Thomas Arnold Elementary School
- Elementary school in Salado ISD
- Salado, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Salado ISD: N/A
Total students
1,026
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Salado ISD: 13.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Salado ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Thomas Arnold Elementary School is an elementary school in Salado, TX, in the Salado ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,026 students. 11.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,624, which is $5,850 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Katie Mullins, Tish Ptomey
- michael.novotny@saladoisd.org
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Thomas Arnold Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,026
African American
15 (1.5%)
Salado ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Salado ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.2%)
Salado ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
279 (27.2%)
Salado ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
6 (0.6%)
Salado ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
671 (65.4%)
Salado ISD: 67%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
51 (5%)
Salado ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
11.2 %
Salado ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
27.3 %
Salado ISD: 25.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
7.3 %
Salado ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
7.3 %
Salado ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.7 %
Salado ISD: 7.1%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.5 %
Salado ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Salado ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Salado ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Salado ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Salado ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.1 %
Salado ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
0 %
Salado ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Salado ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Salado ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
15 %
Salado ISD: 15.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Salado ISD: 20%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
10 %
Salado ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
11.4 %
Salado ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
66.1
African American
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3.9 (5.8%)
Salado ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
62.2 (94.2%)
Salado ISD: 93.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
57.4 (86.8%)
Salado ISD: 77.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
8.7 (13.2%)
Salado ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Salado ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.5
Salado ISD: 15.4
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Salado ISD: 13.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$56,624
Salado ISD: $58,619
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$49,593
Salado ISD: $50,650
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$51,987
Salado ISD: $52,690
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$54,118
Salado ISD: $55,249
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$60,102
Salado ISD: $60,581
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,839
Salado ISD: $64,444
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$65,676
Salado ISD: $67,226
Statewide: $74,014