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Golden Meadows Elementary

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Golden Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school in Garland, Texas, serving 449 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Garland Independent School District, which is ranked 535 out of 968 districts in the state.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the district and state averages, Golden Meadows Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools and underperforms on state assessments. The school's Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student populations, which make up over 89% of the student body, struggle the most, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. In contrast, the school's Asian and African American students perform better, with the Asian subgroup ranking in the top 1,000 Texas elementary schools in some years.

Nearby Shorehaven Elementary, Williams Elementary, and Weaver Elementary generally perform better than Golden Meadows on state assessments and have higher rankings. The Garland Independent School District's magnet schools, such as Beaver Technology Center and Walnut Glen Academy for Excel, also demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, suggesting that targeted interventions and resource allocation may be necessary to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Golden Meadows Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1726 Travis St
       Garland, TX  75042-5067

(972) 494-8373

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2871st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,887 Help


Students who attend Golden Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Austin Academy For Excell
    B G Hudson Middle
    Bussey Middle
    Classical Center At Brandenburg Middle
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High:    Garland High School
    Lakeview Centennial High School
    N Garland High School
    Naaman Forest High School
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Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  449

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.4%
African American:
10.5%
White:
6.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90% Help


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Compare Details Golden Meadows Elementary ranks worse than 61.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 28th among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.4%), African American (10.5%), White (6.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Golden Meadows Elementary is 14.4, which is the 14th best among 47 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Golden Meadows Elementary is $10,887, which is the 17th highest among 47 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Golden Meadows Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Garland Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Garland Independent School District (Isd) 535th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Golden Meadows Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.00 2435th 3465 29.7%
2005 48.88 2072nd 3475 40.4%
2006 45.88 2242nd 3476 35.5%
2007 47.75 2315th 3724 37.8%
2008 49.54 2226th 3768 40.9%
2009 44.15 2537th 3884 34.7%
2010 45.19 2579th 3937 34.5%
2011 57.30 1976th 4095 51.7%
2012 58.80 1775th 4206 57.8%
2013 53.21 2113th 4221 49.9%
2014 45.50 2617th 4260 38.6%
2015 40.01 2848th 4320 34.1%
2016 25.24 3501st 4286 18.3%
2017 34.02 2907th 4329 32.8%
2018 28.51 3278th 4359 24.8%
2019 39.80 2699th 4479 39.7%
2021 22.73 3658th 4578 20.1%
2022 34.73 3075th 4581 32.9%
2023 27.38 3547th 4647 23.7%
2024 38.99 2871st 4675 38.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.89 2384th 3226 26.1%
2019 47.18 1711th 3333 48.7%
2021 34.26 2411th 3446 30.0%
2022 49.37 1689th 3487 51.6%
2023 42.90 2077th 3556 41.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.22 3425th 3558 3.7%
2019 23.67 3261st 3684 11.5%
2021 44.82 1720th 3799 54.7%
2022 62.68 957th 3952 75.8%
2023 52.11 1524th 4086 62.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.32 3083rd 4264 27.7%
2019 48.33 2178th 4309 49.5%
2021 33.80 3126th 4451 29.8%
2022 45.13 2481st 4477 44.6%
2023 40.32 2848th 4521 37.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.80 2454th 4306 43.0%
2019 49.82 2066th 4348 52.5%
2021 24.60 3563rd 4499 20.8%
2022 43.27 2572nd 4561 43.6%
2023 29.18 3461st 4588 24.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.60 3264th 4240 23.0%
2019 50.51 1941st 4295 54.8%
2021 38.67 2672nd 4331 38.3%
2022 53.95 1824th 4461 59.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.74 3792nd 4319 12.2%
2019 34.94 3004th 4357 31.1%
2021 22.93 3667th 4498 18.5%
2022 27.54 3535th 4563 22.5%
2023 27.09 3599th 4585 21.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.69 501st 1005 50.1%
2019 36.14 768th 1009 23.9%
2021 3.69 947th 967 2.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.47 1154th 2483 53.5%
2019 48.33 1193rd 2515 52.6%
2021 35.45 1613th 2444 34.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.75 3379th 4168 18.9%
2019 38.77 2712th 4188 35.2%
2021 28.74 3316th 4329 23.4%
2022 39.18 2801st 4376 36.0%
2023 31.69 3291st 4401 25.2%
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Rank History for White students at Golden Meadows Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.26 2551st 3127 18.4%
2019 38.42 2110th 3142 32.8%
2021 8.72 2982nd 3082 3.2%
2022 31.91 2356th 3082 23.6%
2023 28.78 2465th 3106 20.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Golden Meadows Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 411 22 14 68 4 n/a n/a 0 519
1989 356 23 10 73 4 n/a n/a 0 466
1990 331 20 7 72 3 n/a n/a 0 433
1991 303 34 6 95 1 n/a n/a 0 439
1992 295 27 6 153 1 n/a n/a 0 482
1993 330 45 9 192 2 n/a n/a 0 578
1994 331 41 13 210 1 n/a n/a 0 596
1995 306 63 29 258 2 n/a n/a 0 658
1996 306 63 29 258 2 n/a n/a 0 658
1997 297 73 18 265 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1998 269 82 17 243 0 n/a n/a 0 611
1999 245 85 24 289 0 n/a n/a 0 643
2000 209 70 24 307 5 n/a n/a 0 615
2001 176 72 34 337 1 n/a n/a 0 620
2002 133 85 33 342 2 n/a n/a 0 595
2003 133 85 33 342 2 n/a n/a 0 595
2004 125 87 38 352 1 n/a n/a 0 603
2005 120 78 32 391 1 n/a n/a 0 622
2006 124 76 40 390 3 n/a n/a 0 633
2007 124 63 31 402 0 n/a n/a 0 620
2008 96 70 28 400 0 n/a n/a 0 594
2009 84 75 32 427 1 n/a n/a 0 619
2010 72 68 36 410 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2011 52 53 41 399 2 0 4 0 551
2012 47 61 28 387 3 0 7 0 533
2013 32 63 17 374 4 0 6 0 496
2014 35 37 21 383 3 0 5 0 484
2015 52 56 26 426 10 0 6 0 576
2016 52 63 26 381 33 0 7 0 562
2017 55 60 27 400 29 0 9 0 580
2018 54 52 23 398 24 1 9 0 561
2019 51 60 29 371 24 1 9 0 545
2020 39 45 23 373 24 1 9 0 514
2021 36 45 23 338 19 1 10 0 472
2022 27 48 21 348 1 2 11 0 458
2023 30 47 17 343 1 2 9 0 449

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Golden Meadows Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 519 24.0 21.6 n/a
1989 466 n/a n/a n/a
1990 433 21.0 20.6 n/a
1991 439 20.8 21.1 n/a
1992 482 24.7 19.5 21.4
1993 578 29.0 19.9 37.9
1994 596 33.0 18.1 37.2
1995 658 35.5 18.5 45.1
1996 658 35.5 18.5 45.1
1997 653 34.4 19.0 39.7
1998 611 35.0 17.5 40.3
1999 643 34.8 18.5 51.9
2000 615 36.8 16.7 50.1
2001 620 37.8 16.4 53.4
2002 595 34.2 17.4 60.2
2003 595 34.2 17.4 60.2
2004 603 34.5 17.5 62
2005 622 38.8 16.0 61.6
2006 633 42.2 15.0 65.9
2007 620 41.9 14.8 69.4
2008 594 40.1 14.8 68.5
2009 619 40.6 15.2 75.8
2010 587 39.7 14.7 84.8
2011 551 37.6 14.6 85.3
2012 533 36.0 14.8 83.9
2013 496 33.0 15.0 87.5
2014 484 33.1 14.5 82.9
2015 576 35.0 16.4 85.6
2016 562 35.0 16.0 92.5
2017 580 36.2 15.9 83.8
2018 561 35.8 15.6 78.6
2019 545 33.1 16.4 82.9
2020 514 31.1 16.4 86.2
2021 472 30.1 15.6 92.2
2022 458 30.3 15.1 91.9
2023 449 31.0 14.4 90

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Golden Meadows Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 519 24.0 21.6 n/a
1989 466 n/a n/a n/a
1990 433 21.0 20.6 n/a
1991 439 20.8 21.1 n/a
1992 482 24.7 19.5 21.4
1993 578 29.0 19.9 37.9
1994 596 33.0 18.1 37.2
1995 658 35.5 18.5 45.1
1996 658 35.5 18.5 45.1
1997 653 34.4 19.0 39.7
1998 611 35.0 17.5 40.3
1999 643 34.8 18.5 51.9
2000 615 36.8 16.7 50.1
2001 620 37.8 16.4 53.4
2002 595 34.2 17.4 60.2
2003 595 34.2 17.4 60.2
2004 603 34.5 17.5 62
2005 622 38.8 16.0 61.6
2006 633 42.2 15.0 65.9
2007 620 41.9 14.8 69.4
2008 594 40.1 14.8 68.5
2009 619 40.6 15.2 75.8
2010 587 39.7 14.7 84.8
2011 551 37.6 14.6 85.3
2012 533 36.0 14.8 83.9
2013 496 33.0 15.0 87.5
2014 484 33.1 14.5 82.9
2015 576 35.0 16.4 85.6
2016 562 35.0 16.0 92.5
2017 580 36.2 15.9 83.8
2018 561 35.8 15.6 78.6
2019 545 33.1 16.4 82.9
2020 514 31.1 16.4 86.2
2021 472 30.1 15.6 92.2
2022 458 30.3 15.1 91.9
2023 449 31.0 14.4 90

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Golden Meadows Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,497 (15.8%) $7,960 (84.2%) $9,458
2020 $1,440 (15.4%) $7,929 (84.6%) $9,369
2021 $1,650 (15.2%) $9,237 (84.8%) $10,887

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Golden Meadows Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2699th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3547th of 4647 Elementary schools
 16.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Golden Meadows Elementary)4539
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Golden Meadows Elementary)5628
 28%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Golden Meadows Elementary)6924
 45%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Golden Meadows Elementary)3129
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4550
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Golden Meadows Elementary)3434
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Golden Meadows Elementary)4310
 33%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))2935
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Golden Meadows Elementary)4111
 30%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))3214
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Golden Meadows Elementary)4037
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5558
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Golden Meadows Elementary)3648
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5851
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Golden Meadows Elementary)4610
 36%
   5th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4928
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Golden Meadows Elementary)8336
 47%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5739
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Mathematics (Golden Meadows Elementary)5425
 29%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4725
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2823
 5%
5th Grade Science (Golden Meadows Elementary)4019
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))199
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students545449
 17.6%
African American6047
 21.7%
American Indian241
 95.8%
Asian2917
 41.4%
Hispanic371343
 7.5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White5130
 41.2%
Two or More Races99
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.9%90%
 7%

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In the 2022-23 school year, 449 students attended Golden Meadows Elementary.

Golden Meadows Elementary ranks 2871st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Golden Meadows Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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