Thornton Elementary School

2825 Cottonwood Lane

School District

Temple Independent
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on January 11, 2017

The teachers are excellent and work very hard to overcome the obstacles faced by this campus. There is a lot of poverty in this area, the teachers and PTO even raised money to buy coats for many children. Despite the odds against them, they still manage to be great teachers, and all my children who attended this school continue to be in AP classes. Don't look at the grades given by outsiders, this is a great school.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2016

The teacher my daughter has, has given up on her, she's told me straight to my face she doesn't know what to do anymore. She knew from the beginning my daughter is a little slow and needs a little help with someone she can trust but she doesn't seem to care. I've brought it to the attention of the principal on several occasions and he doesn't seem to care or want to fix our problem. We've asked several times to have our daughter switch classes but he has refused. I don't recommend this school to anyone, choose any school but Thornton.
Submitted by parent on May 07, 2015

Bullying is a big issue that isn't addressed there, last year my son was beat up on playground by 4 different kids at one time, teachers weren't watching the kids, I reported it and kept pursuing that something be done, my son come home over week later with apology notes from each of the 4 kids and that was the only consequence they received. This year he was punched by one of the same kids in the face, his whole face was red when he got off bus, I put him in case and drove straight to school and showed principal and told him, he said he'd handle it, days went by, no call. I called there and asked he said he was waiting for someone to contact him, that now has been 2 weeks ago and need never called me. I and had other issues with this school and I don't recommend it. It seemed good online but my personal experience it's horrible. The principal should be enrolled in the school since he clearly has no knowledge of what is going on and what to do.
Submitted by parent on August 13, 2014

Thornton is a GREAT school! The Teachers, Principals, and Staff are super nice and always looking for ways to improve and make our students successful.
Submitted by other on December 15, 2013

First they do the announce mence on live television and we get tho watch them do their thing
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2013

Thornton Elementary - Teachers are wonderful my son has gone to 1st grade there and will be starting 2nd grade on Monday. Very pleased.
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2013

Best Elementary school in Temple! My twins attended 3 years here and had a wonderful experience. All of the teachers and staff go out of their way to make sure each child succeeds. Once a Thurnderbird, always a Thurnderbird. Go Birds!!
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2013

Fantastic!! My son loves it and his teacher. They are very good about keeping parents informed the automated updates are great that let parents know about delays, meetings, events etc... All of TISD schools do a great job of keeping parents informed as long as parents provide updated contact information
Submitted by other on April 16, 2011

awesome school, teachers and staff were exceptional, and you can tell they set a safe enviorment for learning
Submitted by parent on December 02, 2010

Fantastic school! Incredible leadership! I highly encourage parents to be apart of PTO! That is the best way to get involved!