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Thornton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Thornton Elementary is a large PK-6 school in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), serving 849 students in a high-poverty area where over 93% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has shown a significant academic turnaround by climbing from the 8th to the 22nd percentile in state rankings.

Thornton stands out for its recent upward trend, which is the most dramatic positive shift among nearby schools like Blanton Elementary and Goodman Elementary. A key strength is 4th-grade math, where 57.69% of students are proficient—far exceeding the district (38.42%) and state (49.28%) averages, and much higher than schools like Berry Elementary (20.83%) and Patrick Elementary (13.04%). However, this success doesn't carry over to 5th and 6th grade, where math scores drop significantly. The school also has a relatively effective bilingual program, with Spanish STAAR scores in 3rd-grade reading and 4th-grade math outperforming the district and matching or exceeding state averages.

Despite these bright spots, Thornton faces challenges. It has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.4) than many neighbors, such as Johns Elementary (11.0), which may limit individualized attention. Science is a critical weakness, with only 2.78% of 5th graders proficient, compared to the district's 21.18%. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 8th percentile. While Thornton excels for its African American students, who historically rank in the 71st percentile, the overall picture is one of a school making progress but needing to address gaps in advanced academics and science instruction.

849

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,171

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2315 Stonegate St
Arlington, TX 76010-4896

(682) 867-4200

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thornton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carter J H
High:	Sam Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

African American:

6.5%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

3,611^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

668^th of 951Arlington 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
2026	27.3	3611 of 4627	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	4260 of 4651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4520 of 4710	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	4437 of 4647	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	4158 of 4581	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4238 of 4578	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3999 of 4479	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	4175 of 4359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	3813 of 4329	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	3676 of 4286	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	3886 of 4320	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	3922 of 4260	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	4083 of 4221	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	3831 of 4206	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	3780 of 4095	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	3791 of 3937	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	3707 of 3884	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	3209 of 3768	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.6	3375 of 3724	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	3025 of 3476	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	3145 of 3475	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	3395 of 3465	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	61.9	704 of 2443	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	811 of 2421	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	1444 of 2444	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1310 of 2483	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	2959 of 4461	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	3093 of 4331	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2434 of 4295	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3298 of 4240	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	947 of 1643	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	2596 of 2918	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	3497 of 3668	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3187 of 3556	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	2679 of 3487	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	2638 of 3446	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2304 of 3333	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2659 of 3226	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	3645 of 4575	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	3455 of 3744	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	4543 of 4658	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	4409 of 4588	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4211 of 4561	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4164 of 4499	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3883 of 4348	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	4162 of 4306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	2822 of 3075	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	2511 of 2619	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	2952 of 2980	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2868 of 2958	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	2927 of 3006	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2973 of 3184	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	2673 of 3106	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3157 of 4413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	3452 of 3644	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	4364 of 4465	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	4224 of 4401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3955 of 4376	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3940 of 4329	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3641 of 4188	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	3961 of 4168	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	3108 of 4520	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3421 of 3705	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4471 of 4594	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4247 of 4521	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3846 of 4477	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	4094 of 4451	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3555 of 4309	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4016 of 4264	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3539 of 4582	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	3609 of 3739	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	4518 of 4647	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4301 of 4585	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4073 of 4563	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4143 of 4498	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	3784 of 4357	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4062 of 4319	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	3703 of 4301	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	3373 of 3549	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	4128 of 4292	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2360 of 4086	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3352 of 3952	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3593 of 3799	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	3616 of 3684	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2078 of 3558	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)71st percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 14, 2013

Thornton Elementary has dedicated teachers but the discipline problems are out of control. I am not sure if administrators don't see the problem or if they don't know what to do. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (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	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 Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2315 Stonegate St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4200	849	55	15.4	93.5%	23 (2.7%)	55 (6.5%)	755 (88.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	27.3	3611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.0%		15.5	4260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	649	28.0	21.2	30.2	19.1	32.0	12.2	34.4	46.5	37.1	29.6	40.9	57.7	26.4	22.7	$10,171
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 Joyce St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0850	727	45	16.1	89.7%	26 (3.6%)	43 (5.9%)	642 (88.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	17.7	4166^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.1	4225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%	59	5.9	22.2			0.0		41.4	41.4	36.1	34.3	21.1	20.8	24.4	26.0	$10,231
Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2810 Prairie Hill Ln	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0200	516	42	12.2	90.9%	9 (1.7%)	79 (15.3%)	416 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.7	4115^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		14.3	4322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	207	19.1	37.5		0.0			24.1	32.8	21.3	38.1	20.9	40.0	13.1	39.7	$11,401
Johns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2500	560	37	15.1	93.6%	21 (3.8%)	62 (11.1%)	463 (82.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18	4155^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.2%		20.4	4003^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	152	0.0	0.0	11.1			0.0	20.9	30.4	43.3	40.6	22.6	22.5	27.0	29.0	$9,840
Patrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	755 Timber Oaks	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0600	496	45	11.0	91.7%	20 (4.0%)	128 (25.8%)	324 (65.3%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	25.4	3725^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		23.9	3806^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.2%	81	44.4	27.3	16.7	50.0	20.0	0.0	32.4	21.7	38.3	50.8	23.1	13.0	25.5	46.2	$11,657
Crow Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Coke Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1850	500	41	12.2	92.2%	14 (2.8%)	29 (5.8%)	444 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	19.4	4071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	12.0%		22.6	3878^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%	193	0.0						27.3	36.2	39.3	29.9	11.3	32.1	43.6	26.9	$11,349
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 Timberlake Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7750	426	32	13.1	92.0%	13 (3.1%)	69 (16.2%)	329 (77.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	23.7	3830^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.2%		28.6	3523^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.3%	307	17.4	19.1	5.6			0.0	46.4	31.0	44.2	34.2	27.1	27.7	37.5	29.0	$12,181
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Oleander Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2800	562	42	13.2	94.1%	16 (2.8%)	37 (6.6%)	495 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	23.9	3823^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.5	3701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%	122	16.7	0.0	20.0		0.0	20.0	34.0	34.8	50.0	42.7	23.6	23.9	30.1	35.1	$10,955
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2130	743	51	14.6	90.2%	41 (5.5%)	248 (33.4%)	370 (49.8%)	76 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	27.6	3594^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		34.7	3145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	449	17.9	36.0	9.1	45.0	40.0	0.0	29.5	22.2	43.3	47.5	38.8	29.1	37.1	37.7	$9,131
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 S Collins St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1000	456	39	11.6	90.8%	22 (4.8%)	16 (3.5%)	407 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	32.2	3282^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		11.9	4420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.0%	1138	14.3	33.3	0.0		58.3	0.0	38.7	37.5	33.3	30.8	50.0	54.8	30.6	34.6	$11,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Thornton Elementary

How many students attend Thornton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Thornton Elementary.

Is Thornton Elementary a good school?

Thornton Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Thornton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thornton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carter J H
High : Sam Houston High School

What district is Thornton Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Thornton Elementary?

Students at Thornton Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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