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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003835
Meador Elementary School
10701 SEAFORD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77089 · (713) 740-0648 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
406 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Meador Elementary School
Meador Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meador Elementary School this school | 443 | 91.6% | 43.7% |
| Morton Elementary School ARLINGTON | 446 | 92.2% | 21.5% |
| Westcreek Elementary School FORT WORTH | 388 | 92.8% | 23.3% |
| Atherton Elementary School ARLINGTON | 474 | 86.7% | 35.8% |
| Patrick Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 496 | 91.7% | 32.0% |
| Remynse Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 394 | 89.3% | 44.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Meador Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,118 of 4,401 | #275 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,375 of 4,466 ▲ 313 | #500 of 625 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,076 of 4,466 ▲ 95 | #270 of 625 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,645 of 3,998 | #420 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #3,093 of 4,938 | #512 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #842 of 4,622 | #124 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #1,941 of 4,628 | #254 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #894 of 4,789 | #218 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #672 of 2,838 | #134 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 92% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 90% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 36.8 | 12.7:1 | 92% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 85% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 41.3 | 14.6:1 | 76% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 75% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 26% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 63% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 28 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meador Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (604 to 443); teachers down 18% (41.3 to 34).
About Meador Elementary School
Meador Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in HOUSTON. The school has 443 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 4.
Meador Elementary School reports to PASADENA ISD, which has 67 schools and 46,491 students.
Federal enrollment data show Meador Elementary School is 62% Hispanic. Next come 25% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% White. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Meador Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 92% at Meador Elementary School. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Meador Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Meador Elementary School's results are 9.1 points above predicted: 43.7% against 34.5%.
Looking at the county, Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Meador Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Meador Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Morris Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Meador Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 43.7% versus a 39.9% average.
Meador Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment fell by 8% across 4 years, from 480 in 2020-21 to 443 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Meador Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Morris Middle School0.2 mi · 603
- Beverly Hills Intermediate School0.5 mi · 802
- Atkinson Elementary School0.8 mi · 454
- Beta Academy0.9 mi · 537
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School1.0 mi · 837
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School1.1 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Meador Elementary SchoolHow large is Meador Elementary School?
Meador Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Meador Elementary School serve?
Meador Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meador Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meador Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Meador Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meador Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 62% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Meador Elementary School in?
Meador Elementary School is part of PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.