📍 6450 Pembroke, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78240
Thornton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 558 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Fraser. It is part of the Northside Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thornton el enrolls 558 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 304 | 54% |
| White | 107 | 19% |
| Asian | 78 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 558 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 347 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 125.
Thornton el is one of 124 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 100,208 students district-wide and employs 6,870 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 558 students, Thornton el is smaller than the district average of about 808 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large