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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318012710
J C Thompson Elementary School
440 WISHBONE LN, HASLET, TX 76052 · (817) 698-3800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
258 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 J C Thompson Elementary School
J C Thompson Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J C Thompson Elementary School this school | 726 | 35.5% | 40.0% |
| W R (bill) Fort Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 762 | 36.2% | 46.7% |
| Miss May Vernon Elementary School FATE | 790 | 34.8% | 58.5% |
| Theiss Elementary School KLEIN | 637 | 35.0% | 55.2% |
| Lake Country Elementary School FORT WORTH | 655 | 33.4% | 44.4% |
| Meadow Creek Elementary School BEDFORD | 649 | 34.2% | 67.9% |
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 J C Thompson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,581 of 4,401 | #162 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,863 of 4,466 ▼ 463 | #281 of 339 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,922 of 4,466 ▼ 180 | #203 of 339 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,716 of 3,998 | #204 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #767 of 4,938 | #31 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,673 of 4,622 | #117 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #534 of 4,628 | #88 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #4,081 of 4,789 | #293 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #988 of 1,307 | #52 of 72 |
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
726
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 726 | 51.3 | 14.2:1 | 36% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 52.5 | 14.4:1 | 35% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 54.7 | 14.9:1 | 37% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 29% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 40.9 | 16.9:1 | 25% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 26% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J C Thompson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (691 to 726); teachers up 26% (40.9 to 51.3).
About J C Thompson Elementary School
J C Thompson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in NORTHWEST ISD, located in HASLET, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 726 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 40% higher.
The district, NORTHWEST ISD, operates 37 schools serving 32,098 students.
White students are the largest group at J C Thompson Elementary School, with 41% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, J C Thompson Elementary School comes in at 70%.
Federal staffing data show 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at J C Thompson Elementary School and a ratio of 14.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 36% of students. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 58.5%. J C Thompson Elementary School posts 40.0%, 18.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.
Sendera Ranch Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, J C Thompson Elementary School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
J C Thompson Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students grew from 680 to 726 over 4 years.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 students
Other schools in HASLET
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Truett Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Leo Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 915 students
- Sendera Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Carl E Schluter Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Haslet Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Nearby schools
- Sendera Ranch Elementary School1.3 mi · 813
- Truett Wilson Middle School1.4 mi · 941
- Legacy Learning Center1.9 mi · 50
- Molly Livengood Carter Elementary School2.1 mi · 680
- Haslet Elementary School2.1 mi · 733
- Cw Worthington Middle School2.3 mi · 1,201
Frequently asked questions
About J C Thompson Elementary SchoolHow large is J C Thompson Elementary School?
J C Thompson Elementary School enrolls approximately 726 students in grades PK-05.
Is J C Thompson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J C Thompson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J C Thompson Elementary School have?
J C Thompson Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at J C Thompson Elementary School?
Student demographics at J C Thompson Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is J C Thompson Elementary School public or private?
J C Thompson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.