J C Thompson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Haslet, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
J C Thompson Elementary School serves 726 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Haslet (Tarrant County). It is one of 35 schools in Northwest ISD. By enrollment it is the 763rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 51.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northwest ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483318012710 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northwest ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 726 | 32,098 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.5% | 29.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
J C Thompson Elementary School in context
Size
J C Thompson Elementary School is the 6th largest of Northwest ISD's 23 elementary schools; its 726 students are 2.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.4 miles away and have a median of 707 students, so J C Thompson Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 122 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 60, against an average of 104 per grade. This year grade 5 has 18% more students than kindergarten (119 against 101). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 60 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 41.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northwest ISD (47.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 31.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29.1% across Northwest ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
J C Thompson Elementary School has 51.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 726 students would have about 49.1 teachers, so J C Thompson Elementary School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Sendera Ranch Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 11 elementary schools within 5 miles and 57 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 41.3% |
| Hispanic | 31.1% |
| Black | 16.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 60 |
| Kindergarten | 101 |
| Grade 1 | 110 |
| Grade 2 | 101 |
| Grade 3 | 122 |
| Grade 4 | 113 |
| Grade 5 | 119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
440 Wishbone Ln, Haslet, TX 76052
Phone: (817)698-3800
Website: thompson.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: J C Thompson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendera Ranch Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.3 mi | 813 | 13.8 | 38.5% |
| Molly Livengood Carter Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 2.1 mi | 680 | 15.4 | 35.4% |
| Haslet Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 2.1 mi | 733 | 14.7 | 15.6% |
| W R Hatfield Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 3.1 mi | 756 | 15.1 | 25.5% |
| Carl E Schluter Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 3.8 mi | 752 | 15.2 | 18.4% |
| Clara Love Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 4.2 mi | 648 | 13.8 | 48.6% |
| Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 4.3 mi | 565 | 13.5 | 39.6% |
| J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 4.8 mi | 672 | 14.1 | 42.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.