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Albert C Williams Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

4017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Albert C Williams Elementary is a public elementary school in Commerce, Texas, serving 338 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Commerce Independent School District, which is ranked 844 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased spending per student, Albert C Williams Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with 1-star or 0-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below state averages across all grade levels. For example, the school's projected 2024-2025 proficiency rates are 37.84% in 3rd grade Reading, 29.73% in 3rd grade Mathematics, and 12.5% in 5th grade Science, compared to state averages of 52.02%, 44.88%, and 29.57%, respectively.

Interestingly, some nearby schools, such as Wolfe City Elementary and Cooper Elementary, perform significantly better than Albert C Williams Elementary, despite serving similar student demographics. This suggests that factors beyond just student socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the differences in performance.

317

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,523

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Culver
Commerce, TX 75428-1251

(903) 886-3758

District: Commerce Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Albert C Williams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Commerce Middle
High:	Commerce High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

26.8%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Texas avg47%

4,017^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

844^th of 961Commerce Independent School District (Isd) 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
2025	20.2	4017 of 4651	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3755 of 4710	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4218 of 4647	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4011 of 4581	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	2981 of 4578	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4072 of 4479	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3517 of 4359	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.4	2819 of 4329	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	2489 of 4286	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	2574 of 4320	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.3	3338 of 4260	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	3281 of 4221	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	3885 of 4206	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	3609 of 4095	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	3672 of 3937	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	2782 of 3884	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	55.1	1931 of 3768	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.3	2096 of 3724	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.3	1458 of 3476	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	1254 of 3475	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	1352 of 3465	61.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1727 of 1905	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1860 of 2443	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2150 of 2443	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2234 of 2421	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	2062 of 2444	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	2461 of 2515	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	2372 of 2483	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	64.3	353 of 1005	64.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	4063 of 4461	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3578 of 4331	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4147 of 4295	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2803 of 4240	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2651 of 2918	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	2927 of 3668	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	3452 of 3556	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	3275 of 3487	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	2701 of 3446	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	3099 of 3333	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1541 of 3226	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	3518 of 3744	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	3711 of 4658	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4223 of 4588	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4100 of 4561	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2894 of 4499	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3960 of 4348	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3153 of 4306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2357 of 2619	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	2439 of 2980	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2179 of 2958	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	1719 of 3006	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2791 of 3184	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2497 of 3106	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	3353 of 3644	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3394 of 4465	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4144 of 4401	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3499 of 4376	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	2773 of 4329	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4014 of 4188	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2831 of 4168	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	3268 of 3705	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3633 of 4594	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4214 of 4521	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4071 of 4477	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3597 of 4451	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4186 of 4309	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3835 of 4264	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	2400 of 3739	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3394 of 4647	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4017 of 4585	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3795 of 4563	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3065 of 4498	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3920 of 4357	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3763 of 4319	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	636 of 975	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	966 of 1128	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	955 of 1099	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	946 of 1004	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	754 of 961	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1019 of 1112	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	919 of 1046	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	2069 of 3549	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	1966 of 4292	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	3568 of 4086	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3296 of 3952	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3325 of 3799	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2059 of 3684	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	900 of 3558	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	2221 of 2612	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2688 of 3108	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2860 of 3106	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2793 of 3082	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	2358 of 3082	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2568 of 3142	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	2611 of 3127	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2018)65th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-19 vs state

Science12%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Albert C Williams Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Albert C Williams Elementary	Public	3-5	615 Culver	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 886-3758	317	27	11.8	72.9%	149 (47.0%)	60 (18.9%)	85 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.9%)	20.2	4017^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%		25.4	3755^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.3%	262				37.8	45.7	27.4		29.7	27.4	22.9		12.5	$9,523
Commerce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2900 Fm 3218	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 886-3757	430	26	16.5	77.4%	178 (41.4%)	102 (23.7%)	118 (27.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)								(n/a)													$7,818
Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 N Patterson	Campbell	75422	Hunt County	Campbell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 246-9305	141	14	10.0	79.4%	82 (58.2%)	5 (3.5%)	48 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	25.4	3704^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%		11.9	4469^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.1%	765				52.6	29.4	54.2		21.1	23.5	25.0		12.5	$9,538
Cumby Collegiate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	206 Donelton Rd	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 994-2260	127	10	12.1	58.3%	96 (75.6%)	1 (0.8%)	23 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)								(n/a)													$6,919
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-4	1316 Wolfe City Dr	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-2684	293	23	12.9	88.1%	86 (29.4%)	41 (14.0%)	147 (50.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.4%)	8.9	4514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.9%		11.5	4483^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	4.8%	31				19.1	30.3			19.4	19.4				$12,970
Fannindel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	409 W Main St	Pecan Gap	75469	Delta County	Fannindel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 359-6314	91	9	9.8	81.3%	33 (36.3%)	30 (33.0%)	17 (18.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.0%)	3.6	4636^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.3%		9.3	4550^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.4%	86				16.7	14.3	11.1	25.0	8.3	0.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	$13,176
Wolfe City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 W Dallas St	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 496-2032	329	19	17.3	68.1%	223 (67.8%)	8 (2.4%)	85 (25.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	37.4	2962^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.3%		55.5	1849^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.7%	1113				54.2	36.2	57.1		33.3	32.8	42.9		18.4	$9,330
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 SW 8th St	Cooper	75432	Delta County	Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 395-2111	490	29	17.0	76.7%	326 (66.5%)	34 (6.9%)	93 (19.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	35	3120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.9%		44.2	2558^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.7%	562				44.1	45.1	41.8		34.9	39.4	38.8		22.4	$8,789
Lamar Elementary	Public	K-4	6321 Jack Finney Blvd	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-0765	508	36	14.1	71.9%	225 (44.3%)	69 (13.6%)	161 (31.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	30.1	3422^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.4%		30.2	3453^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.7%	31				40.5	46.0			30.0	33.0				$8,392
Carver Elementary	Public	K-4	2110 College St	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-0777	612	36	16.9	93.0%	70 (11.4%)	88 (14.4%)	435 (71.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	17.5	4164^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.5%		22.2	3942^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	16.3%	222	12.2	25.6	14.3	37.7	34.9			25.9	21.6				$8,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Albert C Williams Elementary

What district is Albert C Williams Elementary in?

Commerce Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Albert C Williams Elementary?

Students at Albert C Williams Elementary are 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Albert C Williams Elementary a good school?

Albert C Williams Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Albert C Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Albert C Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Commerce Middle
High : Commerce High School

How many students attend Albert C Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Albert C Williams Elementary.

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