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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002590
THOMPSON EL
6121 TIERWESTER, HOUSTON, TX 77021 · (713) 746-8250 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 EL→CULLEN MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-91 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.2:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
5%
was 11%
% Black
90%
was 88%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THOMPSON EL
Set in HOUSTON, Texas, THOMPSON EL is a cozy elementary campus, part of HOUSTON ISD. It serves 363 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 519.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. THOMPSON EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, THOMPSON EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%); the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.
With demographic context factored in, THOMPSON EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 48.2%, a residual of +16.2 points.
In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which THOMPSON EL is one.
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THOMPSON EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.0%.
THOMPSON EL operates from a city-core location.
Trend over the last 7 years. THOMPSON EL's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 363). Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 5% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 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 H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- ENERGY INSTITUTE H S0.7 mi · 663
- THE LAWSON ACADEMY0.8 mi · 235
- LOCKHART EL0.9 mi · 306
- FOSTER EL0.9 mi · 334
- CULLEN MIDDLE1.0 mi · 310
- BEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About THOMPSON ELHow many students attend THOMPSON EL?
THOMPSON EL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does THOMPSON EL serve?
THOMPSON EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THOMPSON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THOMPSON EL is approximately 13.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is THOMPSON EL?
THOMPSON EL reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is THOMPSON EL public or private?
THOMPSON EL 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.