Elementary · Texas

Thomas El

Free meals for all

Thomas El, a public elementary school in Abilene, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 378 students, 13.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Abilene ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 378
Teachers (FTE): 28.2
Students per teacher: 13.4
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

36%proficient

−7.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

168 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

29%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

168 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Abilene ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Abilene ISD.

Location

Address: 1240 Lakeside Dr, Abilene, TX 79602
Phone: (325)671-4995
City or town: Abilene
County: Taylor County

Website Quality of life in Abilene Schools in Abilene

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Bowie ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	473	13.5	36%	29%	1.7 mi
Taylor ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	662	17.2	50%	38%	2.2 mi
Martinez ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	371	14.4	35%	23%	2.6 mi
Alcorta ElFree meals for all	K–5	410	17.2	43%	40%	2.7 mi
Wylie East Int	4–5	384	17.5	63%	59%	3.1 mi
Austin ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	729	17.1	57%	44%	3.4 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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