Enrollment
230
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Meadow, TX
Meadow School
Federal NCES profile for Meadow School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483000003370
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Meadow School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 71.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 230
- students enrolled
Meadow School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
71.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Meadow School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Meadow School
Meadow School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Meadow, Texas, enrolling 230 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.6:1, Meadow School is leaner than roughly 91% of Texas schools and 35% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 71.5% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 230 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 615 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #401.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (72%) and White (27%) (diversity index 42/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 575 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Meadow Isd spends $16,648 per pupil, 22% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Meadow Isd operates only this one school, so Meadow School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Meadow School compares
Meadow School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.6:1 | ▼ 35% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 71.5% | ▲ 16% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 230 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.6:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
230
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
71.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.6:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 9% in Texas - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$16,648
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 71.7%
White 26.5%
Two or More 1.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 71.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 41.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 41.5, Meadow School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Meadow Isd, which includes Meadow School.
$16,648
Per student
+22%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.5%
State 63.4%
Federal 22.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~230 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Meadow School
How many students attend Meadow School?
Meadow School has 230 students enrolled. It is a public school in Meadow, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadow School?
The student-teacher ratio at Meadow School is 9.6:1, which is 35% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Meadow School?
71.5% of students at Meadow School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Meadow School?
The largest demographic group at Meadow School is Hispanic or Latino at 71.7% of enrollment, in Meadow, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Meadow School?
Meadow School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Meadow School a good school?
Meadow School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Meadow Isd?
None reported; Meadow Isd operates only Meadow School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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