LANCE THOMPSON EL

LANCE THOMPSON EL is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in ARGYLE, Texas, overseen by NORTHWEST ISD, with 701 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 519.

LANCE THOMPSON EL is one of 37 schools operated by NORTHWEST ISD, a district that instructs 32,098 students overall.

On the student-mix side, LANCE THOMPSON EL reports that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LANCE THOMPSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Denton County) shows that median household income runs about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), LANCE THOMPSON EL is one campus in the mix.

JANE RUESTMANN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LANCE THOMPSON EL. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LANCE THOMPSON EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 67.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LANCE THOMPSON EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.