THORNDALE EL

Set in THORNDALE, Texas, THORNDALE EL is a small primary school, part of THORNDALE ISD. It enrolls 271 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

THORNDALE ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 637 students; THORNDALE EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, THORNDALE EL lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Milam County (around 62%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, THORNDALE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 42.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Milam County indicate median household income runs about $66,141, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. THORNDALE EL is one of 17 public schools in Milam County (combined enrollment of about 4,337 students).

The closest other public school is THORNDALE MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 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), THORNDALE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 26%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025.

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