Fairmeadows Elementary School

Fairmeadows is not a great school. The teachers are not teaching kids to get understanding and comprehension. Classes are over crowded and staff into favorites. The school is more focused on bilingual verses the basics of learning. Bilingual is great, but should not be the primary focus over shadowing the basics.
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Posted August 16, 2009

Fairmeadows is a great school. My son has been a student there for 3 years and i have no complaints. The teachers are very involved and really care about their students. My son has a mild speech delay and has definitely come a long way with the speech therapy provided at Fairmeadows.
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Posted August 15, 2009

This school is only conserned with #'s and the teachers are not capable of teaching the large 25+ kids in their classroom, they complain to the parents while the kids suffer!
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Posted April 6, 2008

We love Fairmeadows. The four years that we have been in the school, we have not seen a high turn-over rate. You would be amazed at the high expectations that the administration, teachers, and students have. My hat goes off to Fairmeadows primarily for its success in working with low-socioeconomic and bilingual/esl students.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted September 27, 2007

My son has attended at Fairmeadows for Pre-K, first and second. My second son has just started pre-k and we all love it. The staff are very genuine and sincere. My only concern is that they don't give enough homework compared to some other schools I have heard of.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted August 7, 2005

This is an excellent school. The teachers from Pre-K through the fourth grade take a genuine interest in the lives of the children. The principal and entire faculty and staff go the extra mile. Their expectations of the children are high and so the children achieve at great levels.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted August 18, 2004

Last year was our first year in Duncanville school district. My 2 boys were in 4th & 1st then. The school is very good, but very strick. The teachers are pretty good. There are some that really don't have what it takes to be teachers. If all the teachers were like the principal (mrs.King) the whole school would be an excellent place. She is wonderful. She shows the kids just what they want 'attention & love'.
—Submitted by MS. BLAIR, a parent

Posted June 28, 2004

This year was my child's first year we have had issues from the beginning. It seems that are jobs as parents is to make the teacher's job easier. At least that was the point that I was getting as one of the teachers keep stating that it would make her job easier. To me teacher's are there to teach. The new school year we are enrolling our daughter into a private school.
—Submitted by a parent

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Math

The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

128 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

128 students were tested at this school in 2011.

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.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

108 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

108 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Writing

The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

110 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	85%
Female	86%
Male	85%
Black or African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	84%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	78%
Special education	57%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	87%
Proficient in English	82%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Reading

All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	86%
Black or African American	92%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	83%
Special education	57%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	87%
Proficient in English	85%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

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.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	80%
Female	80%
Male	79%
Black or African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	50%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	52%
Proficient in English	81%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Reading

All Students	81%
Female	85%
Male	79%
Black or African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	82%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	67%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	29%
Proficient in English	92%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing

All Students	93%
Female	98%
Male	89%
Black or African American	100%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	93%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	86%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	91%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

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.

Source: Texas Education Agency

In 2010-2011, this school was rated "Recognized".
In 2009-2010, this school was rated "Exemplary".
In 2008-2009, this school was rated "Exemplary".

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.