The Meadows Elementary

Summary:

The Meadows Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Desoto, Texas, serving grades 2-5 with a student population of 369. The school is part of the Desoto Independent School District, which is ranked 767 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Meadows Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 4,125 and 4,461 out of 4,578 to 4,675 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 18.75% in 3rd grade reading to 30.28% in 5th grade reading, compared to the state averages of 48.85% to 53.96%. The school's performance for students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds is particularly concerning, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools.

The Meadows Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby magnet schools, such as Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy and Woodridge Elementary, which are also part of the Desoto Independent School District. These nearby magnet schools consistently outperform The Meadows Elementary on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates often double or triple those of The Meadows. The school's performance also lags behind other nearby public schools, such as Houston Elementary and Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary in the Lancaster Independent School District, as well as charter schools like Uplift Gradus Preparatory and Life School Lancaster.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 2-5

 1016 The Meadows Pkwy
       Desoto, TX  75115-4210


(972) 224-0960

District: Desoto Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4461st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,447 Help


Students who attend The Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Elementary:    Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy
High:    Desoto High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  369

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.9%
Hispanic:
15.7%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details The Meadows Elementary ranks worse than 95.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Desoto Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.2. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (78.9%), Hispanic (15.7%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at The Meadows Elementary is 15.1, which is the 3rd best among 4 elementary schools in the Desoto Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at The Meadows Elementary is $10,447, which is the 3rd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Desoto Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

The Meadows Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks The Meadows Elementary 4461st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See The Meadows Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Desoto Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Desoto Independent School District (Isd) 767th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for The Meadows Elementary

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Rank History for all students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 10.69 3361st 3465 3.0%
2005 14.81 3294th 3475 5.2%
2006 5.93 3423rd 3476 1.5%
2007 7.30 3651st 3724 2.0%
2008 11.65 3625th 3768 3.8%
2009 33.99 3025th 3884 22.1%
2010 29.71 3281st 3937 16.7%
2011 22.78 3663rd 4095 10.5%
2012 29.63 3444th 4206 18.1%
2013 16.19 3934th 4221 6.8%
2014 12.36 4060th 4260 4.7%
2015 12.94 4040th 4320 6.5%
2016 9.54 4099th 4286 4.4%
2017 10.97 4162nd 4329 3.9%
2018 13.49 4128th 4359 5.3%
2019 28.35 3435th 4479 23.3%
2021 10.23 4476th 4578 2.2%
2022 16.58 4125th 4581 10.0%
2023 16.73 4204th 4647 9.5%
2024 11.20 4461st 4675 4.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.65 812th 1004 19.1%
2023 17.44 992nd 1099 9.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.36 1508th 3487 56.8%
2024 62.74 1027th 3638 71.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.99 1762nd 3558 50.5%
2019 20.56 3407th 3684 7.5%
2021 18.54 3796th 3799 0.1%
2022 32.95 2812th 3952 28.8%
2023 24.49 3518th 4086 13.9%
2024 24.37 3600th 4261 15.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.51 3949th 4264 7.4%
2019 38.61 2877th 4309 33.2%
2021 14.49 4297th 4451 3.5%
2022 22.57 3918th 4477 12.5%
2023 22.33 3977th 4521 12.0%
2024 16.02 4287th 4560 6.0%
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Rank History for Female students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.94 4051st 4306 5.9%
2019 33.01 3132nd 4348 28.0%
2021 11.80 4371st 4499 2.8%
2022 24.16 3777th 4561 17.2%
2023 20.72 3993rd 4588 13.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.17 3355th 4240 20.9%
2019 49.92 1968th 4295 54.2%
2021 19.97 4047th 4331 6.6%
2022 31.59 3414th 4461 23.5%
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Rank History for Male students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.60 4080th 4319 5.5%
2019 26.60 3497th 4357 19.7%
2021 13.81 4245th 4498 5.6%
2022 12.98 4312th 4563 5.5%
2023 16.39 4178th 4585 8.9%
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Rank History for African American students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.88 1793rd 2483 27.8%
2019 44.64 1349th 2515 46.4%
2021 20.16 2238th 2444 8.4%
2022 35.05 1679th 2421 30.6%
2023 31.78 1787th 2443 26.9%
2024 25.05 2042nd 2421 15.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at The Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.96 3263rd 4168 21.7%
2019 74.24 677th 4188 83.8%
2021 24.83 3578th 4329 17.3%
2022 27.48 3553rd 4376 18.8%
2023 45.66 2376th 4401 46.0%
2024 25.00 3694th 4431 16.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for The Meadows Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 335 108 6 18 3 n/a n/a 0 470
1989 301 136 5 21 2 n/a n/a 0 465
1990 280 165 4 24 2 n/a n/a 0 475
1991 291 162 3 26 3 n/a n/a 0 485
1992 274 189 4 26 2 n/a n/a 0 495
1993 243 196 9 25 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1994 242 186 6 26 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1995 186 195 5 22 1 n/a n/a 0 409
1996 186 195 5 22 1 n/a n/a 0 409
1997 159 222 1 22 3 n/a n/a 0 407
1998 127 263 2 28 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1999 120 300 2 31 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2000 97 340 1 41 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2001 100 414 7 40 0 n/a n/a 0 561
2002 95 426 5 52 1 n/a n/a 0 579
2003 95 426 5 52 1 n/a n/a 0 579
2004 71 421 3 52 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2005 61 438 3 57 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2006 41 471 5 57 1 n/a n/a 0 575
2007 33 429 6 68 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2008 16 421 12 55 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2009 23 383 10 51 3 n/a n/a 0 470
2010 22 442 10 53 2 n/a n/a 0 529
2011 28 424 3 65 0 2 6 0 528
2012 19 368 4 60 3 1 4 0 459
2013 14 343 1 39 1 1 4 0 403
2014 16 455 2 64 1 0 4 0 542
2015 21 450 5 62 0 0 8 0 546
2016 18 475 2 72 0 0 12 0 579
2017 11 425 1 61 0 0 14 0 512
2018 11 360 2 65 1 0 11 0 450
2019 13 334 3 65 2 0 17 0 434
2020 8 437 5 75 0 0 16 0 541
2021 9 384 4 66 2 0 15 0 480
2022 8 317 2 74 2 0 14 0 417
2023 6 291 1 58 1 0 12 0 369

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at The Meadows Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 470 25.0 18.8 n/a
1989 465 n/a n/a n/a
1990 475 27.0 17.5 n/a
1991 485 26.7 18.1 n/a
1992 495 29.4 16.8 n/a
1993 473 29.0 16.3 18.6
1994 460 30.5 15.1 16.5
1995 409 30.0 13.6 16.9
1996 409 30.0 13.6 16.9
1997 407 32.1 12.7 21.9
1998 420 32.8 12.8 19.8
1999 453 30.3 15.0 18.3
2000 479 32.9 14.6 30.7
2001 561 36.7 15.3 39.2
2002 579 37.5 15.4 38.2
2003 579 37.5 15.4 38.2
2004 548 35.6 15.4 41.4
2005 559 37.8 14.8 44.2
2006 575 32.6 17.6 51.7
2007 536 36.7 14.6 52.8
2008 506 35.6 14.2 59.3
2009 470 34.4 13.7 66.8
2010 529 35.2 15.0 74.3
2011 528 35.0 15.0 78
2012 459 31.6 14.5 77.8
2013 403 31.9 12.6 78.2
2014 542 31.7 17.0 77.9
2015 546 32.0 17.0 79.3
2016 579 35.0 16.5 79.3
2017 512 33.4 15.3 77.3
2018 450 34.5 13.0 80.9
2019 434 30.4 14.2 88.2
2020 541 33.4 16.1 89.8
2021 480 30.5 15.7 76.9
2022 417 32.2 12.9 81.5
2023 369 24.4 15.1 72.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio The Meadows Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 470 25.0 18.8 n/a
1989 465 n/a n/a n/a
1990 475 27.0 17.5 n/a
1991 485 26.7 18.1 n/a
1992 495 29.4 16.8 n/a
1993 473 29.0 16.3 18.6
1994 460 30.5 15.1 16.5
1995 409 30.0 13.6 16.9
1996 409 30.0 13.6 16.9
1997 407 32.1 12.7 21.9
1998 420 32.8 12.8 19.8
1999 453 30.3 15.0 18.3
2000 479 32.9 14.6 30.7
2001 561 36.7 15.3 39.2
2002 579 37.5 15.4 38.2
2003 579 37.5 15.4 38.2
2004 548 35.6 15.4 41.4
2005 559 37.8 14.8 44.2
2006 575 32.6 17.6 51.7
2007 536 36.7 14.6 52.8
2008 506 35.6 14.2 59.3
2009 470 34.4 13.7 66.8
2010 529 35.2 15.0 74.3
2011 528 35.0 15.0 78
2012 459 31.6 14.5 77.8
2013 403 31.9 12.6 78.2
2014 542 31.7 17.0 77.9
2015 546 32.0 17.0 79.3
2016 579 35.0 16.5 79.3
2017 512 33.4 15.3 77.3
2018 450 34.5 13.0 80.9
2019 434 30.4 14.2 88.2
2020 541 33.4 16.1 89.8
2021 480 30.5 15.7 76.9
2022 417 32.2 12.9 81.5
2023 369 24.4 15.1 72.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for The Meadows Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,316 (19.5%) $9,555 (80.5%) $11,871
2020 $1,660 (9.4%) $15,910 (90.6%) $17,569
2021 $3,243 (31.0%) $7,203 (68.9%) $10,447

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on The Meadows Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3435th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4204th of 4647 Elementary schools
 13.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (The Meadows Elementary)2220
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))2536
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (The Meadows Elementary)3314
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))3124
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (The Meadows Elementary)2827
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))2629
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (The Meadows Elementary)3132
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))2631
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (The Meadows Elementary)5436
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))4146
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (The Meadows Elementary)4639
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))3944
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (The Meadows Elementary)3512
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Desoto Independent School District (Isd))2719
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students434369
 15%
African American334291
 12.9%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic6558
 10.8%
Pacific Islander00
White136
 53.8%
Two or More Races1712
 29.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.2%72.4%
 15.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about The Meadows Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 369 students attended The Meadows Elementary.

Students at The Meadows Elementary are 79% African American, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

The Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend The Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy
High : Desoto High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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