Thomas Arnold Elementary Primary School
510 Thomas Arnold Rd
Salado TX, 76571, Bell County
Phone: 254-947-5191
Ranking:
(2,622 out of 6,018, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Salado 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: | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 337 | 305 | 325 | 292 | 299 | 295 | 436 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 42 | 12.5% | 28 | 9.2% | 29 | 8.9% | 28 | 9.6% | 34 | 11.4% | 30 | 10.2% | 29 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten: | 85 | 25.2% | 73 | 23.9% | 108 | 33.2% | 83 | 28.4% | 82 | 27.4% | 79 | 26.8% | 83 | 19.0% |
Grade 1: | 87 | 25.8% | 111 | 36.4% | 99 | 30.5% | 86 | 29.5% | 88 | 29.4% | 100 | 33.9% | 88 | 20.2% |
Grade 2: | 123 | 36.5% | 93 | 30.5% | 89 | 27.4% | 95 | 32.5% | 95 | 31.8% | 86 | 29.2% | 81 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 194 | 57.6% | 168 | 55.1% | 186 | 57.2% | 153 | 52.4% | 144 | 48.2% | 142 | 48.1% | 209 | 47.9% |
Female: | 143 | 42.4% | 137 | 44.9% | 139 | 42.8% | 139 | 47.6% | 147 | 49.2% | 145 | 49.2% | 223 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 76 | 22.6% | 72 | 23.6% | 79 | 24.3% | 75 | 25.7% | 66 | 22.1% | 60 | 20.3% | 89 | 20.4% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
White: | 249 | 73.9% | 222 | 72.8% | 231 | 71.1% | 212 | 72.6% | 224 | 74.9% | 224 | 75.9% | 334 | 76.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 30.9% | 89 | 29.2% | 102 | 31.4% | 72 | 24.7% | 74 | 24.7% | 66 | 22.4% | 106 | 24.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 8.3% | 18 | 5.9% | 15 | 4.6% | 15 | 5.1% | 25 | 8.4% | 25 | 8.5% | 32 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.82 | 15.44 | 16.94 | 16.29 | 16.40 | 15.30 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 14.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,196.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,063.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,050.0 |
* Thomas Arnold Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.