📍 615 W Lubbock St, Slaton, Lubbock County, 79364
Cathelene Thomas el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Slaton, Lubbock County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Margaret Francis. It is part of the Slaton Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cathelene Thomas el enrolls 439 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 60% |
| White | 134 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 439 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cathelene Thomas el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 28, state house district 83.
Cathelene Thomas el is one of 5 schools in SLATON ISD, based in SLATON, Texas. The district serves 1,271 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Cathelene Thomas el is larger than the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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