📍 1016 the Meadows Pkwy, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
The Meadows el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shauntai Hicks. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
The Meadows el enrolls 369 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 291 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.3% |
| White | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 369 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Meadows el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.
The Meadows el is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, The Meadows el is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large