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What's the most underrated thing about H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623013548
H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER
5700 BEXAR ST, DALLAS, TX 75215 · (972) 749-1700 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
538 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER→BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 40 points.
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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
About H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER
H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER, an average-sized primary school in DALLAS, Texas, run under DALLAS ISD, educates 545 students, covering grades K through 5.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER is among them.
Demographically, H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER reports that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.5%; this one delivers 23.9%.
In the broader community, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.
LINCOLN HUMANITIES/COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET HIGH SCH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.4%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN HUMANITIES/COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET HIGH SCH0.6 mi · 580
- CHARLES RICE LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 427
- JOSEPH J RHOADS LEARNING CENTER1.3 mi · 105
- ST ANTHONY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 116
- ST ANTHONY ACADEMY1.3 mi · 202
- DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ARTS ACADEMY1.6 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER?
H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-05.
Is H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER.
What is the racial breakdown of students at H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER?
At H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER, the student body is approximately 1% White, 46% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER in?
H S THOMPSON LEARNING CENTER is part of DALLAS ISD.
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