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Meadows Elementary

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Meadows Elementary ranks 2736 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school in Plano, Texas, serving 364 students in grades K-5 and part of the Plano Independent School District (ISD). While the district is ranked 230 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating, Meadows Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in STAAR test scores across various grade levels and subjects.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading at Meadows Elementary was 39.47% for 3rd grade, 34.88% for 4th grade, and 61.22% for 5th grade, compared to the Plano ISD averages of 65.78%, 64.21%, and 70.07%, respectively. Similarly, in STAAR Mathematics, Meadows Elementary's proficiency rates were 33.33% for 3rd grade, 44.44% for 4th grade, and 39.13% for 5th grade, compared to the Plano ISD averages of 58.46%, 56.82%, and 62.30%. Additionally, Meadows Elementary has shown significant performance gaps between different student subgroups, particularly in reading and mathematics.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hickey Elementary, the closest neighboring school, Meadows Elementary consistently underperforms in STAAR test scores. Hickey Elementary, as well as other nearby schools like Dooley Elementary and Memorial Elementary, demonstrate stronger academic performance. These differences may be influenced by factors such as the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Meadows Elementary, which reaches 89.56%, significantly higher than the district-wide average of 36.06% at Hickey Elementary.

414

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,332

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 18th St
Plano, TX 75074-4603

(469) 752-2400

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Armstrong Middle
High:	Plano East Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

African American:

7.0%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Plano Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg55%

Texas avg46%

2,736^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)

230^th of 961Plano 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
2025	40.6	2736 of 4651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2807 of 4710	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2276 of 4647	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	2238 of 4581	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.2	3854 of 4578	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3150 of 4479	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3351 of 4359	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	3966 of 4329	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	3362 of 4286	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.6	2564 of 4320	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	3084 of 4260	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	3354 of 4221	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	3748 of 4206	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	3006 of 4095	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	2653 of 3937	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	16.9	3624 of 3884	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	3374 of 3768	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	3306 of 3724	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	2978 of 3476	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.4	2234 of 3475	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.6	1723 of 3465	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.2	646 of 2443	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.4	1359 of 2443	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	1003 of 2421	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.6	1961 of 2444	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1655 of 2515	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1286 of 2483	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	1428 of 4461	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	3085 of 4331	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	1287 of 4295	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	2850 of 4240	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	2083 of 2918	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	2762 of 3668	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	1872 of 3556	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	1674 of 3487	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	2652 of 3446	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1872 of 3333	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	2494 of 3226	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	2466 of 3744	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3627 of 4658	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2638 of 4588	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	2357 of 4561	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3705 of 4499	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3241 of 4348	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3139 of 4306	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1209 of 2619	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1496 of 2980	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	1561 of 2958	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	2199 of 3006	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2937 of 3184	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1990 of 3106	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	2287 of 3644	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3373 of 4465	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.6	1554 of 4401	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1554 of 4376	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	3869 of 4329	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2550 of 4188	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3209 of 4168	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	2057 of 3705	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3221 of 4594	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.7	1089 of 4521	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	1578 of 4477	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.3	3716 of 4451	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2533 of 4309	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3027 of 4264	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	2435 of 3739	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3108 of 4647	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1897 of 4585	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	2141 of 4563	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.8	3823 of 4498	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2888 of 4357	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3609 of 4319	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1748 of 3549	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	3144 of 4292	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2053 of 4086	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1550 of 3952	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	2084 of 3799	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	1125 of 3684	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.0	2988 of 3558	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	2099 of 3082	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	97.0	15 of 3082	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	13.1	2982 of 3142	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	2242 of 3127	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)74th percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2022)32nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%-7 vs state

Science26%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 18th St	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2400	414	42	9.8	87.2%	28 (6.8%)	29 (7.0%)	326 (78.7%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	40.6	2736^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%		40.5	2807^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.4%	71	23.1	11.1	33.3	27.3	64.0	20.0		39.5	34.9	61.2	33.3	44.4	39.1	26.3	$13,332
Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Laurel Ln	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2500	407	34	12.0	77.6%	40 (9.8%)	41 (10.1%)	304 (74.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	32.3	3292^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%		43.8	2600^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.8%	692	11.1	11.4	20.0	28.1	12.2	26.9		62.2	44.4	37.2	32.3	36.7	34.4	11.3	$11,750
Forman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1200	473	40	11.6	83.9%	35 (7.4%)	93 (19.7%)	300 (63.4%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	22.2	3901^st of 4651 public elementary schools	16.1%		37	3024^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.8%	877	9.5	33.3	28.6	20.0	26.5	14.3	0.0	52.1	35.6	35.2	29.2	27.3	24.1	10.9	$10,523
Mendenhall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 19th St	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2600	563	47	11.8	82.4%	67 (11.9%)	85 (15.1%)	364 (64.7%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	38.9	2844^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.9%		32.2	3329^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.3%	485	9.7	34.4	43.5	21.9	43.8	43.5	4.4	43.2	52.7	60.0	37.2	30.9	37.0	17.4	$10,391
Dooley Elementary	Public	K-5	2425 San Gabriel Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1100	303	28	10.7	49.2%	115 (38.0%)	49 (16.2%)	85 (28.1%)	35 (11.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	50.4	2124^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.3%		48.5	2264^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.9%	140								67.4	41.1	57.5	50.0	35.7	47.8	23.4	$10,990
Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Ave P	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-0200	343	37	9.2	81.3%	32 (9.3%)	40 (11.7%)	249 (72.6%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	24.8	3737^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.7%		26.3	3693^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.6%	44	6.7	23.5	37.5	13.3	12.5	37.5	0.0	31.6	28.6	42.5	21.1	28.6	45.0	22.5	$13,059
Hickey Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Coldwater Creek	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4100	497	42	11.7	36.6%	96 (19.3%)	53 (10.7%)	163 (32.8%)	162 (32.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	77	877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.1%		80.9	718^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.8%	159	10.0	40.0	44.4	20.0	53.9	23.5		58.1	68.3	71.1	55.4	53.3	62.2	39.8	$9,807
Sigler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Janwood Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-3200	485	40	11.9	80.8%	52 (10.7%)	80 (16.5%)	312 (64.3%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	20	4023^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.5%		31.9	3348^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.9%	675	20.6	3.9	4.8	31.6	29.3	11.1	0.0	45.7	38.1	36.7	29.0	42.3	9.3	3.9	$10,825
McCall Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Cloverhaven Way	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4500	490	35	14.1	37.1%	142 (29.0%)	86 (17.6%)	72 (14.7%)	173 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	72.3	1033^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.1	761^st of 4710 public elementary schools	83.8%	272								61.6	61.9	63.8	60.5	51.2	56.3	36.3	$8,679
Harrington Elementary	Public	K-5	1540 Baffin Bay Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-1500	321	27	11.7	29.0%	143 (44.5%)	55 (17.1%)	44 (13.7%)	55 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	73.1	1001^st of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%		74.4	971^st of 4710 public elementary schools	79.4%	30								66.7	75.4	59.7	57.9	57.9	59.7	25.8	$11,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadows Elementary

What district is Meadows Elementary in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Meadows Elementary.

Is Meadows Elementary a good school?

Meadows Elementary ranks 2736^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Armstrong Middle
High : Plano East Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Meadows Elementary?

Students at Meadows Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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