Albert C Williams El, Commerce TX

Original Research by School Decision on Albert C Williams El

Albert C Williams Elementary serves grades three through five in Commerce, a small college town anchored by East Texas A&M University. The school draws from a community where families are often linked to the university or work in local service and retail, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the area.

The school's state test results show persistent academic struggle. In math, proficiency rates span the lower range across all three grades served, with the weakest showing in fifth grade. English language arts performs somewhat better, particularly in fourth grade where results are closer to the middle range, but third and fifth grades lag considerably. Science results at fifth grade are notably low. On aggregate, when students are sorted by the state's proficiency categories (approaching, meets, masters), only a small fraction reach the highest level across any subject. The school sits well below the midpoint among Hunt County's districts on overall proficiency measures.

Academically, the school offers a traditional elementary curriculum aligned to state standards. The data provided does not address special programming such as gifted pathways, dual-language tracks, or enrichment sequences, so a parent considering the school should ask directly about those offerings. English learner enrollment data was not available, though a parent may want to confirm what support exists for multilingual students, given the school's location in a diverse region.

The elementary sits in a town with modest but growing housing stock and a downtown-anchored civic life centered around the university. Families considering Commerce are typically drawn by the university presence, lower housing costs relative to larger metros, or employment in the school district or medical center. The recent completion of a new middle school and athletic facilities as part of a voter-approved bond reflects community investment in the district, though those improvements sit downstream from Albert C Williams.

The school's academic performance points to significant gaps in math and science mastery. A family enrolling here would be making a choice aware of these results and likely expecting to provide supplemental support or to weigh whether the school's pathway aligns with the student's profile and family resources.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolCOMMERCE ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income32%Higher-income55%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income69%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income39%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income38%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income21%Higher-income41%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income16%Higher-income43%27 pp gap