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Schools in Thornton

Thornton’s public schools

Groesbeck Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thornton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,175 students on the public path
In brief

Thornton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Thornton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Groesbeck H S places highest (better than 52%); H O Whitehurst El lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Thornton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3H O Whitehurst Elin GroesbeckB−
7–8Groesbeck Middlein GroesbeckB−
9–12Groesbeck H Sin GroesbeckB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Groesbeck Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Groesbeck Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,495 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,099TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 896 students tested
Math38%
State average 40.9% · 867 students tested

Thornton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Thornton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thornton—Groesbeck Independent

Every school in Thornton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Thorntonin other towns
H O Whitehurst El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Groesbeck
B−
470 students16:1Rate it →
Groesbeck Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Groesbeck
B−
208 students12:1Rate it →
Groesbeck H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Groesbeck
B−
497 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Thornton’s schools

Are Thornton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thornton. Groesbeck Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thornton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Thornton in?

Groesbeck Independent School District.

Where do Thornton kids go to high school?

Groesbeck H S.

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What Thornton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.