Elementary · Texas

Thompson El

Free meals for all

Thompson El, a public elementary school in Houston, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 363 students, 13.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Houston 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: 363
Teachers (FTE): 26.9
Students per teacher: 13.5
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 79% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

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

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

Location

Address: 6121 Tierwester, Houston, TX 77021
Phone: (713)746-8250
City or town: Houston
County: Harris County

Website Quality of life in Houston Schools in Houston

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
The Lawson AcademyCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	235	19.3	0.8 mi
Lockhart ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	306	12.8	0.9 mi
Foster ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	334	16.7	0.9 mi
Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	558	15.6	1.1 mi
Hartsfield ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	287	13.7	1.4 mi
KIPP Peace ElCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	525	21.9	1.6 mi

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).

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