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THORNTON EL

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Regular School · TEMPLE, TX

THORNTON EL is a regular school school in TEMPLE, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 763 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
763
Teachers (FTE)
43.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 449 59%
White 152 20%
Black or African American 98 13%
Two or more races 40 5%
Asian 21 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 763 399M / 364F

English Language Learners: 231 (30% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 23.0% -13.4pp 36.4% 362
Reading Proficiency 26.0% -15.3pp 41.3% 361
Science Proficiency 25-29% 111

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.16 grade levels
Math
+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
13 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
166
21.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 763 100%

Contact & Location

2825 COTTONWOOD LN

TEMPLE, TX 76502

Phone: (254)215-5700

http://www.tisd.org

District

TEMPLE ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,613

District enrollment: 8,615

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

484233004828

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD