📍 1240 Lakeside Dr, Abilene, Taylor County, 79602
Thomas el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thomas el enrolls 414 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 42% |
| White | 122 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 21% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 414 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Thomas el is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Thomas el is smaller than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize