Independent Texas school research. TEA data, clearly explained. Not affiliated with the state agencyTEA.

txschools.netSchool data with context

Traditional public school campus

B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 579 students

Official school websiteSchool information and family resources

Current score
91/1002025-26
Change
+10 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+13.4 ptsvs 77.6 average · 2,291 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
123 of 2,291tied with 104 others
A91

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 78 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.6 average for 2,291 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Student Achievement rose 10 points

73 to 83 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 83 is 12.5 points above the 70.5 average among 2,123 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
56%vs 40.6% avg · +15.4 pts
Masters
28%vs 16.1% avg · +11.9 pts

Among 2,123 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
59%vs 38.7% avg · +20.3 pts
Masters
25%vs 14.9% avg · +10.1 pts

Among 2,114 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.6 average for 2,291 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 123rd of 2,291 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 104 others).

Put the numbers in context

Compare with

Jump to a section
  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

Follow the solid line to see how this school has changed. Turn comparison lines on or off to add context.

Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageB H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem 8168879391 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 78 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9177.6 2,291 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9377.2 2,272 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8773.9 2,254 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23D6873.5 2,244 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8181.8 2,217 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement83 B+12.5 vs similar economic context · 2,123 reporting
  • School Progress91 A+12.2 vs similar economic context · 2,118 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps90 A+15.0 vs similar economic context · 2,102 reporting
  • Academic Growth91 A+18.0 vs similar economic context · 2,083 reporting
  • Relative Performance90 A+13.2 vs similar economic context · 2,117 reporting
  • B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,291 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement83B7
School Progress91A—
Closing the Gaps90A—
Academic Growth91A—
Relative Performance90A—

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (91), so Student Achievement (83) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level81%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,123 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,123 reporting
  • Masters grade level28%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,123 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level79%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,122 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,122 reporting
  • Masters grade level33%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,122 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level84%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting
  • Masters grade level25%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level77%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,291 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
579
Economically disadvantaged
90.8%+0.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
68.2%+28.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.8%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.3%+2.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
11.6%−11.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem

African American: 7.9%Hispanic: 82.6%White: 5%American Indian: 0.7%Asian: 3.3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 0.3%
  • African American 7.9%
  • Hispanic 82.6%
  • White 5%
  • American Indian 0.7%
  • Asian 3.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 0.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,291 reporting for every category shown · 2,291 in full cohort

African American: 14.8%Hispanic: 75.9%White: 6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.6%
  • African American 14.8%
  • Hispanic 75.9%
  • White 6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
579
Economically disadvantaged students
526
Emergent bilingual students
395
Special education students
97

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
77
Students in TEA mobility denominator
523
TEA-published mobility rate
14.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 579 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 64 (10.0%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
579

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−64

Decrease · −10.0%

Change since 2021–22
+121

Increase · +26.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
579
Selected comparison
575.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,268 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem
School yearStudents enrolledB H Freeman at Golden Meadows ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 458 First available year 620.1
2022–23 449 Decrease of 9 (2.0%) 616.1
2023–24 450 Increase of 1 (0.2%) 606.7
2024–25 643 Increase of 193 (42.9%) 600.2
2025–26 579 Decrease of 64 (10.0%) 575.3

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
683

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 532 10 1.9% 13 2.44 7.3% 14.2
2021–22 494 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 495 Suppressed — 11 2.22 — 33.4
2023–24 508 13 2.6% 20 3.94 13.8% 33.6
2024–25 683 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem
  • Parent district: Garland ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$15,223
Selected comparison
$13,188

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,270 rated schools reporting

+$2,035 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $15,223 per student for this campus, $18,172 per student for its parent district, Garland ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearB H Freeman at Golden Meadows ElemParent district: Garland ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,318$13,522$13,054$8,309 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,161 rated schools reporting
2019$7,793$11,776$13,108$8,322 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,190 rated schools reporting
2020$8,049$11,425$14,058$8,827 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,196 rated schools reporting
2021$9,249$12,273$14,797$9,632 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,200 rated schools reporting
2022$10,086$12,983$15,708$11,179 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,217 rated schools reporting
2023$10,264$14,377$16,792$11,706 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,243 rated schools reporting
2024$10,634$17,363$18,125$12,588 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,257 rated schools reporting
2025$15,223$18,172$18,972$13,188 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,270 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$70,282+$2,126 vs similar economic context
Teachers
39−1.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
15+0.4 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem

1 to 5 years: 33.6%6 to 10 years: 18.1%11 to 20 years: 30.5%21 to 30 years: 15.5%Over 30 years: 2.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 33.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 30.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.5%
  • Over 30 years 2.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,291 reporting for every category shown · 2,291 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.5%1 to 5 years: 27.2%6 to 10 years: 18.8%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.9%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 7.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.9%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classB H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten19.718.1
Grade 118.318.3
Grade 221.518.3
Grade 317.518.5
Grade 417.518.5
Grade 518.519.3

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

2 measures

  • 48of 2,083

    Academic Growth

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,083 that report this measure · tied with 31

  • 96of 2,122

    Reading — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,122 that report this measure · tied with 15

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 057909123.