Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
484110013209	1	Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	145	37	3.8	8.3%	68 (46.9%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.6%)	53 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.9%)	$15,648	$491	$15,157	99.8	99.7	2	1
482811003142	2	Hudson Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	1-5	1311 Lilly St	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5100	559	38	14.6	64.2%	224 (40.1%)	107 (19.1%)	177 (31.7%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$11,347	$3,123	$8,224	99.7	99.4	11	9
484248011422	3	Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4826 University Park	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(903) 791-2262	358	22	15.9	28.2%	243 (67.9%)	52 (14.5%)	17 (4.7%)	20 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	$8,924	$1,027	$7,897	99.6	99.1	23	20
483774005788	4	Emma Vera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-4552	465	30	15.5	80.9%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,599	$1,987	$7,611	99.6	99.4	13	9
482325002360	5	University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	436	35	12.3		350 (80.3%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	24 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$11,106	$262	$10,845	99.6	99	27	22
482142013172	6	School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	128	15	8.7	28.9%	34 (26.6%)	33 (25.8%)	24 (18.8%)	28 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$14,603	$648	$13,955	99.6	99.7	1	5
482364006272	7	T H Rogers School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	5840 San Felipe St	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 917-3565	1,063	62	17.2	14.9%	161 (15.1%)	120 (11.3%)	122 (11.5%)	597 (56.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	$10,840	$836	$10,005	99.6	99.6	9	2
481623013736	8	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895	$990	$9,905	99.6	99.6	6	2
481527001092	9	Windsor Park G/T	Public	1-5	4525 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-3770	609	38	16.2	29.4%	177 (29.1%)	20 (3.3%)	304 (49.9%)	84 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$9,064	$978	$8,086	99.5	99.6	4	5
481302007733	10	Robert H Rockenbaugh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Byron Nelson Pkwy	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-4700	531	42	12.5		316 (59.5%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	111 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,813	$57	$11,756	99.5	99.4	10

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4675)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
484110013209	1	Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	145	37	3.8	8.3%	68 (46.9%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.6%)	53 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.9%)	$15,648			$491			$15,157	99.8	99.7	2	1
482811003142	2	Hudson Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	1-5	1311 Lilly St	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5100	559	38	14.6	64.2%	224 (40.1%)	107 (19.1%)	177 (31.7%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$11,347			$3,123			$8,224	99.7	99.4	11	9
484248011422	3	Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4826 University Park	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(903) 791-2262	358	22	15.9	28.2%	243 (67.9%)	52 (14.5%)	17 (4.7%)	20 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	$8,924			$1,027			$7,897	99.6	99.1	23	20
483774005788	4	Emma Vera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-4552	465	30	15.5	80.9%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,599			$1,987			$7,611	99.6	99.4	13	9
482325002360	5	University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	436	35	12.3		350 (80.3%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	24 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$11,106			$262			$10,845	99.6	99	27	22
482142013172	6	School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	128	15	8.7	28.9%	34 (26.6%)	33 (25.8%)	24 (18.8%)	28 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$14,603			$648			$13,955	99.6	99.7	1	5
482364006272	7	T H Rogers School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	5840 San Felipe St	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 917-3565	1,063	62	17.2	14.9%	161 (15.1%)	120 (11.3%)	122 (11.5%)	597 (56.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	$10,840			$836			$10,005	99.6	99.6	9	2
481623013736	8	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895			$990			$9,905	99.6	99.6	6	2
481527001092	9	Windsor Park G/T	Public	1-5	4525 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-3770	609	38	16.2	29.4%	177 (29.1%)	20 (3.3%)	304 (49.9%)	84 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$9,064			$978			$8,086	99.5	99.6	4	5
481302007733	10	Robert H Rockenbaugh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Byron Nelson Pkwy	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-4700	531	42	12.5		316 (59.5%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	111 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,813			$57			$11,756	99.5	99.4	10