Golden Meadows Elementary Primary School
1726 Travis St
Garland TX, 75042, Dallas County
Phone: 972-494-8373
Ranking:
(3,583 out of 6,018, bottom 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 484 | 496 | 533 | 551 | 587 | 619 | 594 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 80 | 16.5% | 82 | 16.5% | 77 | 14.4% | 71 | 12.9% | 92 | 15.7% | 104 | 16.8% | 97 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 16.7% | 68 | 13.7% | 83 | 15.6% | 90 | 16.3% | 97 | 16.5% | 100 | 16.2% | 101 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 13.4% | 78 | 15.7% | 92 | 17.3% | 104 | 18.9% | 93 | 15.8% | 105 | 17.0% | 102 | 17.2% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 15.5% | 86 | 17.3% | 94 | 17.6% | 88 | 16.0% | 100 | 17.0% | 106 | 17.1% | 96 | 16.2% |
Grade 4: | 88 | 18.2% | 97 | 19.6% | 85 | 15.9% | 100 | 18.1% | 108 | 18.4% | 94 | 15.2% | 108 | 18.2% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 19.6% | 84 | 16.9% | 101 | 18.9% | 98 | 17.8% | 96 | 16.4% | 108 | 17.4% | 90 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 265 | 54.8% | 285 | 57.5% | 289 | 54.2% | 311 | 56.4% | 321 | 54.7% | 320 | 51.7% | 320 | 53.9% |
Female: | 219 | 45.2% | 211 | 42.5% | 244 | 45.8% | 240 | 43.6% | 258 | 44.0% | 291 | 47.0% | 270 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 21 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.4% | 28 | 5.3% | 41 | 7.4% | 36 | 6.1% | 32 | 5.2% | 28 | 4.7% |
Hispanic: | 383 | 79.1% | 374 | 75.4% | 387 | 72.6% | 399 | 72.4% | 410 | 69.8% | 427 | 69.0% | 400 | 67.3% |
Black: | 37 | 7.6% | 63 | 12.7% | 61 | 11.4% | 53 | 9.6% | 68 | 11.6% | 75 | 12.1% | 70 | 11.8% |
White: | 35 | 7.2% | 32 | 6.5% | 47 | 8.8% | 52 | 9.4% | 72 | 12.3% | 84 | 13.6% | 96 | 16.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 368 | 76.0% | 391 | 78.8% | 398 | 74.7% | 427 | 77.5% | 443 | 75.5% | 395 | 63.8% | 339 | 57.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.8% | 43 | 8.7% | 49 | 9.2% | 43 | 7.8% | 55 | 9.4% | 74 | 12.0% | 68 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.60 | 15.00 | 14.80 | 14.65 | 14.77 | 15.20 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 56% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 59% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 68% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 63% | 53% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 51% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 63% | 57% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 64% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70% | 59% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,368.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,145.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,517.0 |
* Golden Meadows Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.