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R L Thornton Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6011 Old Ox Rd

Dallas TX, 75241, Dallas County

Phone: 972-794-8000

Ranking:

(5,386 out of 6,018, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Dallas Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	29		29		31		33		32		35		34
Total Students:	489		499		476		493		539		527		542
Prekindergarten:	94	19.2%	94	18.8%	94	19.7%	52	10.5%	42	7.8%	51	9.7%	51	9.4%
Kindergarten:	58	11.9%	78	15.6%	60	12.6%	46	9.3%	87	16.1%	74	14.0%	74	13.7%
Grade 1:	75	15.3%	60	12.0%	51	10.7%	83	16.8%	79	14.7%	79	15.0%	92	17.0%
Grade 2:	63	12.9%	56	11.2%	68	14.3%	73	14.8%	85	15.8%	95	18.0%	77	14.2%
Grade 3:	56	11.5%	78	15.6%	68	14.3%	86	17.4%	87	16.1%	91	17.3%	80	14.8%
Grade 4:	77	15.7%	76	15.2%	70	14.7%	73	14.8%	82	15.2%	72	13.7%	75	13.8%
Grade 5:	66	13.5%	57	11.4%	65	13.7%	80	16.2%	77	14.3%	65	12.3%	93	17.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	246	50.3%	250	50.1%	228	47.9%	237	48.1%	254	47.1%	249	47.2%	271	50.0%
Female:	243	49.7%	249	49.9%	248	52.1%	256	51.9%	277	51.4%	270	51.2%	267	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	32	6.5%	25	5.0%	21	4.4%	17	3.4%	21	3.9%	14	2.7%	13	2.4%
Black:	453	92.6%	471	94.4%	448	94.1%	474	96.1%	516	95.7%	510	96.8%	528	97.4%
White:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	445	91.0%	453	90.8%	421	88.4%	443	89.9%	454	84.2%	436	82.7%	424	78.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	20	4.1%	29	5.8%	26	5.5%	10	2.0%	41	7.6%	55	10.4%	61	11.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.86		17.21		15.35		15.17		17.11		15.30		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	55%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	57%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	64%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	68%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49%	53%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	58%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	64%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	62%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	62%	61%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69%	64%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	64%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	62%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	68%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	58%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	65%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	82%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	73%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62%	64%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	70%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	72%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	83%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	65%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	74%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	86%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	56%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	62%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47%	72%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	76%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	81%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	77%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,030.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,582.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,113.0

* R L Thornton Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.