Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: C

Total students

754

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Temple ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Temple ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90%

Thornton Elementary School is an elementary school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 754 students. 67.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,800, which is $2,087 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tisd.org

Address

2825 Cottonwood Ln
Temple, TX 76502-2575

Office phone number

(254) 215-5700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Thornton Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

754

African American

140 (18.6%)

Temple ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.7%)

Temple ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

11 (1.5%)

Temple ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

411 (54.5%)

Temple ISD: 46.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Temple ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

134 (17.8%)

Temple ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

52 (6.9%)

Temple ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

18.6%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

1.5%

Hispanic

54.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

17.8%

Two or more races

6.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

67.4 %

Temple ISD: 64.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.1 %

Temple ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

30.6 %

Temple ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

67.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

30.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

30.5 %

Temple ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.6 %

Temple ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.1 %

Temple ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

30.5%

Gifted and talented

1.6%

Special education

11.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Temple ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

20.1 %

Temple ISD: 24%

Statewide: 15%

African American

35.2 %

Temple ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

40 %

Temple ISD: 28%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

30 %

Temple ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.9 %

Temple ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Temple ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.9 %

Temple ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

22.5 %

Temple ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

41.9

African American

1 (2.4%)

Temple ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

2 (4.8%)

Temple ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.4%)

Temple ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.1 (28.8%)

Temple ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.8 (59.2%)

Temple ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Temple ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.1 (79.1%)

Temple ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.8 (20.9%)

Temple ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

18

Temple ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Temple ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,800

Temple ISD: $55,849

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,800

Temple ISD: $49,408

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,602

Temple ISD: $52,737

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,419

Temple ISD: $54,968

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,240

Temple ISD: $58,062

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,500

Temple ISD: $64,258

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,123

Temple ISD: $67,102

Statewide: $71,111

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