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Lance Thompson Elementary

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Lance Thompson Elementary ranks 513 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lance Thompson Elementary is a public elementary school in Argyle, Texas, serving 622 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Northwest Independent School District, which is ranked 261 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Lance Thompson Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Texas elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance. The school's STAAR test scores significantly exceed the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.87% of 3rd-grade students at Lance Thompson Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 58.31% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well in STAAR Mathematics, with 62.61% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better, compared to 48.54% for the district and 44.88% for the state.

Lance Thompson Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Roanoke Elementary, Justin Elementary, and Johnie R Daniel Elementary in both academic performance and student subgroup rankings. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.5 to 16.2 students per teacher in recent years, which is lower than the district and state averages.

701

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,587

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 Hawks Way
Argyle, TX 76226

(817) 698-1800

District: Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2021 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg51%

Texas avg47%

513^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

261^st of 961Northwest 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	86.6	513 of 4651	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	557 of 4710	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	558 of 4647	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	740 of 4581	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	469 of 4578	89.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	271 of 1905	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	191 of 2443	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	56.1	889 of 2421	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	95.2	65 of 2444	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	416 of 814	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.8	239 of 1045	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	423 of 1015	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	504 of 957	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	2303 of 4461	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.3	898 of 4331	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	412 of 2918	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	685 of 3668	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	599 of 3556	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	1245 of 3487	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	379 of 3744	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	828 of 4658	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	912 of 4588	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	1090 of 4561	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	509 of 4499	88.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	838 of 2619	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	847 of 2980	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	698 of 2958	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	602 of 3006	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	762 of 3644	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	423 of 4465	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	354 of 4401	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	499 of 4376	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	503 of 4329	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	381 of 3705	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	238 of 4594	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	423 of 4521	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.9	954 of 4477	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	95.1	58 of 4451	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	332 of 3739	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	399 of 4647	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	306 of 4585	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	496 of 4563	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	442 of 4498	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	393 of 975	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	293 of 3549	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	468 of 4292	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	508 of 4086	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	1061 of 3952	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	651 of 3799	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	404 of 2612	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	1026 of 3108	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	958 of 3106	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	1068 of 3082	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	567 of 3082	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-40 vs school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading75%+20 vs state

Mathematics63%+17 vs state

Science49%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Lance Thompson Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Lance Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Hawks Way	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1800	701	48	14.5	8.6%	394 (56.2%)	34 (4.9%)	135 (19.3%)	95 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	86.6	513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.4	557^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.2%	44	80.9	70.7	70.7	62.6	64.8	61.0	49.0	$8,587
Jane Ruestmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6610 Cleveland Gibbs Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 464-7241	846	47	17.8	3.9%	328 (38.8%)	27 (3.2%)	84 (9.9%)	362 (42.8%)	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)								(n/a)	79.9	79.3	88.6	67.2	76.5	87.7	66.7	$00
Argyle West	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 Old Justin Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-4007	643	42	15.2	4.2%	387 (60.2%)	15 (2.3%)	74 (11.5%)	124 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	88.4	428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.7	273^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	94.2%	155	85.6	78.9	74.3	57.7	55.8	68.8	68.8	$7,331
Johnie R Daniel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Tye St	Northlake	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 215-0000	593	42	14.2	8.3%	275 (46.4%)	48 (8.1%)	118 (19.9%)	115 (19.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	85.2	567^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.5	392^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	91.7%	175	74.4	74.4	75.7	65.4	57.7	64.4	39.2	$12,374
Argyle South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11800 Denton Creek Blvd	Flower Mound	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 464-7241	783	54	14.5	10.1%	390 (49.8%)	33 (4.2%)	122 (15.6%)	186 (23.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	96.6	125^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.3	129^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.3%	4	81.2	81.6	85.4	71.3	86.8	83.9	63.1	$7,069
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Harrison Ln	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 464-0564	788	46	17.2	8.4%	534 (67.8%)	15 (1.9%)	102 (12.9%)	100 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	77.5	865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.9	577^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.7%	288	69.1	65.8	77.3	67.4	42.5	54.0	39.8	$9,128
Justin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Boss Range Rd	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0800	667	45	14.9	25.3%	444 (66.6%)	37 (5.5%)	135 (20.2%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.7%)	46.5	2348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%		52.7	2009^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.3%	339	51.5	50.0	53.3	45.1	41.9	40.4	22.6	$7,891
Ponder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Bailey	Ponder	76259	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 479-8320	773	52	14.8	45.3%	434 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	22.2	3904^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.1%		28.4	3558^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.5%	346	45.5	37.8	39.6	36.3	23.6	29.3	5.0	$7,026
Universal Academy-Bartonville	Public, Charter	K-5	2700 Fm 407 E	Bartonville	75226	Denton County	Universal Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 393-5068	111	23	4.8		3 (2.7%)	37 (33.3%)	1 (0.9%)	68 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	73.2	994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%		90.3	363^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.3%	631	57.1	56.5	66.7	50.0	65.2	61.1	38.9	$1,224
Denton Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4420 Country Club Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	190	16	11.8	28.9%	110 (57.9%)	22 (11.6%)	31 (16.3%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	66.8	1272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.5	1524^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	252	76.9	79.2	57.9	65.4	58.3	31.6	0.0	$10,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Lance Thompson Elementary

How many students attend Lance Thompson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Lance Thompson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lance Thompson Elementary?

Students at Lance Thompson Elementary are 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Lance Thompson Elementary in?

Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

Is Lance Thompson Elementary a good school?

Lance Thompson Elementary ranks 513^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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