DELORAS E THOMPSON EL

DELORAS E THOMPSON EL is an average-sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, part of SPRING ISD. The school teaches 634 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DELORAS E THOMPSON EL sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

Within SPRING ISD, which oversees 42 schools and 33,678 students, DELORAS E THOMPSON EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, DELORAS E THOMPSON EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 44% Black, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, DELORAS E THOMPSON EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DELORAS E THOMPSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which DELORAS E THOMPSON EL is one.

The closest other public school is STELLE CLAUGHTON MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DELORAS E THOMPSON EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. DELORAS E THOMPSON EL's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 678 (now 634). Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 7% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.