The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 17% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Edwin F Williams Int
Edwin F Williams Intermediate serves grades four and five in Perryton, a small agricultural and energy town in the Texas Panhandle. The school sits on the south side of town as part of Perryton ISD's six-campus structure, which stretches from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district has spent recent years navigating recovery from a severe June 2023 tornado and investing in infrastructure, passing a major bond in May 2023 that funded building renovations and athletic improvements; the district also pursued a property-tax measure in November 2024 aimed at raising teacher and staff salaries, signaling an effort to address teacher retention against regional competition.
The student body at Williams Intermediate is economically mixed but with a majority of students from lower-income households. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The population is ethnically diverse: most students are Hispanic or Latino, with a smaller white enrollment and very few students from other backgrounds. Specific data on English learners and students with disabilities was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those service populations and their scope.
Academic performance in grade four shows a soft spot in mathematics, where just under half of tested students met or exceeded proficiency on the state exam. By grade five, mathematics proficiency rises notably, with a clear majority of students meeting or exceeding the standard. English language arts proficiency in grade four is low as measured on the Spanish-language assessment, reflecting the bilingual composition of the school; very few students tested on that version of the exam met proficiency, likely because the Spanish assessment served a much smaller cohort than the English version. Grade five data for English language arts on the Spanish exam was too sparse to report. Science data for grade five also fell below a reportable threshold.
Across all tested subjects and grade levels, looking at proficiency in the broadest sense, the school shows that most students either approach or meet proficiency standards. About four-fifths of students meet the "approaches" level across all subjects, roughly half reach the "meets" level, and about a quarter reach the "masters" level. In mathematics specifically, a majority of students meet or exceed proficiency when grades four and five are combined. In English language arts, about half of students meet proficiency or above, and in social studies, similar patterns hold. These middle-range outcomes are the picture of a school working within a resource-constrained, majority-low-income student population, with clear room for improvement at the upper performance tiers.
The school operates within Perryton's recovery-focused economy and housing market. Home values in the area are modest by state standards, and the median household income is stable but not high. Employment growth in town has been nearly flat in recent years, centered in oil and gas extraction, agriculture, and cattle feeding. The district's recent focus on salary increases for staff signals that teacher recruitment and retention are concerns worth monitoring if your family is considering the area; the district openly stated its pay scale lagged comparable neighboring districts.
No data was available on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, attendance patterns, or staffing levels at Williams Intermediate, so these are topics a parent should discuss directly with the school. The grade band served (four and five) means there is no graduation rate, and the school offers no state-tested science or social studies assessment in grade four, so comparative trend data is limited.
Williams Intermediate is a conventional public elementary school in a small district that is managing both disaster recovery and systemic efforts to boost staff compensation. For families in Perryton, it is the default neighborhood option for upper-elementary grades, with performance patterns that reflect the broader economic and resource context of the town and its schools.
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