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)
481527001096	4031	Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 Ruth St	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2720	440	30	14.4	98.4%	19 (4.3%)	6 (1.4%)	413 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,144			$1,983			$9,161	20.2	13.3	4354	323
481599001171	4032	Van Horn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 W 7th St	Van Horn	79855	Culberson County	Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 283-2245	393	36	10.8	79.4%	45 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	331 (84.2%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,231			$1,904			$14,328	20.2	31.5	3299	733
483312003689	4033	Cable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1706 Pinn Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2850	413	40	10.4	93.5%	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	390 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,894			$1,954			$9,940	20.2	10.9	4433	400
482253002286	4034	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 S J St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3120	255	21	12.2	98.0%	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	248 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,916			$3,168			$8,749	20.2	25.8	3635	399
482811012508	4035	Clarence W Bailey Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1011 S Mobberly Ave	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5200	288	25	11.7	93.8%	15 (5.2%)	101 (35.1%)	165 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,871			$6,924			$9,947	20.2	39.1	2856	1179
482442002731	4036	Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carlisle St	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-7800	660	43	15.1	85.6%	48 (7.3%)	207 (31.4%)	353 (53.5%)	28 (4.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$11,077			$1,458			$9,619	20.2	17	4179	143
480870000264	4037	Speer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	811 Fuller St	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4000	660	45	14.6	96.4%	14 (2.1%)	54 (8.2%)	571 (86.5%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,030			$793			$9,238	20.2	15.5	4262	225
480003012998	4038	Uplift Triumph Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9411 Hargrove St	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 590-5100	447	27	16.7	94.0%	7 (1.6%)	19 (4.3%)	413 (92.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,877			$737			$10,140	20.2	14.2	4311	273
483039003406	4039	Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14401 Spring Oaks	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4040	551	40	13.6	92.2%	34 (6.2%)	57 (10.3%)	445 (80.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$9,419			$941			$8,478	20.1	23.9	3774	265
481965011221	4040	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19101 Chimney Rock Rd	Fresno	77545	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6390	697	44	15.7	76.9%	12 (1.7%)	448 (64.3%)	205 (29.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$11,806			$1,417			$10,390	20	20.6	3974	66

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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