R E Thompson Intermediate School

Summary:

R E Thompson Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, part of the Tuscumbia City School District. With a student population of 310, the school has a racial makeup that is predominantly White (67.1%), followed by African American (23.55%), Hispanic (3.23%), and other races.

R E Thompson Intermediate School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the state and district averages. While the school's 3rd grade math proficiency is on par with the district and state, its 4th and 5th grade math proficiency are below the state averages. However, the school's English language arts (ELA) proficiency is generally higher than the state, particularly in 3rd and 5th grades. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with African American students and students with special needs tending to perform better compared to their peers statewide, while White students and economically disadvantaged students perform slightly below the state averages.

When comparing R E Thompson Intermediate School to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. New Bethel Elementary School, which is in a different district (Colbert County), consistently outperforms R E Thompson Intermediate and the state on state assessments, particularly in math and ELA. Conversely, L E Willson Elementary School in the Sheffield City district performs significantly below the state and R E Thompson Intermediate on most metrics. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at R E Thompson Intermediate School suggests that the school serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population, which may be a contributing factor to the school's mixed academic performance compared to the state.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 829 Frankfort Rd
       Tuscumbia, AL  35674-3518


(256) 389-2930

District: Tuscumbia City

SchoolDigger Rank:
328th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,434 Help


Students who attend R E Thompson Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:    Deshler Middle School
High:    Deshler High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  355

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.7%
African American:
24.5%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.4% Help


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Compare Details R E Thompson Intermediate School ranks better than 52% of elementary schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.8. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.7%), African American (24.5%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R E Thompson Intermediate School is 19.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at R E Thompson Intermediate School is $9,434.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R E Thompson Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks R E Thompson Intermediate School 328th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See R E Thompson Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Tuscumbia City:

SchoolDigger ranks Tuscumbia City 43rd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for R E Thompson Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 61.30 231st 623 62.9%
2005 63.05 226th 688 67.2%
2006 60.65 258th 689 62.6%
2007 64.78 240th 698 65.6%
2008 61.60 260th 698 62.8%
2009 55.95 327th 696 53.0%
2010 57.56 339th 704 51.8%
2011 47.97 447th 709 37.0%
2012 63.23 279th 696 59.9%
2013 60.19 320th 696 54.0%
2014 61.53 247th 695 64.5%
2015 48.69 356th 691 48.5%
2016 66.78 207th 691 70.0%
2017 63.81 224th 688 67.4%
2018 63.47 250th 680 63.2%
2019 51.35 344th 681 49.5%
2021 56.52 283rd 692 59.1%
2022 60.07 269th 687 60.8%
2023 54.99 309th 680 54.6%
2024 51.80 328th 684 52.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.36 33rd 39 15.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 61.89 75th 280 73.2%
2018 61.85 96th 344 72.1%
2019 34.95 263rd 392 32.9%
2021 58.94 108th 398 72.9%
2022 44.75 168th 345 51.3%
2023 65.23 80th 373 78.6%
2024 32.93 266th 395 32.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 54.65 256th 567 54.9%
2018 61.20 231st 651 64.5%
2019 42.63 392nd 649 39.6%
2021 61.33 238th 653 63.6%
2022 54.94 295th 651 54.7%
2023 50.24 318th 623 49.0%
2024 48.69 352nd 670 47.5%
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Rank History for Female students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.73 200th 639 68.7%
2018 60.89 257th 640 59.8%
2019 53.01 303rd 646 53.1%
2021 60.70 237th 656 63.9%
2022 59.53 247th 656 62.3%
2023 52.57 304th 645 52.9%
2024 51.79 309th 650 52.5%
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Rank History for Male students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.34 239th 639 62.6%
2018 64.33 229th 650 64.8%
2019 47.35 352nd 650 45.8%
2021 50.40 324th 669 51.6%
2022 58.53 267th 669 60.1%
2023 54.79 292nd 649 55.0%
2024 49.49 339th 655 48.2%
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Rank History for African American students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 41.14 191st 336 43.2%
2018 34.20 296th 423 30.0%
2019 35.97 287th 426 32.6%
2021 40.29 229th 426 46.2%
2022 52.86 164th 426 61.5%
2023 55.79 148th 427 65.3%
2024 42.72 217th 420 48.3%
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Rank History for White students at R E Thompson Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 54.48 147th 369 60.2%
2018 61.34 187th 508 63.2%
2019 48.64 264th 529 50.1%
2021 52.93 232nd 539 57.0%
2022 55.03 218th 540 59.6%
2023 43.34 307th 528 41.9%
2024 41.38 326th 535 39.1%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for R E Thompson Intermediate School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 213 213
1989 135 64 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 200
1990 152 68 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 223
1991 149 73 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 223
1992 137 73 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 211
1993 133 77 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 211
1994 151 60 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 213
1995 161 71 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1996 161 71 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1997 144 65 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 209
1998 192 98 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1999 222 93 1 0 0 n/a n/a 3 319
2000 222 86 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2001 211 89 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2002 208 81 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2003 208 81 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2004 219 88 0 5 1 n/a n/a 1 314
2005 216 79 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 299
2006 255 77 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2007 266 73 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2008 291 84 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2009 275 101 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2010 255 108 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 367
2011 267 98 1 7 0 0 0 0 373
2012 261 82 2 0 0 0 5 0 350
2013 262 74 1 2 0 0 6 0 345
2014 250 81 2 2 0 0 3 0 338
2015 238 77 2 4 0 0 19 0 340
2016 239 94 1 7 0 0 0 0 341
2017 244 89 1 7 0 0 0 0 341
2018 231 100 2 6 0 0 2 0 341
2019 220 91 3 8 3 0 20 0 345
2020 219 98 2 5 0 0 18 0 342
2021 215 84 1 4 0 0 14 0 318
2022 188 78 1 6 0 0 21 0 294
2023 208 73 1 10 0 0 18 0 310
2024 226 87 1 13 2 1 25 0 355

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at R E Thompson Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 213 11.0 19.3 0
1989 200 12.0 16.6 n/a
1990 223 12.0 18.5 0
1991 223 12.0 18.5 n/a
1992 211 11.0 19.1 n/a
1993 211 11.0 19.2 n/a
1994 213 10.4 20.5 n/a
1995 232 10.7 21.7 n/a
1996 232 10.7 21.7 n/a
1997 209 11.3 18.5 41.1
1998 290 16.8 17.3 40
1999 319 17.0 18.8 50.3
2000 308 17.5 17.6 54.5
2001 302 18.0 16.8 50.7
2002 290 16.2 17.9 53.1
2003 290 16.2 17.9 53.1
2004 314 19.3 16.3 55.9
2005 299 20.0 15.0 54.8
2006 335 19.0 17.6 54.9
2007 342 18.2 18.8 48.5
2008 376 18.3 20.5 45.2
2009 381 20.8 18.1 55.1
2010 367 19.0 19.3 56.9
2011 373 19.0 19.6 59.8
2012 350 20.0 17.5 55.7
2013 345 18.0 19.1 58.8
2014 338 19.5 17.3 56.5
2015 340 20.0 17.0 56.2
2016 341 18.0 18.9 61
2017 341 18.5 18.4 55.4
2018 341 18.0 18.9 49.3
2019 345 18.0 19.1 56.8
2020 342 17.0 20.1 64.6
2021 318 20.0 15.9 64.8
2022 294 19.0 15.4 46.3
2023 310 18.0 17.2 65.5
2024 355 18.0 19.7 65.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio R E Thompson Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 213 11.0 19.3 0
1989 200 12.0 16.6 n/a
1990 223 12.0 18.5 0
1991 223 12.0 18.5 n/a
1992 211 11.0 19.1 n/a
1993 211 11.0 19.2 n/a
1994 213 10.4 20.5 n/a
1995 232 10.7 21.7 n/a
1996 232 10.7 21.7 n/a
1997 209 11.3 18.5 41.1
1998 290 16.8 17.3 40
1999 319 17.0 18.8 50.3
2000 308 17.5 17.6 54.5
2001 302 18.0 16.8 50.7
2002 290 16.2 17.9 53.1
2003 290 16.2 17.9 53.1
2004 314 19.3 16.3 55.9
2005 299 20.0 15.0 54.8
2006 335 19.0 17.6 54.9
2007 342 18.2 18.8 48.5
2008 376 18.3 20.5 45.2
2009 381 20.8 18.1 55.1
2010 367 19.0 19.3 56.9
2011 373 19.0 19.6 59.8
2012 350 20.0 17.5 55.7
2013 345 18.0 19.1 58.8
2014 338 19.5 17.3 56.5
2015 340 20.0 17.0 56.2
2016 341 18.0 18.9 61
2017 341 18.5 18.4 55.4
2018 341 18.0 18.9 49.3
2019 345 18.0 19.1 56.8
2020 342 17.0 20.1 64.6
2021 318 20.0 15.9 64.8
2022 294 19.0 15.4 46.3
2023 310 18.0 17.2 65.5
2024 355 18.0 19.7 65.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for R E Thompson Intermediate School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,437 (15.2%) $7,974 (84.5%) $9,434

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on R E Thompson Intermediate School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 344th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 309th of 680 Elementary schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (R E Thompson Intermediate School)6550.5
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tuscumbia City)6550.5
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (R E Thompson Intermediate School)40.229.6
 10.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tuscumbia City)40.229.6
 10.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (R E Thompson Intermediate School)3833
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tuscumbia City)3833
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students345310
 10.1%
African American9173
 19.8%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic810
 25%
Pacific Islander00
White220208
 5.5%
Two or More Races2018
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.8%65.5%
 8.7%


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Students at R E Thompson Intermediate School are 64% White, 25% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 355 students attended R E Thompson Intermediate School.

Students who attend R E Thompson Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deshler Middle School
High : Deshler High School

R E Thompson Intermediate School ranks 328th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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