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Thompson Elementary

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Thompson Elementary ranks 1169 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Thompson Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 458 students in grades 1-5. It is part of the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 740 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thompson Elementary consistently outperforms the Aldine ISD and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across multiple grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, its 5th-grade students achieved 79.37% proficiency in STAAR Reading, compared to 46.3% for Aldine ISD and 57.83% for Texas. The school also excels in STAAR Spanish assessments, with 5th-grade students achieving 45% proficiency in Spanish Reading and 41.18% in Spanish Mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Thompson Elementary has consistently strong performance across various student subgroups, including Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.54% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Thompson Elementary's academic performance remains strong. When compared to other nearby schools within the Aldine ISD, such as Black Elementary and Stehlik Elementary, Thompson Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in STAAR Reading and Mathematics. This suggests that the school has implemented effective strategies to support student learning and address the challenges faced by its predominantly low-income student population.

455

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,232

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Casa Grande Dr
Houston, TX 77060-4899

(281) 878-0333

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thompson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stovall Middle
High:	Aldine High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

African American:

2.6%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg32%

Texas avg46%

1,169^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 35Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

740^th of 961Aldine Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1169 of 4651	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1191 of 4710	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	2042 of 4647	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2475 of 4581	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3467 of 4578	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	1528 of 4479	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1430 of 4359	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	1706 of 4329	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	2208 of 4286	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	3053 of 4320	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.0	2646 of 4260	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	1889 of 4221	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	1137 of 4206	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	589 of 4095	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	327 of 3937	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	512 of 3884	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	718 of 3768	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	481 of 3724	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	861 of 3476	75.2%	★★★★☆
2005	74.0	751 of 3475	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	62.6	1365 of 3465	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	53.0	1019 of 2515	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	97.0	28 of 2483	98.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.2	823 of 4461	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	2298 of 4331	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.3	513 of 4295	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	576 of 4240	86.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	577 of 3668	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	912 of 3556	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	1011 of 3487	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	1904 of 3446	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	793 of 3333	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	837 of 3226	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.0	1001 of 4658	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	1779 of 4588	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2597 of 4561	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3236 of 4499	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	1406 of 4348	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	1182 of 4306	72.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	50.5	1902 of 2980	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2804 of 2958	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	2691 of 3006	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2086 of 3184	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2266 of 3106	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	734 of 4465	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	1370 of 4401	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2011 of 4376	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	3146 of 4329	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1116 of 4188	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1061 of 4168	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	509 of 4594	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1162 of 4521	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1557 of 4477	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	2862 of 4451	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	788 of 4309	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	606 of 4264	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	2061 of 4647	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2276 of 4585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2386 of 4563	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3471 of 4498	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1688 of 4357	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1710 of 4319	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	714 of 4292	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	520 of 4086	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	295 of 3952	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	65.0	718 of 3799	81.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2024)79th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2019)59th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)56th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)36th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading65%+10 vs state

Mathematics57%+11 vs state

Science25%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Thompson Elementary	Public	1-5	220 Casa Grande Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0333	455	32	14.1	92.3%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	435 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	69.1	1169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%		68.5	1191^st of 4710 public elementary schools	74.7%	22	8.3	57.1	45.0	32.0	71.4	41.2	25.0	51.9	66.7	79.4		39.2	69.7	62.1		25.4	$11,232
Bussey Elementary	Public	1-5	11555 Airline	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1501	489	34	14.4	90.2%	13 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	464 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.9	2087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%		46.8	2378^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.5%	291	15.3	44.4	54.0	28.3	17.0	17.8	0.0	54.6	52.5	66.7		37.5	46.9	53.3		14.9	$11,381
Black Elementary	Public	1-5	160 Millstream	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0350	488	35	13.8	90.4%	8 (1.6%)	32 (6.6%)	444 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33.5	3228^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.1	3706^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.3%	478	6.8	37.0	25.7	13.5	8.0	11.8	0.0	36.7	56.5	52.6		28.8	40.6	28.4		15.5	$9,492
Marcella Elementary	Public	1-5	16250 Cotillion Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0860	530	36	14.6	89.8%	13 (2.5%)	65 (12.3%)	440 (83.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	32.9	3263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.4	3930^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.6%	667	22.6	21.9	22.2	41.5	18.8	17.7	0.0	29.4	45.6	42.2		47.0	42.5	40.6		3.1	$9,020
Up Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	330 N Sam Houston Pky E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Up Excellence Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 414-3974	36	6	6.0	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	13 (36.1%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0				20.0		33.3		0.0		16.7		0.0
Odom Elementary	Public	1-5	14701 Henry Rd	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0390	322	25	12.9	92.2%	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	305 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	54.1	1901^st of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%		38.1	2951^st of 4710 public elementary schools	37.3%	1050	9.5	66.7	35.7	28.6	38.5	25.0	9.1	57.9	48.2	46.9		57.9	47.8	43.9		34.3	$12,387
Stehlik Elementary	Public	1-5	400 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 878-0300	683	44	15.3	91.9%	10 (1.5%)	157 (23.0%)	500 (73.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	16.4	4210^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.5%		25.6	3740^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.6%	470	21.9	30.4	25.0	50.0	12.0	20.0	7.7	29.7	28.5	31.9		29.4	19.3	34.0		12.9	$11,509
Gray Elementary	Public	1-5	700 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0660	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	585	34	17.4	88.7%	8 (1.4%)	99 (16.9%)	472 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	44.2	2484^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%		54.6	1905^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.6%	579	11.1	37.5	40.0	22.2	12.5	20.0	20.0	26.7	44.9	69.4		32.8	30.9	57.1		34.7	$13,075
Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	17770 Imperial Valley Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 446-3138	141	11	12.8	89.4%	6 (4.3%)	85 (60.3%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	28.9	3505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%		18.2	4158^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.7%	653								47.6	7.1	33.3	52.4	42.9	23.1	33.3	23.8	16.7	$11,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Thompson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Thompson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thompson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stovall Middle
High : Aldine High School

What district is Thompson Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Thompson Elementary?

Students at Thompson Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Thompson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Thompson Elementary.

Is Thompson Elementary a good school?

Thompson Elementary ranks 1169^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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