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Thomas Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Elementary is a public elementary school in Abilene, Texas, serving 389 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Abilene Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 722 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,483 and 3,619 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests is significantly below the Abilene ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.41% of 3rd-grade students at Thomas Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 43.07% for Abilene ISD and 52.02% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 80.21% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Wylie East Intermediate, which is part of the Wylie ISD (a higher-performing district), outperforms Thomas Elementary and the Abilene ISD schools on STAAR tests, despite serving a more economically advantaged student population. Additionally, Thomas Elementary's performance on STAAR tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's special education students performing relatively well compared to the state.

378

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,969

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1240 Lakeside Dr
Abilene, TX 79602-4118

(325) 671-4995

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thomas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Craig Middle
High:	Abilene High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.8%

African American:

37.3%

White:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

3,619^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

722^nd of 961Abilene 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	26.8	3619 of 4651	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3358 of 4710	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2368 of 4647	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	2016 of 4581	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	1483 of 4578	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	2526 of 4479	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	2121 of 4359	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.5	2367 of 4329	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	2802 of 4286	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	2180 of 4320	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.7	1561 of 4260	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	1463 of 4221	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	1846 of 4206	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	1665 of 4095	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	1384 of 3937	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	1351 of 3884	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.7	1375 of 3768	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.1	1245 of 3724	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	1765 of 3476	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.0	929 of 3475	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	57.0	1639 of 3465	52.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1707 of 1905	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1794 of 2443	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1465 of 2443	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1425 of 2421	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	1054 of 2444	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	1490 of 2515	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	2027 of 2483	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	3352 of 4461	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.5	1669 of 4331	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	3330 of 4295	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2969 of 4240	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	2892 of 2918	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	3536 of 3668	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3107 of 3556	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	3275 of 3446	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1721 of 3333	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	2584 of 3226	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	2567 of 3744	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3608 of 4658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2424 of 4588	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2807 of 4561	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.5	1379 of 4499	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	2861 of 4348	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2945 of 4306	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	2037 of 2619	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.7	1893 of 2980	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	996 of 2958	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	1349 of 3006	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	1703 of 3184	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.4	601 of 3106	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	1525 of 3644	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2219 of 4465	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2458 of 4401	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	2029 of 4376	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	1810 of 4329	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	2845 of 4188	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	2196 of 4168	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	3365 of 3705	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3230 of 4594	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3098 of 4521	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2501 of 4477	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	1758 of 4451	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	3001 of 4309	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	2350 of 4264	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	2336 of 3739	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2072 of 4647	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	2390 of 4585	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	1382 of 4563	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	1564 of 4498	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2061 of 4357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	1536 of 4319	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	914 of 961	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	453 of 3549	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	715 of 4292	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	1240 of 4086	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	2348 of 3952	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	1092 of 3799	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	2578 of 3684	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2204 of 3558	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	1056 of 2612	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	2028 of 3108	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	1324 of 3106	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	1306 of 3082	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	611 of 3082	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	1376 of 3142	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1063 of 3127	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+65 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)5th percentile-63 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Lakeside Dr	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4995	378	28	13.4	74.6%	75 (19.8%)	141 (37.3%)	143 (37.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	26.8	3619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%		31.8	3358^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.7%	261						22.4	36.0	48.3	20.7	26.0	40.0	30.0	$9,969
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2034 Jeanette St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4770	473	35	13.4	86.9%	149 (31.5%)	42 (8.9%)	260 (55.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	21.8	3926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.6%		23.4	3869^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.9%	57						33.3	35.2	40.3	34.3	24.4	30.7	19.4	$9,893
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1719 E N 10th St	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4970	662	39	17.1	63.7%	271 (40.9%)	112 (16.9%)	229 (34.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	46.9	2322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.1%		36.7	3041^st of 4710 public elementary schools	35.4%	719						52.3	42.5	54.8	46.9	29.2	37.4	43.5	$7,735
Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Merchant St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 794-4160	371	26	14.4	89.8%	45 (12.1%)	36 (9.7%)	279 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	19.6	4047^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%		20.4	4051^st of 4710 public elementary schools	14.0%	4						24.6	51.7	28.9	10.8	36.7	23.1	13.5	$11,302
Alcorta Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 S 32nd St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3602	410	24	17.2	67.3%	168 (41.0%)	50 (12.2%)	166 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	39.1	2829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%		47.5	2337^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.4%	492						40.3	39.4	50.0	29.6	38.0	54.7	29.7	$9,391
Wylie East Intermediate	Public	4-5	4709 Oldham Ln	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 437-2340	384	22	17.4	23.7%	235 (61.2%)	16 (4.2%)	100 (26.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	77.4	866^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		75.5	926^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.3%	60							58.5	67.9		49.7	67.5	55.0	$6,903
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	729	43	17.1	52.8%	367 (50.3%)	51 (7.0%)	259 (35.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%		53.2	1978^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.0%	376						46.8	61.8	62.3	46.4	51.2	35.5	43.8	$8,294
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 Buccaneer Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3745	481	34	14.0	77.8%	158 (32.8%)	56 (11.6%)	243 (50.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	38.7	2867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%		26.7	3675^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.0%	808						33.8	51.4	54.7	21.6	45.8	38.7	28.0	$10,293
Purcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 N 14th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4845	537	34	15.6	80.4%	118 (22.0%)	83 (15.5%)	310 (57.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	36.7	3004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%		20.2	4059^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.8%	1055						55.6	48.9	50.0	40.5	28.9	27.9	13.2	$7,964
Ortiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Vogel	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4945	523	36	14.6	91.0%	35 (6.7%)	63 (12.0%)	408 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	13.8	4341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%		12	4465^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.2%	124	11.5	28.6	14.3	11.1	20.0	33.9	29.1	20.3	28.4	31.8	10.1	7.4	$9,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Elementary

Is Thomas Elementary a good school?

Thomas Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Thomas Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Thomas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Craig Middle
High : Abilene High School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Elementary?

Students at Thomas Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 37% African American, 20% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Thomas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Thomas Elementary.

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