📍 550 Thomas Arnold Rd, Salado, Bell County, 76571
Thomas Arnold el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salado, Bell County. The school has 1,029 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maegan Loya. It is part of the Salado Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Arnold el enrolls 1,029 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 687 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 273 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 1,029 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Arnold el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 54.
Thomas Arnold el is one of 4 schools in SALADO ISD, based in SALADO, Texas. The district serves 2,429 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,029 students, Thomas Arnold el is larger than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant