Scott El
Public · Grades K–5 · 442 students
Thornton El
2825 Cottonwood Ln, Temple, TX 76502
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
763
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Temple ISD
Bell County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Thornton El
Thornton El is a public elementary school in Temple, Texas, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Temple ISD. The school is located in a small city in Bell County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 763 students were enrolled, with about 17.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 763 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Temple ISD
- County
- Bell County
- NCES school ID
- 484233004828
Schools near Thornton El
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Raye-Allen El
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St. Marys Catholic School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.