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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002590
Thompson Elementary School
6121 TIERWESTER, HOUSTON, TX 77021 · (713) 746-8250 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
348 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 95 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Thompson Elementary School→Cullen Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 40.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 (48.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Elementary School this school | 363 | 95.9% | 48.3% |
| Gateway Charter Academy DALLAS | 315 | 93.7% | 7.6% |
| Foster Elementary School HOUSTON | 334 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| Codwell Elementary School HOUSTON | 342 | 95.3% | 28.4% |
| Lockhart Elementary School HOUSTON | 306 | 93.8% | 39.0% |
| Young Elementary School HOUSTON | 334 | 98.5% | 43.5% |
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 Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,602 of 4,401 | #193 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #773 of 4,466 ▲ 451 | #89 of 625 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,630 of 4,466 ▲ 287 | #208 of 625 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #3,783 of 4,938 | #574 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,146 of 4,622 | #168 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #3,775 of 4,628 | #559 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #397 of 4,789 | #119 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #1,174 of 2,838 | #220 of 441 |
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
363
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 363 | 26.9 | 13.5:1 | 96% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 37.9 | 9.9:1 | 98% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 29.8 | 15.2:1 | 93% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 92% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 47% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 85% (624) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (454 to 363); teachers down 10% (29.8 to 26.9).
About Thompson Elementary School
Thompson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools in HOUSTON ISD. It has an enrollment of 363 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
HOUSTON ISD counts 273 schools and 176,727 students, including Thompson Elementary School.
Roughly 90% of students at Thompson Elementary School are Black. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the Black share is about 19%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thompson Elementary School scores 20%.
There are 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Thompson Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Texas public elementary schools.
Thompson Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 15.5 points (48.3% versus 32.8%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Thompson Elementary School from the closest public school, Energy Institute High School. Thompson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Thompson Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 404 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 363 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Thompson Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Thompson Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thompson Elementary. Thompson Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Thompson Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 540 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 531 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 455 students
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARYRUSKIN, FL · 789 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolGrandview, WA · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Energy Institute High School0.7 mi · 663
- The Lawson Academy0.8 mi · 235
- Lockhart Elementary School0.9 mi · 306
- Foster Elementary School0.9 mi · 334
- Cullen Middle School1.0 mi · 310
- Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School1.1 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thompson Elementary School?
Thompson Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Thompson Elementary School serve?
Thompson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thompson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thompson Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thompson Elementary School?
Thompson Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thompson Elementary School public or private?
Thompson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.