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)
483318006593	2861	Seven Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	654 Fm 3433	Rhome	76071	Wise County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 215-0700	673	51	13.2	45.9%	390 (57.9%)	46 (6.8%)	200 (29.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.1%)	$10,868			$1,106			$9,762	39.2	36.6	3002	141
480021112641	2862	Idea Academy Weslaco	Public, Charter	K-5	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	685	27	25.6	88.5%	30 (4.4%)	7 (1.0%)	647 (94.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,061			$1,502			$7,560	39.1	41.3	2710	152
480008610461	2863	Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1055 W Tidwell Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 681-1960	158	10	16.1	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	66 (41.8%)	84 (53.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$9,742			$1,794			$7,948	39.1	45.1	2464	399
482364002387	2864	Almeda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14249 Bridgeport Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5620	798	45	17.7	97.2%	5 (0.6%)	194 (24.3%)	587 (73.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,040			$1,129			$7,911	39.1	38.2	2915	51
480789006351	2865	Alvis C Story Elementary	Public	K-6	1550 Edelweiss Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0570	618	46	13.3	46.3%	230 (37.2%)	105 (17.0%)	176 (28.5%)	67 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	$11,727			$497			$11,230	39.1	70.2	1158	1707
483432003838	2866	Parks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3302 San Augustine Ave	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0680	414	35	11.8	91.3%	35 (8.5%)	38 (9.2%)	333 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,910			$2,095			$10,815	39.1	20.6	3972	1106
480006512111	2867	Horizon Montessori III - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2802 S 77 Sunshine Strip	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 423-8207	334	23	14.2	76.9%	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (92.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,208			$1,911			$6,296	39.1	48.4	2271	596
480981005847	2868	O'Bryant Intermediate	Public	4-5	414 S Tesch	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 865-3671	256	19	13.1	48.8%	149 (58.2%)	19 (7.4%)	74 (28.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$10,422			$1,604			$8,818	39.1	33.7	3179	311
483999011827	2869	H M Carroll Elementary	Public	1-5	10210 C E King Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-4100	600	34	17.5	89.3%	13 (2.2%)	150 (25.0%)	423 (70.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,967			$1,796			$9,170	39.1	43	2605	264
482115013012	2870	Banuelos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7770 Eastpoint Blvd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	746	48	15.5	76.0%	72 (9.7%)	190 (25.5%)	439 (58.8%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.6%)	$10,309			$2,116			$8,193	39	39.2	2851	19

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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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