Enrollment
230
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADOW ISD·NCES 483000003370
MEADOW SCHOOL
604-4TH ST, MEADOW, TX 79345 · (806) 539-2246 · Terry County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
147 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
-52 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.7:1
% White
27%
was 29%
% Hispanic
72%
was 69%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEADOW SCHOOL
MEADOW SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-12 campus in MEADOW, Texas, part of MEADOW ISD. The school enrolls 230 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so MEADOW SCHOOL sits 53% leaner than that benchmark.
MEADOW SCHOOL is a school of MEADOW ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On the student-mix side, MEADOW SCHOOL records that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 27% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting MEADOW SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at MEADOW SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Terry County's rate of about 80%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MEADOW SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 35.2%.
In the broader community, census data for Terry County shows the typical household earns roughly $44,100 per year, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Terry County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,086 students), MEADOW SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
ROPES SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, MEADOW SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEADOW SCHOOL has declined 18%, going from 282 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025.
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Terry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,629
Census ACS
Median income
$44,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ROPES SCHOOL6.1 mi · 622
- OAK GROVE EL10.7 mi · 670
- BROWNFIELD H S11.0 mi · 465
- BROWNFIELD MIDDLE11.0 mi · 327
- BROWNFIELD EDUCATION CENTER11.4 mi · 29
- COLONIAL HEIGHTS EL11.9 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOW SCHOOLHow many students attend MEADOW SCHOOL?
MEADOW SCHOOL enrolls approximately 230 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does MEADOW SCHOOL serve?
MEADOW SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at MEADOW SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at MEADOW SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MEADOW SCHOOL?
At MEADOW SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 27% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MEADOW SCHOOL?
MEADOW SCHOOL is overseen by MEADOW ISD in Terry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.