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Thornwood El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

14400 Fern, Houston, TX 77079 · (713) 251-7300 · Part of Spring Branch Independent School District

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

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Students
391
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Thornwood El

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

14400 Fern, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten50
Grade 153
Grade 255
Grade 360
Grade 462
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
396’20
389’21
408’22
393’23
391’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Black 26%White 14%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thornwood El from Houston families.

Other schools in Spring Branch Independent School District

The district →
Valley Oaks El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
894 students16:1
Wilchester El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
854 students17:1
Rummel Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
793 students16:1
Bunker Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
766 students17:1
Nottingham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A−
746 students16:1
Buffalo Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C+
741 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.