📍 1404 S Norton, Freer, Duval County, 78357
Norman M Thomas el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Freer, Duval County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Salinas. It is part of the Freer Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Norman M Thomas el enrolls 374 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 353 | 94% |
| White | 18 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 374 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Norman M Thomas el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 21, state house district 31.
Norman M Thomas el is one of 3 schools in FREER ISD, based in FREER, Texas. The district serves 709 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Norman M Thomas el is larger than the district average of about 236 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote