Thompson Elementary School
236 Goldenrod Ave
Gadsden AL, 35901, Etowah County
Phone: 256-546-7011
Ranking: 
(1,024 out of 1,064, bottom 4%)*
(1,024 out of 1,064, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gadsden City 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: | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 216 | 214 | 231 | 215 | 196 | 201 | 187 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 7.0% | 19 | 8.2% | 17 | 7.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 18.1% | 36 | 16.8% | 45 | 19.5% | 40 | 18.6% | 34 | 17.3% | 31 | 15.4% | 37 | 19.8% |
| Grade 1: | 42 | 19.4% | 43 | 20.1% | 39 | 16.9% | 35 | 16.3% | 27 | 13.8% | 37 | 18.4% | 32 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 40 | 18.5% | 36 | 16.8% | 35 | 15.2% | 31 | 14.4% | 39 | 19.9% | 33 | 16.4% | 35 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 38 | 17.6% | 25 | 11.7% | 34 | 14.7% | 29 | 13.5% | 33 | 16.8% | 34 | 16.9% | 29 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 27 | 12.5% | 34 | 15.9% | 27 | 11.7% | 30 | 14.0% | 35 | 17.9% | 33 | 16.4% | 29 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 30 | 13.9% | 25 | 11.7% | 32 | 13.9% | 33 | 15.3% | 28 | 14.3% | 33 | 16.4% | 25 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 106 | 49.1% | 106 | 49.5% | 127 | 55.0% | 114 | 53.0% | 98 | 50.0% | 101 | 50.2% | 95 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 110 | 50.9% | 108 | 50.5% | 104 | 45.0% | 101 | 47.0% | 90 | 45.9% | 92 | 45.8% | 88 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 13 | 6.0% | 14 | 6.5% | 11 | 4.8% | 11 | 5.1% | 12 | 6.1% | 15 | 7.5% | 7 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 156 | 72.2% | 156 | 72.9% | 174 | 75.3% | 170 | 79.1% | 148 | 75.5% | 158 | 78.6% | 150 | 80.2% |
| White: | 42 | 19.4% | 40 | 18.7% | 46 | 19.9% | 32 | 14.9% | 36 | 18.4% | 28 | 13.9% | 30 | 16.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 94.0% | 175 | 81.8% | 193 | 83.5% | 172 | 80.0% | 186 | 94.9% | 163 | 81.1% | 165 | 88.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.5% | 6 | 3.0% | 6 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.75 | 11.81 | 14.66 | 13.66 | 14.75 | 14.50 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52.2% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 36.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 39.7% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 27.58% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.63% | 34.49% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 69.1% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 64.71% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 61.24% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 51.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 39.5% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 40.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.39% | 26.03% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.13% | 42.43% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 50.8% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 40.8% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 39.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.74% | 30.93% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.25% | 38.96% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 72.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 73% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.86% | 72.9% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.33% | 73.91% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.65% | 79.77% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.33% | 70.66% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.55% | 74.37% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.57% | 82.28% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 81.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 78.8% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 79.51% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.52% | 80.63% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 84.47% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 83.3% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 81.19% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 85.95% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 72.3% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 73.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 73.3% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76.96% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.69% | 71.78% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.63% | 70.05% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.71% | 74.23% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.15% | 67.33% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 77.96% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 75.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 84.1% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.7% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | 82.6% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.61% | 83.13% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.63% | 82.57% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.72% | 83.45% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.61% | 82.88% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.31% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 71.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 70.1% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.46% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.31% | 74.81% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.05% | 76.51% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.93% | 75.71% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 84.94% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 85.51% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 80.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 76% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.34% | 81.12% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.75% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 82.44% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.62% | 81.61% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 88.02% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.42% | 85.78% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.46% | 67.61% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 61.56% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.96% | 70% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 74.21% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.07% | 71.09% | 80.09% |
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* Thompson Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.