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Thornton Elementary

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Thornton Elementary ranks 3346 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Thornton Elementary is a public elementary school in Temple, Texas, serving 740 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Temple Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 788 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thornton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2,623 and 3,860 over the past several years. The school has received a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Texas elementary schools. Student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in science. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and spends slightly less per student than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Thornton Elementary's performance is lower than schools within the Temple ISD, such as Jefferson Elementary, Kennedy-Powell Elementary, and Western Hills Elementary. However, it performs better than some of the other low-performing schools in the district, such as Cater Elementary and Raye-Allen Elementary. Compared to schools in the neighboring Belton ISD, Thornton Elementary lags significantly behind higher-performing schools like Charter Oak Elementary, Joe M Pirtle Elementary, and Tarver Elementary.

763

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,762

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2825 Cottonwood Ln
Temple, TX 76502-2575

(254) 215-5700

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thornton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonham Middle
High:	Temple High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

White:

19.9%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Texas avg46%

3,346^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd)

788^th of 961Temple 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	31.3	3346 of 4651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2648 of 4710	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3097 of 4647	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3260 of 4581	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	2953 of 4578	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3583 of 4479	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	3609 of 4359	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	2823 of 4329	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.1	3820 of 4286	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	3171 of 4320	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	3135 of 4260	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.7	3000 of 4221	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	2828 of 4206	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	2632 of 4095	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	2052 of 3937	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	3059 of 3884	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.3	2080 of 3768	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.0	1004 of 3724	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	695 of 3476	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	71.4	915 of 3475	73.7%	★★★★☆
2004	74.2	724 of 3465	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1622 of 1905	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1272 of 2443	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1864 of 2421	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	1728 of 2444	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	2093 of 2515	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1981 of 2483	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	921 of 1009	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	3470 of 4461	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	2882 of 4331	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	3600 of 4295	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2784 of 4240	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	2021 of 2918	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1872 of 3668	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2147 of 3556	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	1708 of 3487	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	1651 of 3446	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	2892 of 3333	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2693 of 3226	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	2660 of 3744	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2859 of 4658	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2936 of 4561	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	2453 of 4499	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3578 of 4348	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	3738 of 4306	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1402 of 2619	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1998 of 3006	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2196 of 3184	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2313 of 3106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	2869 of 3644	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	2835 of 4465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	2766 of 4376	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	2246 of 4329	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3484 of 4188	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	3753 of 4168	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	2798 of 3705	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2348 of 4594	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2972 of 4477	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	2499 of 4451	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3537 of 4309	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3956 of 4264	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	2648 of 3739	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2746 of 4647	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3455 of 4563	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	3418 of 4498	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3407 of 4357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3368 of 4319	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	671 of 975	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	832 of 1128	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	891 of 1004	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2874 of 3549	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3641 of 4292	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3323 of 4086	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3041 of 3952	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3263 of 3799	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	3229 of 3684	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2755 of 3558	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1243 of 2612	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	1806 of 3108	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2366 of 3082	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	2545 of 3082	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2135 of 3142	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2011 of 3127	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2019)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics37%-9 vs state

Science19%-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
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Cottonwood Ln	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5700	763	44	17.4	67.1%	152 (19.9%)	98 (12.8%)	449 (58.8%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	31.3	3346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%		43.3	2648^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.8%	698	0.0	28.6	16.7	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	42.5	40.7	40.5	42.0	37.2	31.6	18.8	$7,762
Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16.0	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	36.3	3032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%		45.3	2488^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.2%	544								32.9	43.0	48.5	35.7	38.4	46.3	25.8	$8,405
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	417	24	17.6	70.0%	118 (28.3%)	93 (22.3%)	166 (39.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	36	3049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		37.2	3004^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.2%	45								43.1	31.8	46.2	40.0	34.9	47.0	24.2	$9,344
Raye-Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5015 S 5th St	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5800	441	28	15.8	63.9%	108 (24.5%)	107 (24.3%)	174 (39.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.3%)	34.7	3154^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		30.8	3414^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.5%	260								56.9	39.2	55.4	41.7	23.3	28.4	14.9	$7,461
Sampson-Howard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 E Blackland Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 215-8473	611	36	16.7	81.2%	109 (17.8%)	188 (30.8%)	228 (37.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.1%)								(n/a)								46.4	48.8	42.7	48.0	33.7	29.2	13.5	$00
Kennedy-Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 W Nugent Ave	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6000	384	23	16.3	61.5%	106 (27.6%)	84 (21.9%)	154 (40.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	61.1	1524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%		53.3	1968^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.2%	444								52.9	55.9	63.3	48.6	42.7	50.0	40.0	$9,329
Charter Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Poison Oak Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-4000	602	47	12.7	40.9%	270 (44.9%)	31 (5.1%)	260 (43.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	67.3	1246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.2	1539^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.3%	293	0.0	16.7						53.9	58.6	69.8	39.5	49.5	59.0	49.5	$8,902
Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	575	41	14.0	40.3%	276 (48.0%)	63 (11.0%)	169 (29.4%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	49.8	2152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%		56.4	1791^st of 4710 public elementary schools	62.0%	361								56.6	42.5	59.8	43.0	35.6	38.2	35.3	$7,862
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	2616 N 3rd St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5500	504	30	17.0	73.4%	127 (25.2%)	114 (22.6%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	22.8	3860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%		33.6	3238^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.3%	622								37.6	34.3	30.5	29.4	39.7	26.8	18.3	$8,942
Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	494	37	13.3	44.1%	165 (33.4%)	69 (14.0%)	187 (37.9%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (6.1%)	39.5	2802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%		59.6	1620^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.6%	1182								58.0	42.5	56.4	32.5	35.8	38.8	16.7	$8,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Thornton Elementary

What district is Thornton Elementary in?

Temple Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Thornton Elementary?

Students at Thornton Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 20% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Thornton Elementary a good school?

Thornton Elementary ranks 3346^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Thornton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Thornton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Thornton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thornton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonham Middle
High : Temple High School

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