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)
483294003631	3891	Clear Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 Clear Spring Dr	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-2000	318	27	11.6	89.3%	31 (9.7%)	39 (12.3%)	230 (72.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	$12,115			$2,318			$9,797	22.6	15.7	4247	356
483873013656	3892	Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	722 Haggin	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	327	19	17.2	55.4%	25 (7.6%)	7 (2.1%)	290 (88.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,971			$1,867			$11,104	22.6	37.1	2975	917
481464013409	3893	Colorado Elementary And Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1244 E 10th St	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3471	708	45	15.6	63.4%	246 (34.7%)	36 (5.1%)	390 (55.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	$10,369			$1,885			$8,484	22.6	23.6	3792	101
480003012026	3894	Uplift Williams Preparatory Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	601	29	20.8	91.8%	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.7%)	563 (93.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,748			$1,750			$8,998	22.5	22.1	3874	20
480894008939	3895	McBee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 W Braker Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-2500	344	24	14.4	96.8%	10 (2.9%)	8 (2.3%)	324 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,765			$1,089			$11,676	22.5	29.6	3422	473
480870000252	3896	Key Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3621 Roosevelt Dr	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5500	401	29	13.7	79.8%	64 (16.0%)	145 (36.2%)	166 (41.4%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,015			$697			$9,318	22.5	30.1	3391	505
484428005047	3897	Mountainview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 Bishop St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-2520	402	28	14.1	78.4%	95 (23.6%)	96 (23.9%)	187 (46.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$11,134			$1,367			$9,766	22.5	25.6	3655	242
480771009556	3898	Kujawa Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	7007 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1530	591	32	18.3	91.5%	13 (2.2%)	183 (31.0%)	375 (63.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,872			$1,642			$10,230	22.4	23.9	3772	126
481970001907	3899	Sagamore Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 S Hughes Ave	Fort Worth	76103	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5000	406	28	14.5	94.3%	12 (3.0%)	35 (8.6%)	355 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,879			$2,012			$8,866	22.4	16.5	4215	316
482061002073	3900	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Hamilton Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 829-1528	262	22	12.1	66.0%	180 (68.7%)	9 (3.4%)	61 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$11,339			$1,329			$10,010	22.4	30	3402	498

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