Meyer Elementary

Summary:

Meyer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Richmond, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 704 students. The school is part of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 213 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $10,855 compared to the district average of $9,430, Meyer Elementary has consistently underperformed academically compared to the district and the state of Texas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 46.75% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 65.47% for the district and 53.96% for the state. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1914 out of 4,286 Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1035 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Meyer Elementary consistently underperforms academically. For example, Don Carter Elementary, located just 5.11 miles away, ranked 332 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools in 2023-2024 and had significantly higher STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Meyer Elementary, with 74.01% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's challenges in addressing the unique needs of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1930 J Meyer Rd
       Richmond, TX  77469-9452


(832) 223-2000

District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1035th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,855 Help


Students who attend Meyer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Harry Wright Jh

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  501

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.9%
African American:
25.3%
White:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Meyer Elementary ranks better than 77.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.9%), African American (25.3%), White (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meyer Elementary is 15.7, which is the 8th best among 27 elementary schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meyer Elementary is $10,855. 15 elementary schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meyer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Meyer Elementary 1035th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Meyer Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lamar Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 213th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meyer Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.53 1934th 3465 44.2%
2005 58.02 1625th 3475 53.2%
2006 75.78 661st 3476 81.0%
2007 59.73 1686th 3724 54.7%
2008 50.34 2184th 3768 42.0%
2009 49.52 2277th 3884 41.4%
2010 56.39 1997th 3937 49.3%
2011 55.25 2119th 4095 48.3%
2012 41.32 2814th 4206 33.1%
2013 34.52 3175th 4221 24.8%
2014 45.48 2618th 4260 38.5%
2015 51.38 2251st 4320 47.9%
2016 57.62 1914th 4286 55.3%
2017 45.44 2212th 4329 48.9%
2018 44.40 2281st 4359 47.7%
2019 45.85 2297th 4479 48.7%
2021 22.46 3684th 4578 19.5%
2022 23.34 3765th 4581 17.8%
2023 27.07 3564th 4647 23.3%
2024 72.25 1035th 4675 77.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.58 1832nd 3226 43.2%
2019 66.61 777th 3333 76.7%
2021 29.21 2708th 3446 21.4%
2022 47.01 1819th 3487 47.8%
2023 40.21 2251st 3556 36.7%
2024 72.28 693rd 3638 81.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.53 2057th 3558 42.2%
2019 37.38 2260th 3684 38.7%
2021 25.56 3147th 3799 17.2%
2022 27.15 3229th 3952 18.3%
2023 37.03 2544th 4086 37.7%
2024 47.43 2065th 4261 51.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.63 2252nd 4264 47.2%
2019 49.79 2081st 4309 51.7%
2021 28.37 3491st 4451 21.6%
2022 30.72 3468th 4477 22.5%
2023 38.96 2942nd 4521 34.9%
2024 78.01 532nd 4560 88.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.94 2057th 4306 52.2%
2019 48.18 2166th 4348 50.2%
2021 23.23 3663rd 4499 18.6%
2022 22.04 3909th 4561 14.3%
2023 25.55 3699th 4588 19.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.20 1956th 3106 37.0%
2019 46.75 2142nd 3184 32.7%
2022 34.07 2382nd 2958 19.5%
2023 23.07 2696th 2980 9.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.83 1940th 4240 54.2%
2019 47.30 2161st 4295 49.7%
2021 30.49 3325th 4331 23.2%
2022 33.48 3276th 4461 26.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.05 2623rd 4319 39.3%
2019 43.61 2422nd 4357 44.4%
2021 24.22 3579th 4498 20.4%
2022 26.90 3572nd 4563 21.7%
2023 31.30 3309th 4585 27.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 42.24 656th 957 31.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.68 724th 2483 70.8%
2019 81.56 247th 2515 90.2%
2021 42.97 1303rd 2444 46.7%
2022 38.41 1523rd 2421 37.1%
2023 45.13 1233rd 2443 49.5%
2024 87.64 137th 2421 94.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.00 1996th 4168 52.1%
2019 45.56 2275th 4188 45.7%
2021 25.40 3550th 4329 18.0%
2022 24.71 3714th 4376 15.1%
2023 28.29 3463rd 4401 21.3%
2024 70.06 946th 4431 78.7%
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Rank History for White students at Meyer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.41 1684th 3127 46.1%
2019 21.74 2744th 3142 12.7%
2021 9.11 2981st 3082 3.3%
2022 17.71 2792nd 3082 9.4%
2024 69.20 795th 3078 74.2%
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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.

Meyer Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Meyer Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 254 83 8 286 n/a n/a n/a 0 631
1989 312 80 6 328 0 n/a n/a 0 726
1990 359 101 9 354 0 n/a n/a 0 823
1991 259 94 4 330 0 n/a n/a 0 687
1992 275 89 4 369 0 n/a n/a 0 737
1993 267 91 4 365 0 n/a n/a 0 727
1994 109 51 3 331 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1995 198 10 0 294 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1996 198 10 0 294 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1997 209 11 0 304 1 n/a n/a 0 525
1998 202 9 0 320 3 n/a n/a 0 534
1999 202 8 1 303 2 n/a n/a 0 516
2000 186 19 3 317 1 n/a n/a 0 526
2001 156 21 4 354 1 n/a n/a 0 536
2002 148 15 6 373 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2003 148 15 6 373 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2004 130 28 3 384 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2005 132 37 2 401 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2006 121 55 3 403 3 n/a n/a 0 585
2007 124 94 5 418 1 n/a n/a 0 642
2008 137 118 2 495 4 n/a n/a 0 756
2009 124 145 8 505 3 n/a n/a 0 785
2010 75 95 8 361 1 n/a n/a 0 540
2011 69 108 7 356 0 0 4 0 544
2012 69 127 5 367 1 0 10 0 579
2013 87 137 3 396 1 0 7 0 631
2014 86 129 4 401 2 0 14 0 636
2015 101 137 6 421 0 0 17 0 682
2016 95 117 6 389 1 2 12 0 622
2017 82 132 14 446 3 4 10 0 691
2018 93 150 12 513 2 4 16 0 790
2019 106 183 16 560 3 2 19 0 889
2020 68 167 15 368 2 1 16 0 637
2021 56 154 11 388 2 1 21 0 633
2022 54 164 19 369 1 1 16 0 624
2023 43 185 25 426 1 3 21 0 704
2024 37 127 28 295 3 1 10 0 501

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 Meyer Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 631 32.0 19.7 n/a
1989 726 n/a n/a n/a
1990 823 45.0 18.2 n/a
1991 687 44.6 15.4 n/a
1992 737 39.0 18.8 42.6
1993 727 40.0 18.2 53.1
1994 494 31.0 15.9 58.3
1995 502 30.8 16.3 51
1996 502 30.8 16.3 51
1997 525 35.2 14.9 47.6
1998 534 34.7 15.4 48.3
1999 516 31.5 16.4 56.6
2000 526 33.3 15.8 55.1
2001 536 33.2 16.1 58
2002 542 36.8 14.7 64.2
2003 542 36.8 14.7 64.2
2004 545 35.6 15.3 62.9
2005 572 38.3 14.9 69.1
2006 585 37.7 15.5 69.4
2007 642 41.3 15.5 68.2
2008 756 45.3 16.7 66.1
2009 785 48.1 16.3 70.6
2010 540 34.6 15.5 76.1
2011 544 35.0 15.5 79.2
2012 579 33.8 17.1 76.9
2013 631 35.6 17.7 82.9
2014 636 37.5 16.9 76.9
2015 682 37.0 18.4 54.5
2016 622 38.0 16.3 65
2017 691 41.5 16.6 65.7
2018 790 46.1 17.1 71.3
2019 889 48.7 18.2 65.8
2020 637 44.3 14.3 76.6
2021 633 47.0 13.4 77.9
2022 624 43.3 14.3 79.5
2023 704 45.2 15.5 74
2024 501 31.8 15.7 71.7

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 Meyer Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 631 32.0 19.7 n/a
1989 726 n/a n/a n/a
1990 823 45.0 18.2 n/a
1991 687 44.6 15.4 n/a
1992 737 39.0 18.8 42.6
1993 727 40.0 18.2 53.1
1994 494 31.0 15.9 58.3
1995 502 30.8 16.3 51
1996 502 30.8 16.3 51
1997 525 35.2 14.9 47.6
1998 534 34.7 15.4 48.3
1999 516 31.5 16.4 56.6
2000 526 33.3 15.8 55.1
2001 536 33.2 16.1 58
2002 542 36.8 14.7 64.2
2003 542 36.8 14.7 64.2
2004 545 35.6 15.3 62.9
2005 572 38.3 14.9 69.1
2006 585 37.7 15.5 69.4
2007 642 41.3 15.5 68.2
2008 756 45.3 16.7 66.1
2009 785 48.1 16.3 70.6
2010 540 34.6 15.5 76.1
2011 544 35.0 15.5 79.2
2012 579 33.8 17.1 76.9
2013 631 35.6 17.7 82.9
2014 636 37.5 16.9 76.9
2015 682 37.0 18.4 54.5
2016 622 38.0 16.3 65
2017 691 41.5 16.6 65.7
2018 790 46.1 17.1 71.3
2019 889 48.7 18.2 65.8
2020 637 44.3 14.3 76.6
2021 633 47.0 13.4 77.9
2022 624 43.3 14.3 79.5
2023 704 45.2 15.5 74
2024 501 31.8 15.7 71.7

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 Meyer Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $880 (9.7%) $8,168 (90.3%) $9,048
2021 $1,098 (10.1%) $9,757 (89.9%) $10,855

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Meyer Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2297th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3564th of 4647 Elementary schools
 25.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Meyer Elementary)3943
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)5564
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Meyer Elementary)4931
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)6454
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Meyer Elementary)3134
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)5359
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Meyer Elementary)3938
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)6157
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Meyer Elementary)4439
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)6170
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Meyer Elementary)5929
 30%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)6962
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Meyer Elementary)6017
 43%
   5th Grade Science (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District)5942
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students889704
 20.8%
African American183185
 1.1%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1625
 56.3%
Hispanic560426
 23.9%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White10643
 59.4%
Two or More Races1921
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.8%74%
 8.2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 501 students attended Meyer Elementary.

Students who attend Meyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harry Wright Jh

Meyer Elementary ranks 1035th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Meyer Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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