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)
480006207794	4231	Legacy Traditional - Basse Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1826 Basse Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	218	11	19.1	70.6%	5 (2.3%)	33 (15.1%)	168 (77.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$16,994			$2,680			$14,314	16.1	20	4007	224
480147914174	4232	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4535 Lord Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 997-5617	180	10	18	78.9%	4 (2.2%)	133 (73.9%)	40 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								16			(n/a)
480016313322	4233	Ignite Community School - Mainland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	319 Newman Rd	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 934-9100	337	28	11.9	93.2%	11 (3.3%)	226 (67.1%)	75 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	$10,325			$1,446			$8,879	16	19.2	4056	177
481623001212	4234	Bayles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Telegraph Ave	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8900	404	34	11.8	98.3%	9 (2.2%)	89 (22.0%)	298 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,734			$1,653			$12,081	16	16.2	4225	9
483057003441	4235	Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4800 Graceland Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7000	615	30	20.2	82.1%	80 (13.0%)	41 (6.7%)	460 (74.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$11,218			$989			$10,229	16	22.6	3852	383
481884001762	4236	Excelsior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11270 St Hwy 7 W	Center	75935	Shelby County	Excelsior Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5866	77	9	8.3	66.2%	63 (81.8%)	2 (2.6%)	12 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,885			$2,148			$15,737	16	19.9	4010	226
480003412826	4237	Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-5	1040 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1381	390	32	12.1	60.3%	155 (39.7%)	84 (21.5%)	121 (31.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$8,148			$613			$7,536	16	27.5	3539	698
481970001878	4238	Atwood McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 Barron Ln	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 496-7445	316	24	12.9	91.5%	17 (5.4%)	225 (71.2%)	51 (16.1%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$10,797			$1,860			$8,937	15.9	12.7	4371	133
480143113800	4239	Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	7424 E Hwy 290 Bldg 1	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	903	62	14.5	85.8%	26 (2.9%)	131 (14.5%)	733 (81.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$11,577			$2,424			$9,152	15.8	18	4122	117
480894000291	4240	Allison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2004	374	34	11.1	90.6%	10 (2.7%)	24 (6.4%)	337 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,908			$1,384			$12,524	15.8	15.7	4249	9

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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.