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Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 5

The Meadows Elementary, Desoto, TX

CEP schoolThe Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school in Desoto, part of Desoto ISD. It enrolled 312 students in 2024-25, with 20.8 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "THE MEADOWS EL".

Enrollment and teachers

Students
312
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Students per teacher
20.8
Grades
K to 5

This school's ratio is 2.5 higher than the district figure of 18.3. The Texas average across schools is 15.1. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school20.8
District18.3
Texas15.1
United States15.3

School details

Address
1016 the Meadows Pkwy, Desoto, TX 75115
Phone
(972)224-0960
District
Desoto ISD
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Locale
Suburb: Large
NCES school ID
481686006243
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
225
Reduced-price lunch
11
Free or reduced-price lunch
23675.6% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Desoto ISD

Elementary schools elsewhere in Desoto

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.