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Meyer Elementary

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Meyer Elementary ranks 1379 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Meyer Elementary in Richmond, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District serving 478 students, and it has staged a remarkable turnaround from a 1-star rating in 2022-2023 to a consistent 4-star rating, now ranking in the 70th percentile statewide. This dramatic "V-shaped" recovery is the school's most defining feature, as it jumped from the bottom 20th percentile to the top quartile in just two years—a shift unmatched by nearby schools like Don Carter Elementary, which has been steadily high-performing, or Cora Thomas Elementary and John Arredondo Elementary, which have shown only moderate improvement.

Meyer Elementary excels particularly with its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 90th percentile for low socio-economic status students despite 65.9% qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This is significantly higher than nearby schools with similar poverty rates, such as Taylor Ray Elementary (82.93% FRL) and Travis Elementary (81.17% FRL), which rank in the 55th and 13th percentiles overall, respectively. The school's math scores have been the engine of this turnaround, with 5th-grade math proficiency more than doubling from 29% to 59.21% in recent years, though science remains a challenge, with only 34.18% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below the district average.

For parents of students from low socio-economic backgrounds, Meyer Elementary stands out as a particularly strong choice within the district, demonstrating effective, targeted support that helps these students achieve far above state averages. While the school has shown exceptional growth in reading and math, it continues to work on replicating this success in science, which trails top-performing neighbors like Don Carter Elementary (53.23% science proficiency). Overall, Meyer Elementary is a school in the midst of an inspiring transformation, offering a compelling option for families seeking a school that has proven its ability to lift student performance dramatically.

478

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,100

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1930 J Meyer Rd
Richmond, TX 77469-9452

(832) 223-2000

District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Meyer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Harry Wright Jh

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

29.1%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg63%

Texas avg51%

1,379^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	64.6	1379 of 4627	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	1072 of 4651	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	1043 of 4710	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	27.1	3564 of 4647	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3765 of 4581	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3684 of 4578	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2297 of 4479	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2281 of 4359	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	2212 of 4329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.6	1914 of 4286	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.4	2251 of 4320	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.5	2618 of 4260	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	3175 of 4221	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.3	2814 of 4206	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	2119 of 4095	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	1997 of 3937	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	2277 of 3884	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.3	2184 of 3768	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	1686 of 3724	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	661 of 3476	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	58.0	1625 of 3475	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.5	1934 of 3465	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	523 of 2406	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	138 of 2443	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	45.1	1233 of 2443	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1523 of 2421	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	1303 of 2444	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.6	247 of 2515	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	61.7	724 of 2483	70.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	707 of 999	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	656 of 957	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	3276 of 4461	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3325 of 4331	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2161 of 4295	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	1940 of 4240	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.3	699 of 3668	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	2251 of 3556	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1819 of 3487	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2708 of 3446	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.6	777 of 3333	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.6	1832 of 3226	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	1288 of 4575	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1013 of 4658	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	25.6	3699 of 4588	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3909 of 4561	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3663 of 4499	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	2166 of 4348	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2057 of 4306	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	2351 of 3075	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2696 of 2980	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	2382 of 2958	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2142 of 3184	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	1956 of 3106	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	818 of 4413	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	952 of 4465	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	28.3	3463 of 4401	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3714 of 4376	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3550 of 4329	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2275 of 4188	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	1996 of 4168	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	466 of 4520	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	534 of 4594	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	2942 of 4521	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3468 of 4477	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3491 of 4451	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2081 of 4309	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2252 of 4264	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	1572 of 4582	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	1194 of 4647	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	31.3	3309 of 4585	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3572 of 4563	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	3579 of 4498	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2422 of 4357	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2623 of 4319	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	1714 of 4301	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2080 of 4292	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	2544 of 4086	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3229 of 3952	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3147 of 3799	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2260 of 3684	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2057 of 3558	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	2927 of 3006	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	69.2	799 of 3108	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	17.7	2792 of 3082	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	2981 of 3082	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2744 of 3142	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1684 of 3127	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)29th percentile-41 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-47 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+6 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
Meyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 J Meyer Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2000	478	32	14.7	65.9%	38 (7.9%)	139 (29.1%)	252 (52.7%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	64.6	1379^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.2%		71.4	1072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.0%	307						60.6	51.5	67.1	50.0	43.9	59.2	$10,100
Thomas R Culver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Learning Tree Ln	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-5600	828	51	16.3	60.1%	69 (8.3%)	229 (27.7%)	458 (55.3%)	54 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	65	1346^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.9%		61.1	1528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.1%	182						53.6	50.8	62.7	49.6	53.7	65.7	$9,306
Adriane Mathews Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5055 Sunrise Meadow Ln	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-6400	618	36	17.1	52.1%	51 (8.3%)	195 (31.6%)	277 (44.8%)	63 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	65.6	1319^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		44.8	2449^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%	1130						54.9	54.2	65.7	41.6	57.3	65.7	$10,498
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2304 Bamore Rd	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1200	523	33	15.7	81.3%	35 (6.7%)	36 (6.9%)	441 (84.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	46.4	2302^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	50.2%		34.5	3169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.9%	867		33.3		0.0	14.3	46.8	45.7	57.0	28.8	55.0	48.1	$11,747
Taylor Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Ave N	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2400	615	44	13.9	82.9%	42 (6.8%)	42 (6.8%)	518 (84.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	50.6	2087^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.1	2312^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	225	33.3	20.0	0.0	37.5	22.2	54.0	48.3	59.8	42.4	43.8	45.8	$10,734
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Ave K	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2500	579	34	17.1	81.2%	32 (5.5%)	71 (12.3%)	464 (80.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	20.3	4025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		27.6	3574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	451	16.7			0.0		28.2	40.8	47.7	24.4	29.3	31.1	$12,621
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
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
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Third St	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1800	293	23	12.7	58.0%	46 (15.7%)	70 (23.9%)	148 (50.5%)	15 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	75.7	916^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.2%		62.5	1464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%	548						68.9	62.0	74.6	77.8	50.0	50.0	$11,595
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meyer Elementary

What schools do graduates of Meyer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harry Wright Jh

What is the racial makeup of Meyer Elementary?

Students at Meyer Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 29% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Meyer Elementary a good school?

Meyer Elementary ranks 1379^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meyer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Meyer Elementary.

What district is Meyer Elementary in?

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

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