of 2240	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	254 of 2219	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	212 of 2247	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	384 of 2182	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	601 of 2118	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	543 of 2112	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.7	523 of 2087	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	78.7	390 of 2064	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	352 of 2029	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	288 of 1984	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	610 of 1985	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	585 of 1919	69.5%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Math75%+11 vs state

English Language Arts71%+11 vs state

Science71%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 19, 2018

Unethical leadership. Discriminated against because I'm not enrolling parent. Parental rights have been a nightmare to get recognized even though there is a standing final judgement to abide. Connie forces my child's teacher to illegally put my child on a non-peer reviewed on-line program ignoring my several written notices not giving parental consent which violates our COPA and FERPA rights. Connie also refused to document when my child was missing at the car-rider pickup and was sent on a bus instead to a bus stop where no adult would be awaiting him. Close Quote

Schools Near Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3404 Fort Hamer Rd	Parrish	34219	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 776-4040	981	56	17.5	34.9%	634 (64.6%)	90 (9.2%)	183 (18.7%)	18 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.4%)	73.5	541^st of 2240 public elementary schools	75.8%		77.4	463^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	79.5%	78	69.0	71.0	73.0				75.0	67.0	63.0	100.0			71.0				$11,296	$1,037	$10,259
Barbara A Harvey Elementary School	Public	K-5	8610 115th Ave E	Parrish	34219	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 803-9340	1,356	75	18.0	37.7%	806 (59.4%)	123 (9.1%)	284 (20.9%)	41 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (7.3%)	65.2	749^th of 2240 public elementary schools	66.6%		71	610^th of 2258 public elementary schools	73.0%	139	58.0	62.0	73.0	82.0			60.0	72.0	74.0	77.0	100.0		70.0				$9,490	$533	$8,956
Parrish Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8605 Erie Rd	Parrish	34219	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 545-6380	891	58	15.3	23.2%	644 (72.3%)	39 (4.4%)	135 (15.2%)	34 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.3%)	33.9	1564^th of 2240 public elementary schools	30.2%		46	1205^th of 2258 public elementary schools	46.6%	359	53.0	50.0	53.0	67.0	60.0	64.0	57.0	58.0	56.0	31.0	73.0	83.0	37.0	56.0	98.0	83.0	$10,644	$103	$10,542
Gene Witt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Rye Rd E	Bradenton	34212	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 741-3628	742	47	15.7	27.9%	532 (71.7%)	23 (3.1%)	111 (15.0%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	86.1	230^th of 2240 public elementary schools	89.7%		87.5	234^th of 2258 public elementary schools	89.6%	4	79.0	77.0	76.0				86.0	89.0	67.0	100.0			77.0				$12,514	$840	$11,674
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9515 E State Road 64	Bradenton	34212	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 708-4990	736	46	16.0	43.9%	445 (60.5%)	52 (7.1%)	164 (22.3%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	71.6	588^th of 2240 public elementary schools	73.8%		70.9	612^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.9%	24	75.0	73.0	69.0				72.0	79.0	59.0	100.0			62.0				$11,911	$966	$10,946
Imagine Charter At Lakewood Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10535 Portal Crossing	Bradenton	34211	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 750-0900	456	27	16.8	54.2%	248 (54.4%)	43 (9.4%)	133 (29.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	34	1563^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	30.2%		32.6	1569^th of 2258 public elementary schools	30.5%	6	64.0	31.0	63.0	62.0	50.0	58.0	66.0	56.0	38.0	38.0	47.0	61.0	40.0	58.0	92.0	74.0	$11,871	$113	$11,758
Virgil Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 69th St E	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 721-2140	863	51	16.9	44.3%	507 (58.7%)	87 (10.1%)	181 (21.0%)	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.6%)	60.9	851^st of 2240 public elementary schools	62.0%		65.8	737^th of 2258 public elementary schools	67.4%	114	63.0	58.0	68.0				69.0	65.0	64.0	100.0			65.0				$11,191	$984	$10,208
B.D. Gullett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12125 44th Ave E	Bradenton	34211	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 727-2607	1,314	79	16.6	21.3%	898 (68.3%)	34 (2.6%)	236 (18.0%)	41 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (7.9%)	74.1	525^th of 2240 public elementary schools	76.6%		83.6	322^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	85.7%	203	73.0	73.0	72.0				78.0	67.0	73.0	100.0			62.0				$9,992	$595	$9,398
Blackburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3904 17th St E	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 723-4800	452	34	13.4	79.6%	91 (20.1%)	120 (26.5%)	212 (46.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	16.4	2011^th of 2240 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.2	2006^th of 2258 public elementary schools	11.2%	5	30.0	43.0	29.0				51.0	51.0	51.0				38.0				$16,274	$2,005	$14,269
William H. Bashaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3515 57th St E	Bradenton	34208	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 741-3307	720	48	15.0	67.9%	222 (30.8%)	148 (20.6%)	276 (38.3%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (8.2%)	29.4	1680^th of 2240 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.1	1872^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	17.1%	192	45.0	46.0	53.0				59.0	56.0	46.0	100.0			44.0				$11,728	$1,094	$10,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School

How many students attend Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 981 students attended Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School?

Students at Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School are 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School in?

Manatee

What schools do graduates of Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buffalo Creek Middle School
High : Parrish Community High School

Is Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School a good school?

Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School ranks 541^st of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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