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)
482769003107	3621	Little Cypress Intermediate	Public	4-5	2300 Allie Payne	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 886-4245	313	24	13.1	53.0%	208 (66.5%)	39 (12.5%)	45 (14.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$11,082			$1,332			$9,750	27	19.5	4042	421
482247002258	3622	Gillette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Gillette Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3100	510	30	17	91.6%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,980			$1,092			$10,888	27	21.5	3914	292
480771000080	3623	Oleson Elementary	Public	1-5	12345 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6530	450	27	16.5	96.0%	13 (2.9%)	15 (3.3%)	420 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,411			$1,895			$9,516	27	16	4234	611
480813000176	3624	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 W 4th	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5200	441	31	14.4	95.2%	105 (23.8%)	90 (20.4%)	217 (49.2%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$12,212			$2,272			$9,940	27	24.4	3736	112
480001010809	3625	Camino Real Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Las Brisas Blvd	Niederwald	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8505	782	57	13.7	76.2%	37 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	731 (93.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$10,534			$885			$9,649	27	26.4	3601	24
482985003358	3626	Finch Elementary	Public	K-5	1205 S Tennessee St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5600	325	32	10	85.5%	25 (7.7%)	23 (7.1%)	261 (80.3%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$16,207			$2,015			$14,192	27	25.3	3674	48
480143312793	3627	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	915 W Expy 83	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-9504	263	23	11.3	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,490			$1,392			$10,099	27	28.5	3489	138
481739001496	3628	A M Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 S 11th St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1900	360	24	15.2	94.2%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	358 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,918			$2,840			$9,078	26.9	36.4	3010	618
480017913607	3629	Jubilee Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1025 Main St	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 641-4150	471	26	17.9	93.0%	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	454 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,644			$1,940			$8,705	26.9	20.1	3996	367
481611008807	3630	Kirk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12421 Tanner Rd	Houston	77041	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 849-8250	852	59	14.4	78.8%	84 (9.9%)	114 (13.4%)	561 (65.8%)	56 (6.6%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$11,108			$1,697			$9,411	26.9	24.1	3760	130

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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