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How has Thompson Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005388
Thompson Elementary
7401 Church Ave., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 388-6512 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
404 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 40.8% |
| Math | 7.1% | 17.2% | 29.1% | 46.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 27.5% |
| 2018-19 | 46.3% | 45.9% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 42.2% |
| 2016-17 | 49.5% | 39.8% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California 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 California'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 Elementary
Thompson Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Elementary this school | 455 | 88.8% | 33.1% |
| Oehl Elementary Highland | 436 | 89.0% | 23.1% |
| Ramona Elementary Bellflower | 454 | 87.9% | 24.6% |
| Billy Mitchell Elementary Lawndale | 471 | 87.5% | 37.5% |
| Parkside Elementary San Bernardino | 485 | 88.7% | 20.6% |
| Washington Elementary STEM Magnet Pasadena | 428 | 86.0% | 26.1% |
Matched among California 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #3,158 of 5,151 | #140 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #3,850 of 5,172 ▼ 643 | #188 of 321 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #3,118 of 5,172 ▼ 69 | #149 of 321 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,029 of 5,116 | #226 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #2,975 of 5,915 | #232 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,213 of 5,352 | #106 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #3,572 of 5,354 | #185 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,246 of 5,625 | #90 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #828 of 3,837 | #39 of 246 |
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
455
-76 (-14%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 455 | 20.7 | 22.0:1 | 89% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 22.5 | 21.5:1 | 81% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 80% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 23 | 26.7:1 | 83% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 22 | 26.4:1 | 83% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | N/A | N/A | 76% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 38 | 22.3:1 | 61% (516) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 25 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (615 to 455); teachers down 10% (23 to 20.7).
About Thompson Elementary
Thompson Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Highland, California. Enrollment totals 455 students across kindergarten through 6.
Thompson Elementary belongs to San Bernardino City Unified, a district of 72 schools and 44,080 students.
Of every 100 students at Thompson Elementary, about 78 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 9% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
The school had 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. The school reported 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 15 points.
Among California public elementary schools, Thompson Elementary outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Thompson Elementary, the prediction is 27.5% and the result is 33.1%.
For the population of San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Thompson Elementary shares San Bernardino County with 582 other public schools.
Cole Elementary is the nearest public school to Thompson Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Thompson Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%.
The discussion board for Thompson Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
Other schools in Highland
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Serrano MiddleMiddle · 716 students
- Belvedere ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Lankershim ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Entrepreneur HighHigh · 528 students
- Arroyo Verde ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Other Thompson Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thompson Elementary. Thompson Elementary is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Thompson ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 21 students
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARYRUSKIN, FL · 789 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolGrandview, WA · 549 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 540 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Cole Elementary0.5 mi · 380
- Highland Pacific Elementary0.9 mi · 285
- Cypress Elementary1.0 mi · 517
- San Andreas High1.0 mi · 420
- Highland Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 504
- Beattie Middle1.3 mi · 1,072
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Thompson Elementary?
Thompson Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Thompson Elementary serve?
Thompson Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Thompson Elementary?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Thompson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Thompson Elementary?
Student demographics at Thompson Elementary are roughly 6% White, 78% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Thompson Elementary?
Thompson Elementary is overseen by San Bernardino City Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.