| Index | Thornton | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 98 | 7,963 |
| Index | Thornton | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.5% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.2% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.6% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.1% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.7% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Thornton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Thornton, AR schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Thornton, AR, an average of 78.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kingsland, AR | 514 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Fordyce, AR | 3,748 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Bearden, AR | 977 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Thornton, AR | 596 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mer Rouge, LA | 596 | 43% | 11.5% |
| St. James, LA | 596 | 81% | 67.7% |
| Delton, MI | 596 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Allensworth, CA | 596 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Radcliffe, IA | 596 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Thornton, AR | 596 | n/a |
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