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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039006972
Thompson Elementary School
2525 HELEN LN, MESQUITE, TX 75181 · (972) 882-7190 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
456 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 53.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (23.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Elementary School this school | 540 | 84.4% | 23.4% |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School LANCASTER | 597 | 87.8% | 26.0% |
| Sherrod Elementary School ARLINGTON | 475 | 88.2% | 28.3% |
| Amelia Elementary School BEAUMONT | 528 | 89.0% | 25.4% |
| Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary School HOUSTON | 567 | 80.8% | 22.7% |
| Larson Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 443 | 83.7% | 19.5% |
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 Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #4,137 of 4,401 | #392 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,213 of 4,466 ▲ 58 | #405 of 429 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,003 of 4,466 ▲ 214 | #370 of 429 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #280 of 3,998 | #34 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #2,134 of 4,938 | #172 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,956 of 4,622 | #168 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #2,732 of 4,628 | #216 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #1,603 of 4,789 | #245 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #2,504 of 2,838 | #249 of 274 |
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
540
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 540 | 37.3 | 14.5:1 | 84% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 37.2 | 16.1:1 | 88% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 36.4 | 16.7:1 | 85% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 77% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 60% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 58% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 45% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 41 | 21.1:1 | 18% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (565 to 540); teachers up 13% (33 to 37.3).
About Thompson Elementary School
Thompson Elementary School sits in MESQUITE, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 540 students in 2024-25.
MESQUITE ISD runs 51 schools with a combined 37,930 students. Thompson Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Thompson Elementary School is 71% Black. The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 48 points above the 22% share among Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Thompson Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 37.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%.
Thompson Elementary School scores 14.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 23.4% actual versus 37.6% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Dallas County show median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Thompson Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Terry Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.7% on proficiency, and Thompson Elementary School is below that at 23.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.8:1 to 14.5:1.
People who know Thompson Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Thompson Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thompson Elementary. Thompson Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Thompson Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 531 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
- Terry Middle School0.3 mi · 780
- Horn High School0.8 mi · 2,757
- Pirrung Elementary School0.9 mi · 407
- Dr Don Woolley Middle School1.1 mi · 1,037
- Achziger Elementary School1.2 mi · 545
- Berry Middle School1.2 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Elementary SchoolHow large is Thompson Elementary School?
Thompson Elementary School enrolls approximately 540 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 14.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thompson Elementary School?
At Thompson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 19% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Thompson Elementary School in?
Thompson Elementary School is part of MESQUITE ISD.
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