THORNTON EL (TEMPLE ISD SCH DIST.), Texas - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

THORNTON EL is a Elementary in TEMPLE, TX. It currently serves 740 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the TEMPLE ISD School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in TEMPLE ISD School District and all schools in Texas.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:740
Number of Teachers: 44
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.88

Location Info

Location: 2825 COTTONWOOD LN, TEMPLE, TX 76502
Mailing Address: 2825 COTTONWOOD LN, TEMPLE, TX 76502-2575
Phone: (254)215-5700
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 119
Grade 2 132
Grade 3 130
Grade 4 121
Grade 5 129
Kindergarten 108
Pre-Kindergarten 1
Gender/Sex of THORNTON EL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 367 49.60
Female 373 50.41
Race/Ethnicity Demography of THORNTON EL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.54
Asian 29 3.92
Black or African American 113 15.27
Hispanic/Latino 406 54.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.41
Two or more races 43 5.81
White 142 19.19
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.55
Asian 13 3.54
Black or African American 55 14.99
Hispanic/Latino 198 53.95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.27
Two or more races 21 5.72
White 77 20.98
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.54
Asian 16 4.29
Black or African American 58 15.55
Hispanic/Latino 208 55.76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.54
Two or more races 22 5.90
White 65 17.43

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 4.20
Black or African American 15 12.61
Hispanic/Latino 68 57.14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.84
Two or more races 6 5.04
White 24 20.17
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.76
Asian 8 6.06
Black or African American 22 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 67 50.76
Two or more races 6 4.55
White 28 21.21
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.31
Black or African American 20 15.39
Hispanic/Latino 78 60.00
Two or more races 10 7.69
White 19 14.62
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.83
Asian 3 2.48
Black or African American 20 16.53
Hispanic/Latino 66 54.55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.83
Two or more races 9 7.44
White 21 17.36
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.55
Asian 6 4.65
Black or African American 21 16.28
Hispanic/Latino 63 48.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.78
Two or more races 8 6.20
White 28 21.71
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 3.70
Black or African American 15 13.89
Hispanic/Latino 64 59.26
Two or more races 4 3.70
White 21 19.44
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
White 1 100.00