Thompson Ranch Elementary

Public PK, KG-8

 11800 W Thompson Ranch Rd
       El Mirage, AZ  85335-3208


(623) 523-8400

District: Dysart Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
928th of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,364 Help


Students who attend Thompson Ranch Elementary usually attend:

High:    Valley Vista High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  716

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.9%
White:
17.0%
African American:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.9% Help


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Compare Details Thompson Ranch Elementary ranks worse than 74.5% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.78. (See more...)
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Compare Details Thompson Ranch Elementary ranks worse than 71.7% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.6. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.9%), White (17%), African American (11.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thompson Ranch Elementary is 16.8, which is the 2nd best among 16 elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thompson Ranch Elementary is $9,364. 9 elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Thompson Ranch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thompson Ranch Elementary 928th of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Thompson Ranch Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Thompson Ranch Elementary 612th of 854 Arizona public middle schools. (See Thompson Ranch Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Dysart Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dysart Unified District 159th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thompson Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 35.14 713th 1062 32.9%
2010 37.56 698th 1090 36.0%
2011 42.38 620th 1075 42.3%
2012 29.33 901st 1141 21.0%
2013 22.37 1000th 1158 13.6%
2014 21.43 905th 1079 16.1%
2015 11.28 907th 955 5.0%
2016 21.38 864th 1079 19.9%
2017 24.51 828th 1106 25.1%
2018 25.57 809th 1109 27.1%
2019 26.40 733rd 1039 29.5%
2021 32.98 742nd 1226 39.5%
2022 17.46 806th 1000 19.4%
2023 23.78 928th 1245 25.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.90 759th 1027 26.1%
2022 34.51 345th 444 22.3%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.27 94th 975 90.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.11 316th 417 24.2%
2021 30.73 891st 1201 25.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.07 546th 820 33.4%
2022 21.91 516th 618 16.5%
2023 27.67 855th 1116 23.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.96 194th 423 54.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.74 727th 1023 28.9%
2019 28.30 591st 862 31.4%
2021 34.15 746th 1219 38.8%
2022 6.13 814th 824 1.2%
2023 24.07 919th 1219 24.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.76 261st 306 14.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.38 748th 1032 27.5%
2019 16.63 723rd 850 14.9%
2021 33.27 756th 1220 38.0%
2022 23.86 641st 830 22.8%
2023 22.59 952nd 1216 21.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.57 532nd 895 40.6%
2023 14.26 578th 607 4.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.52 641st 911 29.6%
2019 31.35 467th 709 34.1%
2021 40.76 645th 1198 46.2%
2022 25.42 553rd 716 22.8%
2023 28.68 856th 1170 26.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.21 572nd 654 12.5%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.67 606th 720 15.8%
2021 31.57 840th 1161 27.6%
2023 27.93 781st 1024 23.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Thompson Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 29.80 497th 663 25.0%
2010 38.07 434th 692 37.3%
2011 40.35 415th 685 39.4%
2012 46.25 420th 772 45.6%
2013 31.03 605th 787 23.1%
2014 23.48 555th 690 19.6%
2015 12.07 495th 521 5.0%
2016 23.04 521st 677 23.0%
2017 23.25 530th 695 23.7%
2018 23.06 545th 711 23.3%
2019 12.14 555th 605 8.3%
2021 26.30 596th 832 28.4%
2023 25.60 612th 854 28.3%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.94 416th 650 36.0%
2023 36.35 266th 384 30.7%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.48 153rd 606 74.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.38 128th 178 28.1%
2021 35.95 508th 789 35.6%
2023 55.56 112th 363 69.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.58 349th 503 30.6%
2023 29.47 502nd 717 30.0%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.11 230th 257 10.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.22 437th 624 30.0%
2021 28.73 567th 820 30.9%
2023 24.98 586th 806 27.3%
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Rank History for middle school Foster Care students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.24 98th 166 41.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.55 491st 617 20.4%
2021 28.40 566th 818 30.8%
2023 26.78 585th 810 27.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.96 412th 573 28.1%
2023 35.35 255th 400 36.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.60 362nd 543 33.3%
2019 14.29 358th 387 7.5%
2021 36.85 465th 802 42.0%
2023 28.55 537th 760 29.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Thompson Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.57 396th 436 9.2%
2021 16.54 709th 780 9.1%
2022 3.40 445th 446 0.2%
2023 20.74 570th 675 15.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Thompson Ranch Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 248 70 5 566 5 n/a n/a 0 894
2006 266 79 13 567 5 n/a n/a 0 930
2007 131 59 12 460 1 n/a n/a 0 663
2008 150 76 12 587 4 n/a n/a 0 829
2009 157 97 9 593 3 n/a n/a 0 859
2010 145 85 6 592 0 n/a n/a 0 828
2011 158 63 3 565 1 0 2 0 792
2012 158 84 4 632 2 0 5 0 885
2013 169 85 4 674 6 1 8 0 947
2014 176 95 5 682 9 2 14 0 983
2015 197 87 3 660 4 1 27 0 979
2016 156 64 7 614 8 1 24 0 874
2017 151 58 8 616 8 2 32 0 875
2018 133 73 5 587 7 2 33 0 840
2019 139 70 5 591 7 3 27 0 842
2020 205 71 5 487 13 2 31 0 814
2021 132 79 5 521 7 2 25 0 771
2022 122 92 2 534 8 2 25 0 785
2023 122 83 5 479 4 0 23 0 716

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thompson Ranch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 894 45.5 19.6 99.7
2006 930 41.0 22.7 87.7
2007 663 37.7 17.6 3
2008 829 43.5 19.1 0.4
2009 859 47.0 18.3 81
2010 828 43.0 19.2 79.7
2011 792 43.0 18.4 82.3
2012 885 43.0 20.5 84.2
2013 947 47.5 19.9 87.1
2014 983 56.2 17.4 88.2
2015 979 47.0 20.8 80.5
2016 874 44.0 19.8 86.5
2017 875 44.7 19.5 78.7
2018 840 40.7 20.6 82.9
2019 842 45.0 18.6 79.8
2020 814 42.0 19.3 69.9
2021 771 41.5 18.5 n/a
2022 785 40.0 19.6 40.1
2023 716 42.5 16.8 73.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thompson Ranch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 894 45.5 19.6 99.7
2006 930 41.0 22.7 87.7
2007 663 37.7 17.6 3
2008 829 43.5 19.1 0.4
2009 859 47.0 18.3 81
2010 828 43.0 19.2 79.7
2011 792 43.0 18.4 82.3
2012 885 43.0 20.5 84.2
2013 947 47.5 19.9 87.1
2014 983 56.2 17.4 88.2
2015 979 47.0 20.8 80.5
2016 874 44.0 19.8 86.5
2017 875 44.7 19.5 78.7
2018 840 40.7 20.6 82.9
2019 842 45.0 18.6 79.8
2020 814 42.0 19.3 69.9
2021 771 41.5 18.5 n/a
2022 785 40.0 19.6 40.1
2023 716 42.5 16.8 73.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thompson Ranch Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $569 (6.9%) $189 (2.3%) $1,327 (16.0%) $6,004 (72.4%) $1,536 (18.5%) $7,540 (90.9%) $8,298
2020 $764 (8.5%) $924 (10.3%) $2,451 (27.4%) $5,645 (63.2%) $1,604 (17.9%) $7,249 (81.1%) $8,937
2021 $1,205 (12.6%) $1,183 (12.4%) $3,592 (37.5%) $5,711 (59.7%) $1,468 (15.3%) $7,179 (75.0%) $9,567
2022 $741 (7.9%) $983 (10.5%) $2,464 (26.3%) $6,361 (67.9%) $1,278 (13.6%) $7,640 (81.6%) $9,364

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thompson Ranch Elementary

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 733rd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 928th of 1245 Elementary schools
 4%
Ranks 555th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 612th of 854 Middle schools
 20.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students842716
 15%
African American7083
 18.6%
American Indian74
 42.9%
Asian55
Hispanic591479
 19%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White139122
 12.2%
Two or More Races2723
 14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.8%73.9%
 5.9%


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Students at Thompson Ranch Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Thompson Ranch Elementary ranks 928th of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Thompson Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Valley Vista High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 716 students attended Thompson Ranch Elementary.


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