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)
481168000654	3001	Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Esperanza Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2660	262	20	12.8	96.2%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,462			$1,861			$12,601	36.9	50	2177	824
481119006929	3002	O'Hara Lanier Elementary	Public	3-6	522 N Ave B	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7220	618	44	14.1	92.6%	76 (12.3%)	55 (8.9%)	454 (73.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$13,807			$1,974			$11,833	36.9			(n/a)
483486003914	3003	John Doedyns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 N Raul Longoria Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2740	438	31	14.1	93.4%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,194			$2,527			$9,667	36.9	40.3	2774	229
482553002842	3004	Kerens School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Bobcat Ln	Kerens	75144	Navarro County	Kerens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 396-2931	630	54	11.7	77.0%	255 (40.5%)	97 (15.4%)	213 (33.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	53 (8.4%)	$12,655			$1,402			$11,253	36.8	41	2728	276
483936004479	3005	Elma E Barrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 107	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9870	401	35	11.4	89.8%	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,644			$1,347			$9,297	36.8	26.2	3620	615
483714004175	3006	Alberto And Celia Barrera Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 N Lopez St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4214	435	33	13	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	434 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,875			$1,944			$8,931	36.8	27.3	3557	551
480003208585	3007	Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6711 Bellfort St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Academy Of Accelerated Learning Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 645-0336	830	47	17.8	94.2%	20 (2.4%)	243 (29.3%)	526 (63.4%)	18 (2.2%)	17 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,478			$1,484			$7,994	36.8	23.8	3786	779
484135001039	3008	Stafford Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9229	952	48	19.8	83.7%	35 (3.7%)	359 (37.7%)	514 (54.0%)	32 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$10,480			$1,847			$8,633	36.8	27.9	3519	511
484110004675	3009	Housman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6705 Housman St	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5900	359	29	12.3	92.2%	22 (6.1%)	31 (8.6%)	299 (83.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,114			$2,073			$12,041	36.8	47.6	2320	689
480016312179	3010	Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah	Public, Charter	K-8	1488 Wellman Rd	Shenandoah	77384	Montgomery County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 890-0100	386	26	14.8	33.7%	198 (51.3%)	29 (7.5%)	114 (29.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.1%)	$9,024			$424			$8,600	36.7	34.5	3119	109

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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.
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