📍 2525 Helen Ln, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75181
Thompson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candice Griffin. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thompson el enrolls 608 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 415 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 20% |
| White | 43 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
515 of the school's 608 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thompson el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 113.
Thompson el is one of 51 schools in MESQUITE ISD, based in MESQUITE, Texas. The district serves 37,930 students district-wide and employs 2,613 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Thompson el is smaller than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large