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Manford Williams Elementary

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Manford Williams Elementary ranks 709 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Manford Williams Elementary in Richmond, TX, serves 683 students in grades PK-5 within the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, and has historically ranked in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools, though recent data shows a shift from an "excellent" to a "good" standing.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional performance with African American students, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide—a unique achievement compared to nearby schools. This success is notable given that 47% of students are economically disadvantaged, suggesting effective, targeted instructional strategies. However, the school's overall ranking has declined from the 91st to the 85th percentile over the past three years, driven largely by a drop in performance with low-socioeconomic status students, which fell from the 98th to the 89th percentile. In the local landscape, Manford Williams serves as a strong middle-ground option, outperforming neighbors like William Velasquez Elementary (66th percentile) and Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary (73rd percentile), while not reaching the elite levels of Bess Campbell Elementary (99th percentile) and Susanna Dickinson Elementary (98th percentile), which serve more affluent areas.

Academically, Manford Williams consistently excels in Reading, with all grade levels scoring well above district and state averages. Mathematics presents a mixed picture: 3rd and 4th graders scored below the district average, with 3rd grade (48% proficient) falling below the state average, yet 5th graders achieved an impressive 72.73% proficiency, significantly outperforming the district (62.07%) and state (47.38%). This "5th grade bounce back" suggests a strong math program in the final elementary year, contrasting with nearby schools like Phelan Elementary where 5th-grade math scores are the weakest. While schools like Don Carter Elementary and Cora Thomas Elementary are improving, Manford Williams remains a solid choice for families seeking a diverse, well-rounded school with targeted strengths.

683

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,371

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5111 Fm 762
Richmond, TX 77469-9312

(832) 223-2700

District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Manford Williams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reading Jh
High:	George Ranch High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.2%

African American:

30.0%

Asian:

19.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg63%

Texas avg51%

709^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

196^th of 951Lamar Consolidated Independent School District among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	709 of 4627	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	501 of 4651	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	566 of 4710	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	429 of 4647	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	153 of 4581	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	296 of 4578	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	330 of 4479	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	446 of 4359	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	89.7	377 of 4329	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	494 of 4286	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	475 of 4320	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	84.8	464 of 4260	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	588 of 4221	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	693 of 4206	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	530 of 4095	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	438 of 3937	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	490 of 3884	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	81.0	421 of 3768	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	907 of 3724	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	66.2	1219 of 3476	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	1060 of 3475	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.4	1672 of 3465	51.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	64 of 2406	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	57 of 2443	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	57 of 2443	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	22 of 2421	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	114 of 2444	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	96 of 2515	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	160 of 2483	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	647 of 999	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.3	207 of 1045	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	137 of 1015	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	133 of 957	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	301 of 967	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	164 of 1009	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	139 of 1005	86.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	93.3	106 of 4461	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	133 of 4331	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	105 of 4295	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	171 of 4240	96.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	375 of 1643	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	392 of 3668	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	104 of 3556	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	51 of 3487	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	287 of 3446	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	97 of 3333	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	363 of 3226	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	697 of 4575	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	752 of 4658	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	470 of 4588	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	178 of 4561	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	379 of 4499	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	354 of 4348	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	410 of 4306	90.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1263 of 3075	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	1504 of 2980	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.4	595 of 2958	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	1014 of 3006	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	642 of 3184	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	630 of 3106	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	910 of 4413	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	633 of 4465	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	411 of 4401	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	399 of 4376	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	162 of 4329	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	389 of 4188	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	569 of 4168	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	492 of 4520	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	125 of 4594	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	107 of 4521	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	36 of 4477	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	88 of 4451	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	207 of 4309	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	212 of 4264	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	704 of 4582	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	284 of 4647	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	460 of 4585	90.0%	★★★★☆
2022	94.9	150 of 4563	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	259 of 4498	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	329 of 4357	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	504 of 4319	88.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	48.2	558 of 1046	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	1297 of 4301	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	661 of 4292	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	796 of 4086	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	95.5	67 of 3952	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	422 of 3799	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	574 of 3684	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	350 of 3558	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	852 of 3006	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	687 of 3108	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	794 of 3106	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	113 of 3082	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	155 of 3082	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	201 of 3142	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	283 of 3127	90.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)97th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)47th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2026)35th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+19 vs state

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Manford Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5111 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2700	683	39	17.5	47.4%	91 (13.3%)	205 (30.0%)	220 (32.2%)	131 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	81.7	709^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.7%		86.8	501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%	208				79.0	68.2	74.4	48.0	56.1	72.7	$9,371
John Arredondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 August Green Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4800	678	40	17.0	45.9%	78 (11.5%)	223 (32.9%)	246 (36.3%)	103 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	69.7	1151^st of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.3	894^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.8%	257				58.2	52.6	71.4	39.6	64.2	66.3	$9,669
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Williams Way	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1700	543	33	16.5	48.1%	61 (11.2%)	166 (30.6%)	166 (30.6%)	123 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.2%)	67.9	1230^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.1	1083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%	147				58.5	57.9	63.3	46.3	59.2	58.3	$9,641
Phelan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Great Blue Heron Ln	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-4500	743	38	19.7	46.8%	97 (13.1%)	254 (34.2%)	223 (30.0%)	140 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	62.2	1505^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		59.4	1611^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	106				63.9	67.6	60.0	48.6	57.1	33.3	$9,054
Don Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 A Meyers Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5500	758	46	16.5	38.0%	149 (19.7%)	199 (26.3%)	169 (22.3%)	195 (25.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	91.8	302^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	93.5%		92.1	300^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%	2				70.9	71.5	82.7	60.0	77.4	85.8	$8,381
Cora Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6822 Irby Cobb Blvd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4600	678	41	16.4	46.2%	89 (13.1%)	215 (31.7%)	236 (34.8%)	107 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	74.5	954^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.4%		77.9	839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.0%	115				53.6	62.7	68.8	45.4	67.0	71.9	$8,934
Susanna Dickinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Greatwood Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1400	616	38	16.0	12.8%	331 (53.7%)	38 (6.2%)	135 (21.9%)	69 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	96.4	114^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.6	118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.5%	4				87.7	80.0	82.9	71.4	82.9	83.8	$9,115
William Velasquez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 Macek Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2600	493	28	17.5	51.3%	103 (20.9%)	133 (27.0%)	204 (41.4%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.9%)	60.7	1586^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		65	1352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.9%	234				66.0	61.3	55.0	55.8	48.4	45.0	$10,718
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Lamar Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2300	307	25	12.2	76.2%	26 (8.5%)	38 (12.4%)	233 (75.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	42.7	2534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		53.7	1924^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.6%	610	25.0		25.0	56.1	42.6	46.0	35.7	52.1	38.9	$13,884
Jane Long Elementary	Public	K-5	907 Main St	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1900	443	35	12.7	78.3%	30 (6.8%)	100 (22.6%)	291 (65.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	22.2	3928^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.1%		35.4	3097^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.4%	831		33.3		41.3	34.5	48.4	18.2	30.8	34.3	$11,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Manford Williams Elementary

What schools do graduates of Manford Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manford Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reading Jh
High : George Ranch High School

Is Manford Williams Elementary a good school?

Manford Williams Elementary ranks 709^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manford Williams Elementary?

Students at Manford Williams Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 30% African American, 19% Asian, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Manford Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Manford Williams Elementary.

What district is Manford Williams Elementary in?

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

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