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)
481362000857	3991	Channing School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Greenwood Ave	Channing	79018	Hartley County	Channing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 235-3432	128	15	8.2	70.3%	51 (39.8%)	1 (0.8%)	73 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$12,289			$994			$11,295	20.8	24.2	3755	236
483312003697	3992	Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2385 Horal	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2250	416	39	10.6	87.7%	19 (4.6%)	16 (3.8%)	375 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,940			$2,008			$9,932	20.8	14.6	4300	308
481623001303	3993	Umphrey Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7808 Racine Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3900	431	33	13.2	97.7%	6 (1.4%)	183 (42.5%)	225 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$13,975			$1,887			$12,088	20.8	40.9	2734	1259
481965005467	3994	Ridgegate Elementary	Public	K-5	6015 W Ridgecreek Dr	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4840	463	39	11.9	96.8%	8 (1.7%)	114 (24.6%)	334 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$13,779			$1,625			$12,154	20.8	35.8	3044	950
481970001921	3995	W J Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Azle Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4900	360	25	14.4	93.3%	11 (3.1%)	11 (3.1%)	334 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,123			$1,707			$9,416	20.8	10.8	4440	445
482115002123	3996	Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Robin Rd	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4660	765	49	15.6	78.6%	106 (13.9%)	119 (15.6%)	497 (65.0%)	17 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$10,376			$2,415			$7,961	20.8	30.9	3348	648
481323006374	3997	Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Sims Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-0496	436	30	14.3	86.7%	4 (0.9%)	141 (32.3%)	280 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,095			$1,398			$8,698	20.7	25.5	3660	337
483702004162	3998	Stults Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8700 Stults Rd	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2500	543	36	15	80.1%	41 (7.6%)	214 (39.4%)	235 (43.3%)	40 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$10,696			$1,073			$9,624	20.7	27.4	3546	452
480021114020	3999	Idea Achieve Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1900 Thomas Rd	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 885-4700	634	31	20.6	85.2%	64 (10.1%)	139 (21.9%)	396 (62.5%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$10,996			$1,968			$9,028	20.7	43.6	2560	1439
480783006640	4000	Landis Elementary	Public	K-4	10255 Spice Ln	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8343	528	48	10.9	94.5%	7 (1.3%)	81 (15.3%)	428 (81.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,375			$2,391			$10,984	20.7	11.8	4403	403

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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