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W LLOYD MEADOR EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About W LLOYD MEADOR EL
W LLOYD MEADOR EL is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in WILLIS, Texas, operated by WILLIS ISD, with 706 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 36% above typical.
Across the 12 schools in WILLIS ISD (9,313 students total), W LLOYD MEADOR EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, W LLOYD MEADOR EL reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 48%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, W LLOYD MEADOR EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.
Around the school, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,701, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), of which W LLOYD MEADOR EL is one.
The closest other public school is ROBERT P BRABHAM MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, W LLOYD MEADOR EL comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.
W LLOYD MEADOR EL operates from an urban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W LLOYD MEADOR EL has edged down 8%, going from 771 students in 2018 to 706 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 37% to 21%.
On the community side, members of the W LLOYD MEADOR EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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