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Fairmeadows Elementary

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Fairmeadows Elementary ranks 2992 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Fairmeadows Elementary is a PK-4 school in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd) serving 435 students in a high-poverty area, where about 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a strong upward trend, climbing from the 21st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 35th percentile in the most recent 2025-2026 state ranking, making it the top-performing elementary school within its district. This improvement is especially notable because the district itself ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas districts, while nearby schools like Merrifield Elementary (11th percentile), Clint Q Smith Elementary (13th percentile), and James R Bilhartz Junior Elementary (9th percentile) are at or near their all-time lows.

Fairmeadows' most distinctive academic feature is its exceptional 4th grade performance. In the 2025-2026 school year, 4th graders achieved proficiency rates of 53.16% in Math and 51.72% in Reading, which not only far exceed the district averages (36.27% and 39.08%) but also surpass the state averages (49.28% and 53.04%). This is a remarkable achievement for a school with high poverty levels. In fact, Fairmeadows' 4th graders actually matched the 4th graders at the nearby Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville in Reading and outperformed them in Math (53.16% vs. 44.44%), even though UME serves a much wealthier population (45% free/reduced lunch). The school also has a strong bilingual program, with 4th graders achieving a 66.67% proficiency rate in Spanish-language Reading, far exceeding the district (40.43%) and state (37.14%).

The data reveals a consistent "4th grade peak" phenomenon, where 4th graders dramatically outperform 3rd graders—for example, 4th grade Math proficiency (53.16%) was nearly 17 percentage points higher than 3rd grade (36.25%) in 2025-2026. This suggests the school is particularly effective at closing learning gaps in the 4th grade year. The school also shows notable strengths in serving Hispanic students (59th percentile statewide) and low-income students (53rd percentile). However, a critical area for concern is the performance of Special Education students, who ranked in the 4th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 and remain very low at the 21st percentile in 2025-2026, indicating the school is not yet meeting the needs of this population.

435

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,129

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 E Fairmeadows Dr
Duncanville, TX 75116-2711

(972) 708-2700

District: Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Fairmeadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glenn C Hardin Intermediate
High:	Duncanville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

African American:

11.7%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

Texas avg50%

2,992^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

863^rd of 951Duncanville 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	36.4	2992 of 4627	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	3626 of 4651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3301 of 4710	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3656 of 4647	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	2521 of 4581	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	3928 of 4578	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3006 of 4479	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2882 of 4359	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	2456 of 4329	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	2035 of 4286	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	1614 of 4320	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.2	2197 of 4260	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	3416 of 4221	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	3231 of 4206	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.2	2785 of 4095	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	79.0	523 of 3937	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	64.4	1460 of 3884	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.9	1943 of 3768	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.3	1342 of 3724	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	1590 of 3476	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	81.4	380 of 3475	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	657 of 3465	81.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	2099 of 2406	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1619 of 1905	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1362 of 2443	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2424 of 2443	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2294 of 2421	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	2420 of 2444	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	2213 of 2515	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	2224 of 2483	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	1170 of 4461	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	29.2	3431 of 4331	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1635 of 4295	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	2261 of 4240	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1640 of 2918	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1876 of 3668	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	1010 of 3556	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	430 of 3487	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	2224 of 3333	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	3016 of 4575	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3418 of 3744	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3404 of 4658	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3400 of 4588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2805 of 4561	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3515 of 4499	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3431 of 4348	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3222 of 4306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1570 of 3075	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	1580 of 2980	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	1103 of 3184	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	2432 of 3106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	1797 of 4413	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.9	2772 of 3644	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3102 of 4465	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	2802 of 4401	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	1271 of 4376	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	30.8	3177 of 4329	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2392 of 4188	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2505 of 4168	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	2107 of 4520	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.5	2664 of 3705	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3065 of 4594	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3171 of 4521	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.0	1471 of 4477	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	3593 of 4451	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2330 of 4309	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	2457 of 4264	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	2958 of 4582	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	2688 of 3739	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3624 of 4647	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3750 of 4585	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	2379 of 4563	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	4011 of 4498	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2448 of 4357	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2559 of 4319	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3384 of 4301	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	3422 of 3549	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3659 of 4086	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	3796 of 3952	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3426 of 3799	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1567 of 3684	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	2001 of 3558	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Reading41%-13 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 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Fairmeadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 E Fairmeadows Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2700	435	31	14.0	87.6%	8 (1.8%)	51 (11.7%)	373 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.4	2992^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.8	3626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.0%	634	0.0	66.7	10.0	0.0	0.0	28.4	51.7	43.4		36.3	53.2	39.5		$9,129
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2600	457	27	17.0	85.6%	10 (2.2%)	114 (24.9%)	325 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)														$10,159
James R Bilhartz Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6700 Wandt	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-6600	541	38	14.2	86.7%	25 (4.6%)	194 (35.9%)	308 (56.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	16.2	4231^st of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.8	4491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	260	20.0		0.0			33.3	26.7	36.0		29.4	24.2	32.3		$9,109
Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	258	14	18.3	45.3%	75 (29.1%)	45 (17.4%)	119 (46.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	49.7	2132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.1	2310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	178						53.3	50.0	50.0	61.5	33.3	44.4	47.5	41.0	$9,004
William Lee Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	602 W Center St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2800	529	30	17.7	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	216 (40.8%)	285 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.8	2963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	3008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	45	23.1					27.4	51.5	57.3		25.3	47.9	42.4		$8,275
Merrifield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	102 E Vinyard St	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2900	393	24	16.4	87.3%	6 (1.5%)	167 (42.5%)	210 (53.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	18.6	4125^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.4	4320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	195	28.6	20.0				28.6	48.2	27.3		30.8	37.3	19.0		$7,808
Idea A W Brown Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5701 Red Bird Center Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 709-4700	481	26	18.6	92.7%	2 (0.4%)	435 (90.4%)	42 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	4478^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%					(n/a)						25.4	27.1	37.3		14.3	23.7	28.8
Clint Q Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Big Stone Gap	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	344	23	14.9	82.6%	9 (2.6%)	155 (45.1%)	171 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	20.2	4027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.7	4623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	596						44.9	27.8	34.0		36.7	22.2	23.4		$9,594
Thomas Tolbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Blue Rdg Rd	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5900	335	21	16.3	98.5%	7 (2.1%)	107 (31.9%)	209 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	22.1	3930^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.1%		24.8	3739^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.6%	191	19.4	46.2	44.4			10.5	40.0	60.0		15.7	31.7	34.2		$12,609
Ronald E McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Bainbridge Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6200	500	33	15.1	98.2%	10 (2.0%)	267 (53.4%)	203 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	19	4097^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.8	4378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	281	25.0	52.9	36.0		30.8	38.7	35.3	42.5	28.3	15.3	47.1	21.6	18.4	$12,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmeadows Elementary

Is Fairmeadows Elementary a good school?

Fairmeadows Elementary ranks 2992^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairmeadows Elementary in?

Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Fairmeadows Elementary?

Students at Fairmeadows Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Fairmeadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairmeadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenn C Hardin Intermediate
High : Duncanville High School

How many students attend Fairmeadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Fairmeadows Elementary.

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

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