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R E Thompson Intermediate School

Q: Is R E Thompson Intermediate School a good school?

R E Thompson Intermediate School ranks 250 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

R E Thompson Intermediate School in Tuscumbia, AL, serves 360 students in grades 3-5 as part of the Tuscumbia City school district, and has earned a solid 3-star rating with a recent upward trend in state rankings.

This is a school on the rise. After ranking in the 52nd percentile statewide in 2023-2024, R E Thompson jumped to the 64th percentile in the most recent school year, placing it 250th out of 686 elementary schools in Alabama. The most impressive gains are in English Language Arts, where 4th grade proficiency jumped over 13 percentage points in just two years, now sitting at 67.27%—nearly 8 points above the state average. Fifth grade English (71.65%) also edges out the state. Math tells a similar story: while 3rd grade performance is about average, 4th grade math proficiency (55.45%) beats the state by over 13 points. These improvements are happening across the board—male students, African American students, White students, and students from low-income families all moved up significantly in statewide percentiles between 2023 and 2025. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.

Compared to nearby schools, R E Thompson is a strong middle option. It significantly outperforms L E Willson Elementary School in Sheffield (which sits in the 32nd percentile) and generally matches Colbert Heights Elementary School. However, there's a notable gap with McBride Elementary School in Muscle Shoals, just 4 miles away, which ranks in the 90th percentile—though that school serves a much wealthier population. The biggest challenge ahead is chronic absenteeism: at 20.3%, it's nearly double the state average of 12%, though it has improved from 24.4% the year before. Science is also a relative weak spot, though the school has closed a 13-point gap with the state in just two years. With efficient spending ($9,434 per student) and a clear upward trajectory, R E Thompson looks well-positioned to keep improving.

360

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,284

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

829 Frankfort Rd
Tuscumbia, AL 35674-3518

(256) 389-2930

District: Tuscumbia City

Students who attend R E Thompson Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Deshler Middle School
High:	Deshler High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

African American:

24.7%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2026) from a 49th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Alabama median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Alabama avg53%

250^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 140Tuscumbia 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	63.1	250 of 686	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	241 of 680	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	328 of 684	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	309 of 680	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	269 of 687	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	283 of 692	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	344 of 681	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	250 of 680	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	224 of 688	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.8	207 of 691	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	48.7	356 of 691	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	247 of 695	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	320 of 696	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	279 of 696	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.0	447 of 709	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	339 of 704	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	327 of 696	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	260 of 698	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.8	240 of 698	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	258 of 689	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	226 of 688	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.3	231 of 623	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	145 of 428	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	138 of 427	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	217 of 420	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	148 of 427	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	164 of 426	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	229 of 426	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	287 of 426	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	296 of 423	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	191 of 336	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	249 of 651	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	239 of 649	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	309 of 650	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	304 of 645	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	247 of 656	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	237 of 656	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	303 of 646	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	257 of 640	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	200 of 639	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	248 of 667	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	217 of 660	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	352 of 670	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	318 of 623	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	295 of 651	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	238 of 653	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	392 of 649	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	231 of 651	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	256 of 567	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	243 of 659	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	257 of 651	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	339 of 655	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	292 of 649	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	267 of 669	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	324 of 669	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	352 of 650	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	229 of 650	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	239 of 639	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	74 of 193	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	171 of 403	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	168 of 403	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	266 of 395	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	80 of 373	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	168 of 345	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	108 of 398	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	263 of 392	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	96 of 344	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	61.9	75 of 280	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	239 of 501	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	220 of 532	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	326 of 535	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	307 of 528	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	218 of 540	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	232 of 539	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	264 of 529	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	187 of 508	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	147 of 369	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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)66th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English68%+3 vs state

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

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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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
R E Thompson Intermediate School	Public	3-5	829 Frankfort Rd	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2930	360	24	14.9	55.8%	220 (61.1%)	89 (24.7%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	63.1	250^th of 686 public elementary schools	63.6%		63.6	241^st of 680 public elementary schools	64.6%	9	46.9	55.5	48.0		50.0	64.0	67.3	71.7		$12,284	$2,599	$9,667
G W Trenholm Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Joe Wheeler Hwy	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2940	413	28	14.5	55.9%	247 (59.8%)	115 (27.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)								(n/a)										$10,791	$1,698	$9,077
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-2	714 Elmhurst St	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2620	236	13	17.8	44.9%	151 (64.0%)	35 (14.8%)	26 (11.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$13,899	$2,147	$11,715
WA Threadgill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	900 Annapolis Avenue	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5720	344	24	14.6	69.8%	167 (48.5%)	106 (30.8%)	27 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.2%)								(n/a)										$12,790	$2,827	$9,957
Colbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Sunset Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 381-6132	486	32	15.1	56.0%	429 (88.3%)	9 (1.9%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	55.6	312^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.5%		50.2	355^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.8%	43	48.2	44.3	38.5		49.2	63.6	50.8	80.0		$12,014	$2,835	$9,160
L E Willson Elementary School	Public	3-6	2200 31st St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5730	253	18	14.4	78.3%	116 (45.8%)	85 (33.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	34.3	463^rd of 686 public elementary schools	32.5%		23.6	516^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.1%	53	30.4	25.8	32.0	41.7	27.3	62.3	43.9	52.0	50.0	$13,688	$4,009	$9,672
McBride Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2610	647	37	17.3	34.2%	447 (69.1%)	87 (13.4%)	55 (8.5%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	88.3	66^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.4%		89	55^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.9%	11	84.9	63.6	62.2		71.9	88.1	72.4	86.0		$10,388	$1,033	$9,317
Howell Graves Preschool	Public	PK-K	3201 Alabama Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2630	356	19	18.7	19.9%	238 (66.9%)	53 (14.9%)	28 (7.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$12,804	$2,863	$9,903
Webster Elementary School	Public	1-2	200 Webster Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2650	234	14	16.4	40.6%	149 (63.7%)	46 (19.7%)	15 (6.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)								(n/a)										$14,316	$2,486	$11,792
Kilby Laboratory School	Public	PK, KG-6	611 N Pine St	Florence	35632	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 765-4303	187			11.2%	141 (75.4%)	22 (11.8%)	4 (2.1%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	95.6	17^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.3	12^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	94.4	80.0	84.2	54.6	90.0	94.4	95.0	89.5	90.9	$10,505	$195	$10,190

Frequently Asked Questions about R E Thompson Intermediate School

How many students attend R E Thompson Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended R E Thompson Intermediate School.

Is R E Thompson Intermediate School a good school?

R E Thompson Intermediate School ranks 250^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is R E Thompson Intermediate School in?

Tuscumbia City

What is the racial makeup of R E Thompson Intermediate School?

Students at R E Thompson Intermediate School are 61% White, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of R E Thompson Intermediate School attend?

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

Middle : Deshler Middle School
High : Deshler High School

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