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The Meadows Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

4589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

The Meadows Elementary in Desoto, TX, is a K-5 school serving 312 students within the Desoto Independent School District (Isd), and it is currently facing significant academic challenges, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. The school's performance has been in a steep decline, with proficiency rates far below district and state averages; for example, only 8.96% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 44.33% statewide. This is a stark contrast to nearby Woodridge Elementary, just 1.6 miles away in the same district, which achieved a 44.12% proficiency rate in 3rd-grade reading versus The Meadows' 19.7%, proving that high-poverty schools in the area can succeed.

Despite these struggles, The Meadows has a notable bright spot: its English Language Learner (ELL) students performed in the 72nd percentile statewide in 2023-2024, earning a 4-star rating. This suggests that effective teaching strategies exist within the building but are not being applied to the broader student body. Meanwhile, the school's 5th-grade science scores are critically low, with only 2.35% of students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 29.57% statewide, indicating a systemic failure in building foundational knowledge. The school's student-teacher ratio has also jumped to 20.4:1, the highest among nearby schools, which likely reduces individualized attention.

Interestingly, The Meadows spends more per student ($10,447) than several better-performing nearby schools, such as Woodridge Elementary ($9,403) and Uplift Gradus Prep Ps ($9,109), suggesting that funding alone is not the issue. The school's challenges appear to be school-specific, related to leadership, curriculum, or culture, rather than simply the demographics of its student body, which is 75.64% economically disadvantaged. For parents considering options, nearby schools like Martin Weiss Elementary in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have shown improvement, climbing to the 69th percentile, demonstrating that positive change is possible in the area.

312

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,815

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1016 The Meadows Pkwy
Desoto, TX 75115-4210

(972) 224-0960

District: Desoto Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend The Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Elementary:	Ruby Young Talented And Gifted Academy
High:	Desoto High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.2%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (19% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

4,589^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Desoto Independent School District (Isd)

701^st of 951Desoto Independent School District (Isd) 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	4.8	4589 of 4627	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	4548 of 4651	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	4493 of 4710	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4204 of 4647	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4125 of 4581	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	4476 of 4578	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3435 of 4479	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	4128 of 4359	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	4162 of 4329	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	4099 of 4286	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	4040 of 4320	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.4	4060 of 4260	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	3934 of 4221	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	3444 of 4206	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	3663 of 4095	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	3281 of 3937	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	3025 of 3884	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	3625 of 3768	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.3	3651 of 3724	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	3423 of 3476	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	3294 of 3475	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.7	3361 of 3465	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2266 of 2406	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	1726 of 1905	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	2059 of 2443	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1787 of 2443	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1679 of 2421	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	2238 of 2444	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1349 of 2515	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1793 of 2483	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.6	3414 of 4461	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	4047 of 4331	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1968 of 4295	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	3355 of 4240	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	1037 of 3668	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	1508 of 3487	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	4466 of 4575	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	3464 of 3744	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	4343 of 4658	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	3993 of 4588	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3777 of 4561	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	4371 of 4499	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3132 of 4348	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4051 of 4306	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	2259 of 2619	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	2365 of 3644	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	3725 of 4465	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2376 of 4401	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3553 of 4376	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3578 of 4329	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.2	677 of 4188	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	30.0	3263 of 4168	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	4450 of 4520	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	3557 of 3705	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4317 of 4594	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3977 of 4521	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3918 of 4477	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4297 of 4451	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	2877 of 4309	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3949 of 4264	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	4547 of 4582	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	3676 of 3739	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	4436 of 4647	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	4178 of 4585	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4312 of 4563	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4245 of 4498	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3497 of 4357	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4080 of 4319	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	992 of 1099	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	812 of 1004	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	3773 of 4301	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	2662 of 3549	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	3627 of 4292	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3518 of 4086	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2812 of 3952	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3796 of 3799	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3407 of 3684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1762 of 3558	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-33 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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
The Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1016 The Meadows Pkwy	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-0960	312	15	20.4	75.6%	2 (0.6%)	269 (86.2%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	4.8	4589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.7	4548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%	41							19.7	20.0	31.0				9.0	23.2	11.3					$8,815
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	388	27	14.3	89.7%	3 (0.8%)	332 (85.6%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	18.7	4113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		20.8	3981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	132							33.3	43.4	51.0				12.3	18.5	28.6					$7,517
Woodridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-4	1001 Woodridge	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 223-3800	362	23	15.7	58.8%	9 (2.5%)	285 (78.7%)	58 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	42.3	2572^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.4%		29.4	3468^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	896							44.1	45.5	48.8				44.1	59.1	24.4					$7,891
Iltexas Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 862-4237	737	47	15.6	84.8%	16 (2.2%)	304 (41.2%)	379 (51.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	25.1	3752^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	4498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.3%	746	0.0			20.0			36.0	45.5	43.4				29.0	35.5	30.4					$9,821
Golden Rule Desoto	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	135 W Wintergreen Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	402	34	11.8	91.3%	12 (3.0%)	67 (16.7%)	317 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.2	3984^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.9%		43.4	2537^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	1447	37.5	20.0	0.0			0.0	36.7	20.0	35.3	39.4	36.0	35.5	34.2	9.8	38.2	36.4	6.3	32.5	32.3	$8,545
Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Marquis St	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1512	613	40	15.2	87.3%	3 (0.5%)	242 (39.5%)	358 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	30.2	3413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		36.4	3027^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%	386	22.7	44.4	33.3	14.3	31.3	16.7	34.3	50.6	49.3				28.9	32.3	39.5					$6,375
Uplift Gradus Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	121 Seahawk Dr	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 451-5551	597	32	18.3	83.6%	5 (0.8%)	375 (62.8%)	184 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	32.4	3265^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.8	3269^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.7%	4							37.9	30.8	56.3				37.9	28.2	47.5					$10,154
Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Millbrook Dr	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1564	416	30	13.8	79.6%	5 (1.2%)	356 (85.6%)	31 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	39.3	2809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		34.8	3140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	331							54.6	45.0	57.1				36.4	23.3	44.6					$7,421
Life School Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-6	950 S I-35 E	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-7950	455	26	17.4	73.8%	23 (5.1%)	273 (60.0%)	142 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	16.8	4201^st of 4627 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.9	4089^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	112							9.0	37.3	32.4	35.4			6.0	47.8	14.1	26.6				$10,180
Ruby Young Talented And Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	707 Young Blvd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 223-6505	263	13	19.8	58.6%	4 (1.5%)	193 (73.4%)	56 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)																				$9,278

Frequently Asked Questions about The Meadows Elementary

How many students attend The Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended The Meadows Elementary.

What district is The Meadows Elementary in?

Desoto Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of The Meadows Elementary attend?

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

Elementary : Ruby Young Talented And Gifted Academy
High : Desoto High School

What is the racial makeup of The Meadows Elementary?

Students at The Meadows Elementary are 86% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is The Meadows Elementary a good school?

The Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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