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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122007337
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School
12470 WALTERS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77014 · (281) 891-8480 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
511 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 16.0% | 24.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Deloras E Thompson Elementary School
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deloras E Thompson Elementary School this school | 634 | 80.6% | 26.6% |
| Whispering Pines Elementary School HUMBLE | 608 | 79.6% | 26.8% |
| Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary School HOUSTON | 621 | 85.0% | 41.0% |
| Hancock Elementary School HOUSTON | 749 | 81.3% | 37.4% |
| Gentry Elementary School MESQUITE | 607 | 79.4% | 38.9% |
| Walter Moses Burton Elementary School FRESNO | 668 | 77.2% | 29.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 Deloras E Thompson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,954 of 4,401 | #576 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,391 of 4,466 ▲ 311 | #504 of 625 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,127 of 4,466 ▲ 27 | #586 of 625 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #509 of 3,998 | #62 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,367 of 4,938 | #313 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,027 of 4,622 | #402 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #1,368 of 4,628 | #176 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #1,913 of 4,789 | #400 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #2,353 of 2,838 | #376 of 441 |
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
634
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 945
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 634 | 40.5 | 15.7:1 | 81% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 49.5 | 13.1:1 | 89% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 88% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 687 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 91% (622) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 41.5 | 16.4:1 | 79% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 74% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 70% (535) |
| 2000-01 | 945 | 65 | 14.5:1 | 59% (554) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deloras E Thompson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (678 to 634); teachers down 2% (41.5 to 40.5).
About Deloras E Thompson Elementary School
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school serves 634 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
The district for Deloras E Thompson Elementary School is SPRING ISD, with 42 schools and 33,678 students.
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 44% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Harris County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. Deloras E Thompson Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1 at Deloras E Thompson Elementary School, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 81% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.3%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The closest other public school is Stelle Claughton Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Deloras E Thompson Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 634, an 8% decrease from 687 in 2020-21.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRING ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Stelle Claughton Middle School0.3 mi · 896
- Ignite Community School - Fallbrook0.3 mi · 208
- Donna Lewis Elementary School0.7 mi · 689
- Heritage Elementary School0.7 mi · 807
- IDEA Spears College Preparatory1.0 mi · 617
- IDEA Spears Academy1.0 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Deloras E Thompson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Deloras E Thompson Elementary School?
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Deloras E Thompson Elementary School serve?
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Deloras E Thompson Elementary School have?
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deloras E Thompson Elementary School?
At Deloras E Thompson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 44% Hispanic, 44% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Deloras E Thompson Elementary School public or private?
Deloras E Thompson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING ISD.
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