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)
480957000411	2771	Mina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 Farm St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7640	758	51	14.7	59.8%	283 (37.3%)	64 (8.4%)	375 (49.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$11,351			$1,263			$10,088	40.7	56.7	1781	990
483240003599	2772	Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22256 Ford Rd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2920	804	52	15.3	86.2%	192 (23.9%)	78 (9.7%)	504 (62.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.0%)	$11,416			$1,904			$9,512	40.7	27.6	3532	760
484017004556	2773	Sidney School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4100 Hwy 1689	Sidney	76474	Comanche County	Sidney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 842-5500	152	15	10.1	100.0%	117 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$11,844			$1,300			$10,543	40.7	20.6	3969	1196
481830006403	2774	Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Rutherford Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6275	396	28	14.2	82.6%	13 (3.3%)	20 (5.1%)	351 (88.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,168			$2,707			$10,461	40.6	70.7	1137	1637
480870006066	2775	FitzGerald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5201 Creek Valley Dr	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5300	550	34	16	86.9%	53 (9.6%)	181 (32.9%)	268 (48.7%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$9,804			$716			$9,088	40.6	44.8	2478	297
482850010927	2776	Parsons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 58th St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6400	389	29	13.4	81.0%	67 (17.2%)	42 (10.8%)	256 (65.8%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,264			$1,904			$9,360	40.6	36.5	3004	228
483141003521	2777	Morgan Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	295 E Fm 1188	Stephenville	76433	Erath County	Morgan Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-4921	122	11	11.2	41.0%	90 (73.8%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	$10,933			$1,504			$9,429	40.6	41.2	2713	64
480021113195	2778	Idea Monterrey Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	587	26	22.6	91.0%	19 (3.2%)	10 (1.7%)	552 (94.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,457			$1,146			$6,310	40.5	30.8	3355	577
480873000269	2779	Arp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16438 County Rd 294	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4650	463	32	14.4	62.9%	310 (67.0%)	51 (11.0%)	72 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$10,658			$1,785			$8,873	40.5	45	2468	311
481527001071	2780	Cullen Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Belmeade Dr	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2960	838	53	15.7	82.0%	116 (13.8%)	16 (1.9%)	694 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	$11,048			$1,606			$9,442	40.5	38.5	2892	112

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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