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)
480894000311	2091	Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Berkeley Ave	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2067	358	32	11.1	54.2%	122 (34.1%)	15 (4.2%)	202 (56.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$13,043			$659			$12,384	51.1	52.2	2048	43
480019514277	2092	Vanguard Van Gogh	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1407 W Moore Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 403-5000	959	53	17.9	90.2%	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	945 (98.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								51.1	68.3	1237	855
481860001744	2093	Era School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	108 Hargrove St	Era	76238	Cooke County	Era Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5961	509	40	12.6	36.1%	408 (80.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	$10,969			$980			$9,989	51	56.4	1798	295
482364010749	2094	Moreno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	620 E Canino	Houston	77037	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2150	692	39	17.7	99.4%	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	676 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,708			$1,176			$8,532	51	54.6	1912	182
482574002902	2095	Kaiser Elementary	Public	K-5	13430 Bammel N Houston Rd	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6100	644	57	11.3	87.3%	9 (1.4%)	73 (11.3%)	534 (82.9%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,404			$1,941			$9,462	51	54.1	1938	157
481091007693	2096	Bosqueville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-6006	329	28	11.8	51.7%	193 (58.7%)	10 (3.0%)	96 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	$10,476			$957			$9,519	51	54.6	1913	183
482958003322	2097	Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	2-5	1024 Fourth St	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 435-1010	354	25	13.9	37.9%	242 (68.4%)	5 (1.4%)	89 (25.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$9,120			$842			$8,278	51	53.9	1958	139
480024809521	2098	St Anthony Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3732 Myrtle St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	St Anthony School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-3645	208	15	13.9	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	200 (96.2%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,814			$674			$11,140	51	32.1	3267	1169
480771000061	2099	Carmichael Elementary	Public	1-5	6902 Silver Star Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0345	581	40	14.5	96.0%	10 (1.7%)	83 (14.3%)	422 (72.6%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$12,279			$1,764			$10,516	51	39.8	2808	709
481353006967	2100	Lumberton Intermediate	Public	3-5	115 E Candlestick	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7581	987	63	15.6	41.4%	827 (83.8%)	6 (0.6%)	103 (10.4%)	11 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$8,032			$651			$7,381	51	52.3	2044	56

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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