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)
480783006817	4121	Sneed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9855 Pagewood Ln	Houston	77042	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 789-6979	976	73	13.3	93.0%	40 (4.1%)	223 (22.8%)	649 (66.5%)	50 (5.1%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	$12,189			$2,287			$9,901	18.4	13.7	4338	217
480021114082	4122	Idea Palmview Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4100 N Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4900	688	32	21.2	98.1%	27 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	658 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,492			$2,888			$9,604	18.3	22.6	3844	278
484047004583	4123	Slidell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Greyhound Ln	Slidell	76267	Wise County	Slidell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 535-5260	482	41	11.8	50.2%	304 (63.1%)	6 (1.2%)	148 (30.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,124			$933			$9,192	18.3	19.5	4038	85
480986000459	4124	Southwest Elementary	Public	K-5	611 S Saunders	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-3500	398	34	11.7	82.4%	71 (17.8%)	28 (7.0%)	281 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$12,276			$1,701			$10,575	18.2	9.2	4486	362
481970001850	4125	Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Dewey St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0400	481	33	14.5	92.3%	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	466 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,499			$1,595			$8,904	18.2	19.5	4041	84
480141612757	4126	Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	17770 Imperial Valley Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 446-3138	171	17	10	82.5%	5 (2.9%)	96 (56.1%)	68 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,307			$6,107			$9,200	18.2	19	4068	58
483549004025	4127	Post Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 W 8th St	Post	79356	Garza County	Post Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 495-3414	306	25	12.2	69.6%	78 (25.5%)	14 (4.6%)	198 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$10,653			$1,362			$9,292	18.2	23.1	3813	314
480144013266	4128	Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3501 Great Southwest Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 348-9760	931	56	16.7	81.1%	34 (3.7%)	312 (33.5%)	493 (53.0%)	53 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	$6,983			$793			$6,189	18.1	17	4184	56
480870000235	4129	Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 Joyce St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0850	657	42	15.6	92.1%	13 (2.0%)	44 (6.7%)	591 (90.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$11,215			$956			$10,259	18.1	18.6	4092	37
482060012217	4130	James E Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Rockride Ln	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 943-1820	719	49	14.6	48.4%	257 (35.7%)	59 (8.2%)	330 (45.9%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.4%)	$9,653			$838			$8,815	18.1	17.6	4140	10

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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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