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The Meadows Elementary School

Public | PK-5 | 459 students

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Posted November 8, 2011

My daughter had Mrs.Adams for kindergarten and she was great. My daughter learned so much. I had a hard time teaching her things before she started school but Mrs.Adams completely turned her around. She would send home stacks of homework every week and I enjoyed helping my daughter figure it all out and watch her progress. She's now in 1st grade and I'm still trying to feel her new teacher out but my child does have straight A's and a great love for learning.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 20, 2008

My son has been a student at the Meadows Elementary since 2007. It is very stressful dealing with the faculty at this school. They will create problems you've never heard of your child having. Instead of taking ownership of their students, they'd rather since home pointless notes about minute distractions in the class room that you know your child will pay more attention to. They need to concentrate on raising the bar for TASKS scores.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 29, 2006

My son attended TMI for 5th/6th from 2004-2006. The 5th grade teachers were good. the math teacher had my son loving math and maintaining an A average. Things changed in 6th grade. Reading was a struggle also. I had conferences, e-mailed, sent letters, etc. asking the teachers what I could do to help and suggestions on programs for him to attend. I NEVER received any advice. They just wanted to let me know how he was behaving. There was no follow-through. I really felt that my son was being left behind. The Social Studies teacher did talk with us from an encouraging perspective. He actually cared about our son and his transition to Jr High. The Band is great.
—Submitted by a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

79 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
82%

2010

 
 
73%

2009

 
 
70%

2008

 
 
69%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

77 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
85%

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
87%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

73 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
76%

2008

 
 
62%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

71 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
75%

2009

 
 
79%

2008

 
 
67%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

72 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
85%

2010

 
 
91%

2009

 
 
98%

2008

 
 
88%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

69 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
82%

2008

 
 
68%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

68 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
92%

2008

 
 
78%
Science

The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

70 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
68%

2008

 
 
40%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students82%
Female90%
Male75%
Black or African American84%
Asiann/a
Hispanic75%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged79%
Not economically disadvantaged94%
Special education25%
Not special education89%
Limited English proficient (LEP)60%
Proficient in English84%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant82%
Gifted/talented100%

Reading

All Students77%
Female87%
Male66%
Black or African American74%
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged72%
Not economically disadvantaged94%
Special education17%
Not special education82%
Limited English proficient (LEP)80%
Proficient in English76%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant77%
Gifted/talented100%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students77%
Female77%
Male76%
Black or African American75%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged75%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Special education29%
Not special education82%
Limited English proficient (LEP)n/a
Proficient in English75%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant77%
Gifted/talented100%

Reading

All Students80%
Female84%
Male76%
Black or African American85%
Asiann/a
Hispanic80%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged78%
Not economically disadvantaged88%
Special education60%
Not special education82%
Limited English proficient (LEP)n/a
Proficient in English80%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant80%
Gifted/talented100%

Writing

All Students85%
Female89%
Male79%
Black or African American87%
Asiann/a
Hispanic89%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White60%
Economically disadvantaged84%
Not economically disadvantaged88%
Special education50%
Not special education88%
Limited English proficient (LEP)n/a
Proficient in English87%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant85%
Gifted/talented100%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students78%
Female77%
Male80%
Black or African American79%
Asiann/a
Hispanic83%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged76%
Not economically disadvantaged83%
Special educationn/a
Not special education82%
Limited English proficient (LEP)n/a
Proficient in English77%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant78%
Gifted/talented100%

Reading

All Students84%
Female87%
Male79%
Black or African American84%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged84%
Not economically disadvantaged83%
Special educationn/a
Not special education86%
Limited English proficient (LEP)n/a
Proficient in English83%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant84%
Gifted/talented100%

Science

All Students84%
Female85%
Male84%
Black or African American82%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged87%
Not economically disadvantaged78%
Special education40%
Not special education88%
Limited English proficient (LEP)n/a
Proficient in English83%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant84%
Gifted/talented100%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

  • In 2010-2011, this school was rated "Recognized".
  • In 2009-2010, this school was rated "Recognized".
  • In 2008-2009, this school was rated "Academically Acceptable".

About the tests


Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district. The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12. Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable. Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 81% 14%
Hispanic 11% 48%
White 5% 34%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Special education 6%N/A10%
Gifted/talented students 6%N/A8%
Limited English proficient (LEP) 5%N/A17%
Economically disadvantaged 59%N/A55%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 14N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Beginning teachers 24%N/A8%
1 to 5 years 22%N/A30%
6 to 10 years 21%N/A20%
11 to 20 years 20%N/A23%
21 or more years 13%N/A19%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
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1016 the Meadows Pkwy
De Soto, TX 75115
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Phone: (972) 224-0960

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