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Thompson Intermediate School

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Thompson Intermediate School ranks 164 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Thompson Intermediate School in Alabaster, AL, serves 901 students in grades 4-5 as part of the Alabaster City district, earning a consistent 4-star rating and ranking in the 76th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with student groups that often face achievement gaps. Thompson Intermediate ranks in the top 10% statewide for African American students, earning a 5-star rating, and Hispanic students also achieved a 5-star rating with a top-10 statewide ranking. The school also serves a high-poverty population effectively—57.49% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch—yet low-income students rank in the 83rd percentile statewide. English Language Arts is a particular strength, with 4th grade proficiency at 75.81% and 5th grade at 77.98%, both well above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at just 6.0%, roughly half the state average, indicating strong student engagement. The school has also shown meaningful improvement in serving special education students, jumping from 3 stars to 4 stars in the most recent year.

Compared to nearby Helena Intermediate School, Thompson serves nearly double the percentage of economically disadvantaged students (57.49% vs. 28.8%) yet still achieves strong results, making its performance particularly impressive given the demographic challenges. Interestingly, Thompson's 4th grade English proficiency (75.81%) actually exceeds that of Trace Crossings Elementary School in the higher-spending Hoover City district (69.92%), despite Thompson spending 30% less per student. One area worth noting is a transition dip in math proficiency from 3rd grade (61-73% at feeder schools Meadow View Elementary and Creek View Elementary) to 4th grade (48.99%), though English remains strong. Overall, Thompson Intermediate is a reliably effective school that achieves excellent outcomes for a diverse student body despite resource constraints.

901

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,652

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1509 Kent Dairy Rd
Alabaster, AL 35007-5243

(205) 685-6200

District: Alabaster City

Students who attend Thompson Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson Middle School
High:	Thompson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

African American:

22.3%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2023) to 76th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

164^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 140Alabaster City among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	164 of 686	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	185 of 680	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	163 of 684	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	116 of 680	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	143 of 687	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	160 of 692	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	185 of 681	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	222 of 680	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.6	184 of 688	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.6	200 of 691	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	40 of 428	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	25 of 427	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	28 of 420	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	27 of 427	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	37 of 426	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	59 of 426	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	55 of 426	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	70 of 423	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	62 of 336	81.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	39 of 143	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	51.9	64 of 142	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	39 of 131	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	39 of 123	68.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	21 of 100	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	159 of 651	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	192 of 649	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	171 of 650	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	115 of 645	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	136 of 656	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	173 of 656	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	207 of 646	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	208 of 640	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	181 of 639	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	9 of 90	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	61.9	68 of 206	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	45 of 196	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	43 of 184	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	48 of 175	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	43 of 164	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	61 of 152	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	65 of 140	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	51 of 130	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	116 of 667	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	163 of 660	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	136 of 670	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	65 of 623	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	183 of 651	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	112 of 653	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	269 of 649	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	280 of 651	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	226 of 567	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	174 of 659	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	178 of 651	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	153 of 655	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	110 of 649	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	152 of 669	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	138 of 669	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	164 of 650	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	193 of 650	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.7	176 of 639	72.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	51.3	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	107 of 193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	42 of 82	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.2	5 of 70	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	49.0	27 of 54	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.0	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	52.9	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	13 of 65	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	15 of 63	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	117 of 403	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	139 of 403	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	98 of 373	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	65 of 345	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	87 of 398	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	38 of 392	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	82 of 344	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	49.1	121 of 280	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	128 of 501	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	147 of 532	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	137 of 535	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	94 of 528	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	123 of 540	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	131 of 539	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	121 of 529	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	148 of 508	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	62.6	124 of 369	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)91st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-32 vs school

Military Connected (2024)29th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English77%+12 vs state

Science58%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thompson Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1509 Kent Dairy Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6200	901	50	17.9	57.5%	466 (51.7%)	201 (22.3%)	199 (22.1%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	73.5	164^th of 686 public elementary schools	76.1%		71.4	185^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.8%	21		49.0	49.8	57.9		75.8	78.0	$9,652	$1,700	$7,938
Creek View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8568 Highway 17	Maylene	35114	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 516-5798	958	65	14.7	48.7%	521 (54.4%)	172 (18.0%)	192 (20.0%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)								(n/a)	72.7				87.6			$10,240	$1,165	$9,061
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Smokey Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-4300	953	66	14.4	53.2%	446 (46.8%)	186 (19.5%)	255 (26.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.9%)								(n/a)	61.6				74.9			$10,590	$1,568	$9,009
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	58.6	284^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%	14	41.3	41.1	34.1	58.1	65.8	64.5	79.3	$9,196	$1,003	$8,192
Helena Elementary School	Public	K-2	187 Third St	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5540	778	45	17.2	30.1%	560 (72.0%)	99 (12.7%)	79 (10.2%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$9,244	$762	$8,463
Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	955	53	18.0	28.8%	690 (72.3%)	121 (12.7%)	95 (9.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	78.8	126^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.6%		81.4	104^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.7%	22	48.0	60.3	49.0	66.5	81.8	78.1	84.5	$8,594	$704	$7,874
Pelham Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Highway 33	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3703	750	48	15.7	53.6%	336 (44.8%)	136 (18.1%)	213 (28.4%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	55.8	311^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.7%		64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%	74	43.1	36.0	34.9	53.7	64.6	65.0	76.4	$10,228	$1,500	$8,726
STAR Program Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
Montevallo Elementary School	Public	K-5	171 Jeter Cir	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6420	758	50	15.2	81.7%	305 (40.2%)	174 (23.0%)	250 (33.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	48.5	364^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.9%		53.4	329^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.6%	35	34.3	38.9	44.7	42.5	55.0	56.8	76.3	$10,413	$1,833	$8,512
Trace Crossings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5454 Learning Lane	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2700	769	54	14.3	37.5%	321 (41.7%)	223 (29.0%)	80 (10.4%)	83 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	81.2	109^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.1%		85.6	80^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.2%	29	66.4	57.7	72.5	54.5	79.6	69.9	86.7	$12,555	$1,321	$11,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Thompson Intermediate School

How many students attend Thompson Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 901 students attended Thompson Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Thompson Intermediate School?

Students at Thompson Intermediate School are 52% White, 22% African American, 22% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Thompson Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Thompson Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thompson Middle School
High : Thompson High School

What district is Thompson Intermediate School in?

Alabaster City

Is Thompson Intermediate School a good school?

Thompson Intermediate School ranks 164^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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