THOMPSON EL

As a mid-sized elementary campus in CARROLLTON, Texas, THOMPSON EL caters to 531 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.

Across the 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (24,165 students total), THOMPSON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THOMPSON EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%); the rest consists of 10% White, 6% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the resource side, On paper, THOMPSON EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THOMPSON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 48.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Denton County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. THOMPSON EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

The closest other public school is LONG MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THOMPSON EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. THOMPSON EL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 531). Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 81% across the same window.

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