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Thomas Arnold Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
550 Thomas Arnold Rd
Salado, TX 76571
Phone
(254) 947-6900
District
SALADO ISD
County
BELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1029
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.4% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Thomas Arnold Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
47%
49%
50%
49%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
47%
60%
47%
52%
46%
56%
47%
60%
47%
52%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
59%
56%
56%
49%
58%
52%
59%
56%
56%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 76 7.4%
Kindergarten 130 12.6%
Grade 1 151 14.7%
Grade 2 185 18.0%
Grade 3 153 14.9%
Grade 4 172 16.7%
Grade 5 162 15.7%
Total 1029 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.8% 71.4% 26.7%
Black 1.5% 1.5% 13.3%
Hispanic 27.7% 26.4% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.2% 27.8% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 27.4% 23.4% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 4.5% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,181 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 78.6 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 23.6% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,695 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 2.8% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.1% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.7% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.0% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,495 $12,837,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $397 $928,000 3.5%
Staff $226 $527,000 2.0%
General Administration $198 $463,000 1.8%
School Administration $426 $995,000 3.8%
Operation $815 $1,904,000 7.2%
Transportation $258 $603,000 2.3%
Other $268 $625,000 2.4%
Total Support $2,588 $6,045,000 22.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,228 $7,541,000 28.5%
Total Expenditures $11,311 $26,423,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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