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How has MEADOW WOOD EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004678
Meadow Wood Elementary School
14230 MEMORIAL DR, HOUSTON, TX 77079 · (713) 251-6200 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
16.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
193 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 25.0% | 14.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 33.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Meadow Wood Elementary School
Meadow Wood Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Wood Elementary School this school | 686 | 28.1% | 60.3% |
| Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School ROCKWALL | 653 | 27.9% | 61.1% |
| Katy Elementary School KATY | 699 | 27.6% | 59.3% |
| Bedford Heights Elementary School BEDFORD | 651 | 26.6% | 73.9% |
| Ed H White Elementary School EL LAGO | 644 | 31.4% | 55.3% |
| Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 765 | 24.7% | 58.8% |
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 Meadow Wood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #753 of 4,401 | #81 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #906 of 4,466 ▲ 201 | #107 of 625 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #798 of 4,466 ▼ 35 | #86 of 625 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #766 of 3,998 | #104 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #1,012 of 4,938 | #254 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,383 of 4,622 | #457 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,409 of 4,628 | #182 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #4,264 of 4,789 | #630 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.8% | #199 of 1,307 | #16 of 148 |
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
686
+98 (+17%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 686 | 42.5 | 16.1:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 43.1 | 15.2:1 | 28% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 47% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 36% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 17% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Wood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (505 to 686); teachers up 42% (30 to 42.5).
About Meadow Wood Elementary School
The public elementary school Meadow Wood Elementary School is located in HOUSTON, Texas. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 686 students. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
District-wide, SPRING BRANCH ISD has 46 schools and 33,793 students.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at Meadow Wood Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Harris County overall, about 34% of residents are White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Meadow Wood Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 42.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Roughly 28% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
Meadow Wood Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.7%. Meadow Wood Elementary School scores 60.3%.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Measured in a straight line, Spring Forest Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Meadow Wood Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 68.2%, higher than Meadow Wood Elementary School's 60.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 98 students, from 588 to 686. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.8:1 to 16.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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 SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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
- Spring Forest Middle School0.1 mi · 993
- Spring Branch Academic Institute0.4 mi · 174
- Thornwood Elementary School0.4 mi · 391
- Stratford High School0.6 mi · 2,394
- Westchester Academy for International Studies1.0 mi · 864
- Nottingham Elementary School1.0 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Wood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meadow Wood Elementary School?
Meadow Wood Elementary School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meadow Wood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadow Wood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Meadow Wood Elementary School have?
Meadow Wood Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadow Wood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meadow Wood Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Meadow Wood Elementary School in?
Meadow Wood Elementary School is part of SPRING BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.