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Thunderbolt Elementary School
PRINCIPAL: Louis Long
ADDRESS: 3313 Louis St.
PHONE: 303-6655
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 656
RACIAL MAKEUP: 88 percent non-white; 12 percent white
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO: 14 to 1
SCHOOL SUMMARY: Thunderbolt Elementary was named after the community in which it is located, a former fishing village on the Wilmington River. The town itself was named for an old legend that a lightning bolt shattered a rock near the river bluff years ago, causing a spring to rush from the ground. In the 1920s and 30s, Thunderbolt was known as a lucrative place for fisherman, particularly shrimpers. But as the shrimp supply dried up in the 70s and 80s, so did much of the town's fishing industry.
Today, a handful of Thunderbolt-based fisherman work from the tiny Wilmington River port, and the town's seafaring heritage is remembered by a fisherman's memorial.
All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
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