John R. Williams
11 May 2023 / by Crystal Brown
About John R. Williams
John R. Williams was an American civil rights leader and activist who worked tirelessly to fight for the rights of African Americans. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1922 and graduated from the Tuskegee Institute in 1944. He then went on to become a leader in the civil rights movement, working with the NAACP and other organizations to fight for the rights of African Americans. He was involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Selma to Montgomery marches, and other civil rights activities. He was also a leader in the fight to end segregation in the South. He was a strong advocate for voting rights, education, and economic opportunity for African Americans. His work helped to bring about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He died in 1988, but his legacy lives on in the civil rights movement.
Address:
2450 Meadow Ave.
Stockton, CA 95207Phone:
(209) 953-8767
Site:
Grades:
K – 6
Enrollment:
552 students
Overview John R. Williams
John R. Williams serves 552 students in grades Kindergarten-6.
John R. Williams placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 16% (which is lower than the California state average of 34%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 24% (which is lower than the California state average of 49%) for the 2020-21 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the California state level of 22:1.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the California state average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Verdict on John R. Williams
John R. Williams is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 3,649 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.The diversity score of John R. Williams is 0.60, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school’s diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
