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Enrollment
794
Elementary
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809013503
Meridiana Elementary School
9815 MERIDIANA PKWY, IOWA COLONY, TX 77583 · (281) 245-3078 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
290 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Meridiana Elementary School
Meridiana Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridiana Elementary School this school | 794 | 36.5% | 54.6% |
| Elizabeth Smith Academy MANSFIELD | 617 | 34.5% | 55.7% |
| Brenda Norwood Elementary School MANSFIELD | 845 | 30.9% | 64.3% |
| Cora Spencer Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 653 | 34.9% | 73.0% |
| Newman International Academy of Arlington ARLINGTON | 663 | 47.5% | 42.3% |
| Sandbrock Ranch Elementary School AUBREY | 799 | 30.3% | 44.0% |
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 Meridiana Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,101 of 4,401 | #23 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #449 of 4,466 ▲ 348 | #10 of 52 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #506 of 4,466 ▲ 69 | #7 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #391 of 3,998 | #7 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 794 | #461 of 4,938 | #5 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,081 of 4,622 | #52 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #473 of 4,628 | #13 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #4,053 of 4,789 | #46 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #661 of 1,307 | #8 of 14 |
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
794
+225 (+40%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 794 | 45.3 | 17.5:1 | 37% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 43% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 998 | 51.6 | 19.3:1 | 42% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 47.2 | 15.0:1 | 43% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meridiana Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (708 to 794); teachers down 4% (47.2 to 45.3).
About Meridiana Elementary School
Meridiana Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in IOWA COLONY, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 794 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 53% bigger than that.
ALVIN ISD runs 37 schools with a combined 30,038 students. Meridiana Elementary School is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Meridiana Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 45%. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Brazoria County is about 16% Black. Meridiana Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Meridiana Elementary School was 17.5:1. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 37%. Across public schools in Brazoria County, the average is 50%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Meridiana Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1% for Meridiana Elementary School. The school posts 54.6%, 3.5 points below the prediction.
Brazoria County has these Census figures: the median household income is $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brazoria County is home to 115 public schools and about 75,767 public school students.
The closest public school to Meridiana Elementary School is Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School, about 1.2 miles away. Meridiana Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Meridiana Elementary School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school enrolled 794 students in 2024-25, 225 more than the 569 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 17.5:1.
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Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in ALVIN ISD
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
Other schools in IOWA COLONY
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Iowa Colony Junior High SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School1.2 mi · 540
- Iowa Colony Junior High School1.4 mi · 699
- Iowa Colony High School1.4 mi · 1,781
- Barbara Bennett Elementary School2.1 mi · 333
- Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School2.3 mi · 719
- Nichols-Mock Elementary School2.7 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Meridiana Elementary SchoolHow large is Meridiana Elementary School?
Meridiana Elementary School enrolls approximately 794 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Meridiana Elementary School serve?
Meridiana Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Meridiana Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Meridiana Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Meridiana Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meridiana Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 25% Hispanic, 45% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Meridiana Elementary School in?
Meridiana Elementary School is part of ALVIN ISD.
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