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.