Thomas Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 1240 Lakeside Dr
       Abilene, TX  79602-4118


(325) 671-4995

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2368th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,567 Help


Students who attend Thomas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Craig Middle
High:    Abilene High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  414

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.0%
White:
29.5%
African American:
21.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.6% Help


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Compare Details Thomas Elementary ranks worse than 51% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.71. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Thomas Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42%), White (29.5%), African American (21.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Elementary is 15.5, which is the 6th best among 13 elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Elementary is $11,567, which is the 3rd highest among 13 elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Thomas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Elementary 2368th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Thomas Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
White students:


Abilene Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Abilene Independent School District (Isd) 730th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thomas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.04 1639th 3465 52.7%
2005 71.05 929th 3475 73.3%
2006 55.31 1765th 3476 49.2%
2007 67.09 1245th 3724 66.6%
2008 64.68 1375th 3768 63.5%
2009 66.24 1351st 3884 65.2%
2010 66.17 1384th 3937 64.8%
2011 62.58 1665th 4095 59.3%
2012 57.40 1846th 4206 56.1%
2013 64.59 1463rd 4221 65.3%
2014 63.69 1561st 4260 63.4%
2015 52.73 2180th 4320 49.5%
2016 40.77 2802nd 4286 34.6%
2017 42.53 2367th 4329 45.3%
2018 47.30 2121st 4359 51.3%
2019 42.59 2526th 4479 43.6%
2021 60.97 1483rd 4578 67.6%
2022 52.48 2016th 4581 56.0%
2023 46.71 2368th 4647 49.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.64 914th 961 4.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.34 2584th 3226 19.9%
2019 46.97 1721st 3333 48.4%
2021 18.12 3275th 3446 5.0%
2023 22.98 3107th 3556 12.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.43 2204th 3558 38.1%
2019 33.15 2578th 3684 30.0%
2021 56.67 1092nd 3799 71.3%
2022 38.86 2348th 3952 40.6%
2023 57.06 1240th 4086 69.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.13 2350th 4264 44.9%
2019 36.64 3001st 4309 30.4%
2021 53.95 1758th 4451 60.5%
2022 44.85 2501st 4477 44.1%
2023 36.89 3098th 4521 31.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.85 2945th 4306 31.6%
2019 37.22 2861st 4348 34.2%
2021 62.54 1379th 4499 69.3%
2022 39.36 2807th 4561 38.5%
2023 45.85 2424th 4588 47.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.38 601st 3106 80.7%
2019 56.61 1703rd 3184 46.5%
2021 61.09 1349th 3006 55.1%
2022 66.85 996th 2958 66.3%
2023 50.74 1893rd 2980 36.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.71 2969th 4240 30.0%
2019 30.90 3330th 4295 22.5%
2021 52.46 1669th 4331 61.5%
2022 32.33 3352nd 4461 24.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.01 1536th 4319 64.4%
2019 49.19 2061st 4357 52.7%
2021 58.52 1564th 4498 65.2%
2022 63.93 1382nd 4563 69.7%
2023 45.93 2390th 4585 47.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.09 2027th 2483 18.4%
2019 41.57 1490th 2515 40.8%
2021 49.79 1054th 2444 56.9%
2022 41.18 1425th 2421 41.1%
2023 39.62 1465th 2443 40.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.02 2196th 4168 47.3%
2019 36.87 2845th 4188 32.1%
2021 52.00 1810th 4329 58.2%
2022 50.92 2029th 4376 53.6%
2023 44.55 2458th 4401 44.1%
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Rank History for White students at Thomas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.02 1063rd 3127 66.0%
2019 54.93 1376th 3142 56.2%
2021 73.66 611th 3082 80.2%
2022 56.71 1306th 3082 57.6%
2023 56.83 1324th 3106 57.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Thomas Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 338 38 6 159 1 n/a n/a 0 542
1994 352 33 8 174 1 n/a n/a 0 568
1995 341 30 9 132 1 n/a n/a 0 513
1996 341 30 9 132 1 n/a n/a 0 513
1997 328 27 9 132 1 n/a n/a 0 497
1998 347 28 9 146 0 n/a n/a 0 530
1999 335 51 10 147 1 n/a n/a 0 544
2000 346 50 8 151 4 n/a n/a 0 559
2001 323 47 7 155 2 n/a n/a 0 534
2002 302 79 10 179 1 n/a n/a 0 571
2003 302 79 10 179 1 n/a n/a 0 571
2004 252 67 13 196 2 n/a n/a 0 530
2005 223 72 10 182 2 n/a n/a 0 489
2006 240 73 12 176 1 n/a n/a 0 502
2007 229 78 13 212 3 n/a n/a 0 535
2008 265 73 12 225 2 n/a n/a 0 577
2009 257 69 10 242 3 n/a n/a 0 581
2010 241 65 6 275 4 n/a n/a 0 591
2011 219 48 6 246 5 0 14 0 538
2012 213 65 9 244 4 0 20 0 555
2013 218 70 8 234 4 0 25 0 559
2014 205 69 14 237 5 2 23 0 555
2015 185 75 11 259 5 2 14 0 551
2016 178 76 8 274 2 2 14 0 554
2017 170 75 8 250 2 2 14 0 521
2018 148 79 5 202 1 2 14 0 451
2019 135 87 6 202 0 1 13 0 444
2020 116 74 4 187 0 1 21 0 403
2021 116 87 3 172 0 1 13 0 392
2022 125 59 4 166 0 1 13 0 368
2023 122 88 16 174 0 0 14 0 414

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Thomas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 542 35.0 15.5 48.7
1994 568 39.3 14.5 7.2
1995 513 33.0 15.5 40.2
1996 513 33.0 15.5 40.2
1997 497 36.8 13.5 42.5
1998 530 35.8 14.8 43.6
1999 544 37.5 14.5 52.2
2000 559 40.2 13.9 50.8
2001 534 33.8 15.8 52.1
2002 571 37.8 15.1 62.7
2003 571 37.8 15.1 62.7
2004 530 37.0 14.3 62.3
2005 489 40.0 12.2 62.2
2006 502 39.5 12.7 62
2007 535 39.6 13.5 65.2
2008 577 41.4 13.9 65.5
2009 581 39.3 14.8 64
2010 591 38.7 15.2 67.5
2011 538 38.3 14.0 66.5
2012 555 34.4 16.1 71.2
2013 559 33.1 16.8 72.3
2014 555 35.2 15.7 68.1
2015 551 34.0 16.2 69.1
2016 554 35.0 15.8 74.2
2017 521 32.2 16.1 76.6
2018 451 31.8 14.1 74.7
2019 444 30.6 14.4 70.7
2020 403 25.3 15.8 65.8
2021 392 30.9 12.6 71.4
2022 368 26.9 13.6 65.2
2023 414 26.5 15.5 74.6

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 Thomas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 542 35.0 15.5 48.7
1994 568 39.3 14.5 7.2
1995 513 33.0 15.5 40.2
1996 513 33.0 15.5 40.2
1997 497 36.8 13.5 42.5
1998 530 35.8 14.8 43.6
1999 544 37.5 14.5 52.2
2000 559 40.2 13.9 50.8
2001 534 33.8 15.8 52.1
2002 571 37.8 15.1 62.7
2003 571 37.8 15.1 62.7
2004 530 37.0 14.3 62.3
2005 489 40.0 12.2 62.2
2006 502 39.5 12.7 62
2007 535 39.6 13.5 65.2
2008 577 41.4 13.9 65.5
2009 581 39.3 14.8 64
2010 591 38.7 15.2 67.5
2011 538 38.3 14.0 66.5
2012 555 34.4 16.1 71.2
2013 559 33.1 16.8 72.3
2014 555 35.2 15.7 68.1
2015 551 34.0 16.2 69.1
2016 554 35.0 15.8 74.2
2017 521 32.2 16.1 76.6
2018 451 31.8 14.1 74.7
2019 444 30.6 14.4 70.7
2020 403 25.3 15.8 65.8
2021 392 30.9 12.6 71.4
2022 368 26.9 13.6 65.2
2023 414 26.5 15.5 74.6

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 Thomas Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,545 (17.2%) $7,463 (82.8%) $9,008
2020 $1,624 (17.1%) $7,874 (82.9%) $9,497
2021 $2,251 (19.5%) $9,316 (80.5%) $11,567

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2526th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2368th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Thomas Elementary)3958
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3542
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Thomas Elementary)4442
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3735
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Thomas Elementary)4831
 17%
   4th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3838
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Elementary)3923
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3534
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Thomas Elementary)4663
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4147
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Elementary)4651
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Thomas Elementary)4629
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3723
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students444414
 6.8%
African American8788
 1.1%
American Indian00
Asian616
 166.7%
Hispanic202174
 13.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White135122
 9.6%
Two or More Races1314
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.7%74.6%
 3.9%


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Students who attend Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Craig Middle
High : Abilene High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 414 students attended Thomas Elementary.

Thomas Elementary ranks 2368th of 4647 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Thomas Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 29% White, 21% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.


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