A native of Palestine, Texas, William J. Thornton was born on Aug. 17, 1923. When he graduated from high school, World War II was being fought in Europe. Bill Thornton joined the Army Air Corps and became the leader of the team in North Africa to set up America's first High Frequency Direction Finder Network.
| Principal | Marji Gray |
|---|---|
| Vice Principal | Darby MacKaron |
| School hours | 7:45am - 2:45pm |
| Grade | Reading | Math | English/Language Arts | Writing | Social Studies | Science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 100 | 91 | ||||
| 4 | 96 | 100 | 99 | |||
| 5 | 99 | 98 | 95 |
All scores based on English-test takers only. Grade 3 & 5 Reading and Grade 5 Math based on combined (1st & 2nd) assessments. Science includes students tested with the TAKS and TAKS-Accommodated version. Detailed results can be found in the AEIS/Campus Report Card link below.
These 2009 TAKS Scores were provided by the Texas Education Agency in May 2009. Minor changes to these scores were announced in August 2009 along with Official Accountability Ratings for each school.