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Enrollment
901
Elementary
DISTRICT 937 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALABASTER CITY·NCES 010019001182
Thompson Intermediate School
1509 Kent Dairy Rd, Alabaster, AL 35007 · (205) 685-6200 · Shelby County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
518 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 449 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 452 | 50% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Alabaster City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
47.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Thompson Intermediate School
Thompson Intermediate School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Intermediate School this school | 901 | 57.5% | 58.4% |
| Magnolia School Foley | 944 | 60.9% | 42.9% |
| Meadow View Elementary School Alabaster | 953 | 53.2% | 70.6% |
| Robertsdale Elementary School Robertsdale | 1,081 | 56.8% | 41.1% |
| Clanton Elementary School Clanton | 942 | 52.7% | 62.5% |
| Madison Cross Roads Elementary School Toney | 841 | 58.0% | 49.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Thompson Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #208 of 626 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #216 of 626 | #12 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #199 of 626 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #33 of 709 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #451 of 655 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #108 of 658 | #8 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #376 of 696 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #237 of 364 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
901
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 901 | 50.2 | 17.9:1 | 57% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 43 | 20.9:1 | 55% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 43 | 20.9:1 | 53% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 891 | 38 | 23.4:1 | 35% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 45 | 21.7:1 | 36% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 958 | 44 | 21.8:1 | 43% (415) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (976 to 901); teachers up 12% (45 to 50.2).
About Thompson Intermediate School
Students in Alabaster, Alabama, attend Thompson Intermediate School, a large elementary school. In all, 901 students attend the school in grades 4 through 5. It has 88% more students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Alabaster City totals 6,316 students.
The largest group at Thompson Intermediate School is White students, at 52%. The remaining students are 22% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Shelby County, the White share is about 76%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thompson Intermediate School scores 63%.
The school lists 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body. Across public schools in Shelby County, the average is 42%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Thompson Intermediate School would score about 42.2%. It scores 58.4%, 16.2 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Shelby County show that median household income comes to about $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shelby County counts 48 public schools with about 35,120 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Thompson Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Thompson Intermediate School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Thompson Intermediate School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Thompson Intermediate School had 891 students in 2020-21 and 901 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.4:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alabaster City
- Thompson High SchoolHigh · 2,060 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,444 students
- Creek View Elementary SchoolElementary · 958 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolElementary · 953 students
Other schools in Alabaster
- Thompson High SchoolHigh · 2,060 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,444 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolElementary · 953 students
Other Thompson Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Thompson Intermediate. Thompson Intermediate School is the largest of the 2.
- Thompson Intermediate SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 835 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Middle School0.4 mi · 1,444
- Thompson High School0.6 mi · 2,060
- Creek View Elementary School1.7 mi · 958
- Meadow View Elementary School3.3 mi · 953
- Helena High School4.5 mi · 1,383
- Helena Middle4.5 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Thompson Intermediate School?
Thompson Intermediate School enrolls approximately 901 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Thompson Intermediate School serve?
Thompson Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Thompson Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Thompson Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Thompson Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Thompson Intermediate School are roughly 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Thompson Intermediate School?
Thompson Intermediate School is overseen by Alabaster City in Shelby County.
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