📍 2315 Stonegate St, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76010
Thornton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 771 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alicia Rodriguez. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths.
Thornton el enrolls 771 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 698 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 6.1% |
| White | 18 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
733 of the school's 771 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 709 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thornton el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-60, state senate district 9, state house district 101.
Thornton el is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 771 students, Thornton el is close to the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large