Thornton Elementary School
- Elementary school in Temple ISD
- Temple, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Total students
739
Avg. teacher experience
10.7 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Temple ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Thornton Elementary School is an elementary school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 739 students. 63.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.5% 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 $59,614, which is $2,860 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2825 Cottonwood LnTemple, TX 76502-2575
Office phone number
Principal
- Michelle Rhodes
- michelle.rhodes@tisd.org
- (254) 215-5700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Thornton 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
739
African American
113 (15.3%)
Temple ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
4 (0.5%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
29 (3.9%)
Temple ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
406 (54.9%)
Temple ISD: 48%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
3 (0.4%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
141 (19.1%)
Temple ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
43 (5.8%)
Temple ISD: 5.8%
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
63.1 %
Temple ISD: 52.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
74.2 %
Temple ISD: 75.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
29.6 %
Temple ISD: 15.4%
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
29.5 %
Temple ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11 %
Temple ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
14.3 %
Temple ISD: 19.9%
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
Temple ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple 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
17.9 %
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
22.6 %
Temple ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Temple ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
8.3 %
Temple ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
14.2 %
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Temple ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
22.1 %
Temple ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
27.1 %
Temple ISD: 26.4%
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
43.8
African American
1.9 (4.3%)
Temple ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (4.6%)
Temple ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.3%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
13 (29.6%)
Temple ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
25.9 (59.2%)
Temple ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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%)
Temple ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
36 (82.1%)
Temple ISD: 71.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.8 (17.9%)
Temple ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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
16.9
Temple ISD: 14.1
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
10.7 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 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
$59,614
Temple ISD: $59,017
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$47,297
Temple ISD: $49,068
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,862
Temple ISD: $56,194
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,194
Temple ISD: $58,621
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,792
Temple ISD: $62,879
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$67,715
Temple ISD: $67,449
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$71,555
Temple ISD: $71,473
Statewide: $74,014