Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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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)
483666003774	1991	Eastridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E Ovilla Rd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-2266	536	36	15	67.4%	141 (26.3%)	127 (23.7%)	246 (45.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$10,195			$1,208			$8,987	52.7	57	1754	237
480002212583	1992	Pstem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	489	23	21.2	96.7%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	482 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,160			$2,896			$11,264	52.7	49.4	2219	227
481428000909	1993	P H Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2903 Friendswood Link Rd	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-5000	575	39	14.7	63.1%	174 (30.3%)	84 (14.6%)	212 (36.9%)	68 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$10,478			$798			$9,679	52.6	52.8	2020	27
482364002488	1994	Herod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5627 Jason St	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3315	766	44	17.4	66.1%	129 (16.8%)	246 (32.1%)	307 (40.1%)	47 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	$8,905			$860			$8,045	52.6	54.1	1943	51
480000600274	1995	Aspermont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	528 E Seventh St	Aspermont	79502	Stonewall County	Aspermont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 215-5001	94	9	11	59.6%	63 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (29.8%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,328			$2,395			$9,933	52.6	58.9	1662	333
480813000183	1996	Western Plateau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4927 Shawnee	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5550	434	29	14.8	63.4%	282 (65.0%)	24 (5.5%)	107 (24.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$10,114			$1,456			$8,658	52.6	60.6	1577	419
484480006495	1997	Curtis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 W Russell	Weatherford	76086	Parker County	Weatherford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 598-2838	610	41	15	51.0%	383 (62.8%)	15 (2.5%)	180 (29.5%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$8,924			$919			$8,005	52.5	58.5	1685	312
480023712366	1998	Golden Rule Desoto	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	135 W Wintergreen Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	467	37	12.7	94.2%	11 (2.4%)	72 (15.4%)	379 (81.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,339			$1,745			$9,595	52.5	53.9	1956	42
480783005943	1999	Rees Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16305 Kensley	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1444	555	53	10.5	83.6%	26 (4.7%)	93 (16.8%)	400 (72.1%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,595			$2,291			$11,304	52.5	55.8	1836	163
484365007096	2000	Prada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Soria Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3500	743	45	16.5	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	738 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,216			$1,578			$8,637	52.5	57.4	1733	267

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.