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Cathelene Thomas Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

3781^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cathelene Thomas Elementary is a public elementary school located in Slaton, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a student population of 440. The school is part of the Slaton Independent School District, which is ranked 811 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cathelene Thomas Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,611 and 3,781 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates around 40% in reading and 25% in math, compared to the state averages of 52% and 45%. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and White student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools for these groups. Additionally, Cathelene Thomas Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 69-76% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a relatively high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students.

Interestingly, the nearby Stephen F. Austin Pri elementary school, also part of the Slaton Independent School District, has a similar demographic profile and academic performance to Cathelene Thomas Elementary. In contrast, the elementary schools in the Lubbock Independent School District (such as Harwell, Bayless, Ervin, and Roberts) generally perform better academically, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and higher statewide rankings, despite serving similar student populations in terms of economic disadvantage. Additionally, the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District has several elementary schools (such as Lubbock-Cooper North, Lubbock-Cooper East, and Lubbock-Cooper South) that outperform Cathelene Thomas Elementary across multiple academic measures.

435

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,075

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 W Lubbock St
Slaton, TX 79364-3831

(806) 828-5805

District: Slaton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cathelene Thomas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Slaton J H
High:	Slaton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

White:

29.4%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Texas avg47%

3,781^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

811^th of 961Slaton 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	24.2	3781 of 4651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3458 of 4710	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3220 of 4647	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2978 of 4581	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2827 of 4578	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3504 of 4479	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3434 of 4359	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	3570 of 4329	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.5	2630 of 4286	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	2611 of 4320	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.7	2714 of 4260	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	2860 of 4221	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.4	3595 of 4206	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	1465 of 2443	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1677 of 2443	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	848 of 2421	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	1393 of 2444	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2369 of 2483	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	3558 of 4461	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4201 of 4331	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3677 of 4295	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3375 of 4240	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	1731 of 3668	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	2914 of 3487	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	3155 of 3333	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	3219 of 3226	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	3075 of 3744	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3226 of 4658	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3212 of 4588	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3033 of 4561	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3084 of 4499	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3622 of 4348	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3682 of 4306	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	2342 of 2619	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2257 of 2980	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	1777 of 2958	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	1818 of 3006	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2216 of 3184	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.8	814 of 3106	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	3176 of 3644	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3079 of 4465	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	3766 of 4401	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3587 of 4376	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3452 of 4329	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3682 of 4188	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	3683 of 4168	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	2827 of 3705	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2784 of 4594	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3501 of 4521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3271 of 4477	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3568 of 4451	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3689 of 4309	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3489 of 4264	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2184 of 3739	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2735 of 4647	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3065 of 4585	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2947 of 4563	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	2503 of 4498	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3199 of 4357	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3046 of 4319	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	2165 of 3549	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	1509 of 4292	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	2800 of 4086	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2839 of 3952	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2389 of 3799	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2808 of 3684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	2845 of 3558	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1614 of 2612	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	2186 of 3108	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1873 of 3106	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1934 of 3082	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2157 of 3082	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2046 of 3142	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1938 of 3127	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)40th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-19 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (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 Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th 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
Cathelene Thomas Elementary	Public	1-5	615 W Lubbock St	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 828-5805	435	32	13.6	69.9%	128 (29.4%)	17 (3.9%)	277 (63.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	24.2	3781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%		30.1	3458^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.6%	323								39.1	46.2	39.0	21.7	26.7	30.5	18.3	$10,075
Stephen F Austin Pri	Public	PK-K	740 S 7th St	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 828-5813	218	11	19.0	79.8%	58 (26.6%)	6 (2.8%)	146 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$13,656
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 County Rd 3300	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Roosevelt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 842-3284	519	41	12.6	75.3%	175 (33.7%)	11 (2.1%)	319 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	35.4	3093^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.5%		42.7	2684^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.0%	409								42.5	39.7	45.1	32.4	36.5	41.7	29.6	$9,677
Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16410 Loop 493	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2344	708	54	13.1	37.7%	365 (51.6%)	4 (0.6%)	327 (46.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	61.6	1497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.8%		66.8	1264^th of 4710 public elementary schools	73.2%	233								49.6	54.1	64.7	39.8	40.4	68.4	39.1	$7,348
Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Ave P	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7900	526	36	14.6	79.8%	112 (21.3%)	50 (9.5%)	343 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	93.5	243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%		77.2	864^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.7%	621								82.6	78.5	80.0	81.4	68.4	68.3	51.7	$8,244
Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 134th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2342	857	56	15.2	40.7%	356 (41.5%)	40 (4.7%)	403 (47.0%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	44.3	2480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%		54.5	1911^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.4%	569								43.3	48.1	58.9	43.3	43.0	36.4	24.0	$6,624
Ervin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 E 28th St	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8200	396	31	12.7	95.7%	11 (2.8%)	229 (57.8%)	148 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.7	3153^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		36	3089^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.4%	64								30.5	40.0	62.8	50.9	23.6	33.3	17.7	$10,400
Harwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Ave D	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5700	385	28	13.7	88.1%	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.4%)	358 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.3	4068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%		24.5	3812^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.1%	256	7.7	24.2	39.1	39.0	43.8	56.5	0.0	30.4	50.0	31.7	9.5	9.7	37.5	11.3	$9,484
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Ave P	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5800	292	25	11.6	93.2%	20 (6.8%)	49 (16.8%)	215 (73.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	37.1	2983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%		43.1	2660^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.5%	323								33.3	45.2	42.5	19.1	36.6	43.9	51.2	$10,921
Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 108th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2342	826	66	12.4	41.8%	303 (36.7%)	37 (4.5%)	454 (55.0%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	86.7	502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%		75.8	910^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.7%	408	47.1	75.0	72.7					68.9	70.9	73.5	66.7	73.3	63.6	42.2	$8,804

Frequently Asked Questions about Cathelene Thomas Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cathelene Thomas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cathelene Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Slaton J H
High : Slaton High School

What is the racial makeup of Cathelene Thomas Elementary?

Students at Cathelene Thomas Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cathelene Thomas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Cathelene Thomas Elementary.

What district is Cathelene Thomas Elementary in?

Slaton Independent School District (Isd)

Is Cathelene Thomas Elementary a good school?

Cathelene Thomas Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Texas elementary schools.

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