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Which teacher or staff member at W LLOYD MEADOR EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 628 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIS ISD·NCES 484590011830
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School
10020 FM 830, WILLIS, TX 77318 · (936) 890-7550 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
268 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 38.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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%.
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 W Lloyd Meador Elementary School
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Lloyd Meador Elementary School this school | 706 | 38.0% | 51.5% |
| Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 700 | 35.0% | 63.0% |
| Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School BEAUMONT | 628 | 39.3% | 54.3% |
| China Spring Elementary School WACO | 613 | 37.4% | 57.7% |
| Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary School CONROE | 779 | 39.2% | 61.5% |
| Roland Reynolds Elementary School FRANKLIN | 586 | 39.1% | 75.2% |
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 W Lloyd Meador Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,305 of 4,401 | #42 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,031 of 4,466 ▲ 154 | #27 of 77 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,786 of 4,466 ▼ 487 | #40 of 77 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #631 of 3,998 | #12 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #881 of 4,938 | #45 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,791 of 4,622 | #75 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,095 of 4,628 | #53 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #4,008 of 4,789 | #54 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,176 of 2,838 | #21 of 37 |
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
706
-113 (-14%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 706 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 38% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 42% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 37.2 | 16.6:1 | 43% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 58% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 46.5 | 16.6:1 | 57% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 56% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 59% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W Lloyd Meador Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (771 to 706); teachers down 10% (46.5 to 42).
About W Lloyd Meador Elementary School
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in WILLIS, Texas. The school reports 706 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 36% above the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
The 12 schools of WILLIS ISD, including W Lloyd Meador Elementary School, enroll 9,313 students.
A majority of students at W Lloyd Meador Elementary School, 64%, are White. Next come 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 67% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at W Lloyd Meador Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Its teaching staff equals 42 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 38% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is lower.
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School scores 51.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.5%.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, median household income is about $97,701, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W Lloyd Meador Elementary School is among the 160 public schools in Montgomery County.
The closest public school, Robert P Brabham Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from W Lloyd Meador Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, W Lloyd Meador Elementary School is 1st among 6 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School had 819 students in 2020-21 and 706 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at W Lloyd Meador Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLIS ISD
- Willis High SchoolHigh · 2,809 students
- Robert P Brabham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Lynn Lucas Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- C C Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Edward B Cannan Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
Other schools in WILLIS
- Willis High SchoolHigh · 2,809 students
- Robert P Brabham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Lynn Lucas Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- C C Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Edward B Cannan Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Parmley Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Robert P Brabham Middle School0.2 mi · 1,179
- Willis High School1.4 mi · 2,809
- Turner Elementary School1.5 mi · 463
- JJAEP2.4 mi · 2
- Stubblefield Academy2.4 mi · 25
- C C Hardy Elementary School2.6 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About W Lloyd Meador Elementary SchoolHow large is W Lloyd Meador Elementary School?
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does W Lloyd Meador Elementary School serve?
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at W Lloyd Meador Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at W Lloyd Meador Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W Lloyd Meador Elementary School?
At W Lloyd Meador Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees W Lloyd Meador Elementary School?
W Lloyd Meador Elementary School is overseen by WILLIS ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.