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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000809
Thompson Elementary School
2915 SCOTT MILL RD, CARROLLTON, TX 75007 · (972) 968-3400 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
394 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 66 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Thompson Elementary School
Thompson Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Elementary School this school | 531 | 74.2% | 44.5% |
| Pease Communications/Technology Academy MIDLAND | 547 | 72.4% | 41.4% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Odessa ODESSA | 541 | 73.4% | 48.7% |
| L A Gililland Elementary School FORT WORTH | 503 | 75.0% | 34.0% |
| Blanton Elementary School CARROLLTON | 503 | 76.7% | 42.6% |
| Lytle Elementary School LYTLE | 532 | 75.0% | 26.9% |
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 Thompson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,015 of 4,401 | #84 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,070 of 4,466 ▼ 652 | #102 of 138 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,012 of 4,466 ▲ 198 | #90 of 138 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,401 of 3,998 | #78 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #2,216 of 4,938 | #87 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,363 of 4,622 | #98 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #3,325 of 4,628 | #137 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #2,310 of 4,789 | #19 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #2,719 of 2,838 | #68 of 69 |
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
531
+76 (+17%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 531 | 35.6 | 14.9:1 | 74% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 35.9 | 13.6:1 | 75% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 31.9 | 13.0:1 | 73% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 72% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 70% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 71% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 70% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 33% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (541 to 531); teachers up 2% (35 to 35.6).
About Thompson Elementary School
The public elementary school Thompson Elementary School is located in CARROLLTON, Texas. There are 531 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
The 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD enroll 24,165 students altogether, Thompson Elementary School among them.
At Thompson Elementary School, 81% of students are Hispanic. It is also 10% White and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Denton County is roughly 21% Hispanic. The diversity index for Thompson Elementary School is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Thompson Elementary School has 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 74% at Thompson Elementary School. For comparison, public schools in Denton County average 35%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Thompson Elementary School is 2.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.5% actual, 42.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
The school is in Denton County, where the median household earns about $111,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Denton County, 267 public schools serve about 175,222 students.
Long Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Thompson Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Thompson Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Thompson Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 17% over 4 years, reaching 531 in 2024-25.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
Other Thompson Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thompson Elementary. Thompson Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Thompson Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 540 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 455 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 363 students
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARYRUSKIN, FL · 789 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolGrandview, WA · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Long Middle School0.6 mi · 477
- Furneaux Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Blanton Elementary School0.8 mi · 503
- Davis Elementary School0.9 mi · 451
- Sheffield Elementary School1.1 mi · 658
- McKamy Elementary School1.1 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thompson Elementary School?
Thompson Elementary School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
Is Thompson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thompson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thompson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thompson Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thompson Elementary School?
At Thompson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 81% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thompson Elementary School public or private?
Thompson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.