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)
483057006757	2261	Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5001 Preston Dr	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6300	534	33	16.3	59.0%	138 (25.8%)	66 (12.4%)	262 (49.1%)	51 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$11,114			$762			$10,352	48.3	46.5	2387	126
482217008278	2262	Hallsville East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Galilee Rd	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	592	49	12	51.0%	414 (69.9%)	64 (10.8%)	77 (13.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	$6,977			$732			$6,244	48.3	57.4	1731	531
481623001312	2263	Maple Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2500	478	36	13.2	95.2%	15 (3.1%)	169 (35.4%)	275 (57.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$13,702			$1,782			$11,920	48.2	32.8	3233	970
480813000184	2264	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2004 N Marrs	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5600	413	32	12.7	94.4%	50 (12.1%)	25 (6.1%)	311 (75.3%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,548			$1,592			$8,956	48.2	54.3	1924	340
482106008792	2265	Gonzales North Avenue	Public	3-5	1032 St Joseph St	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-1467	565	37	15.2	74.2%	133 (23.5%)	46 (8.1%)	379 (67.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$8,943			$1,521			$7,422	48.2	34.7	3109	844
482868007372	2266	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	19119 E Us Hwy 175	Mabank	75147	Kaufman County	Mabank Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 880-1380	711	45	15.6	67.9%	501 (70.5%)	24 (3.4%)	152 (21.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$9,247			$1,838			$7,408	48.2	59	1656	610
482364001432	2267	Martinez R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7211 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3680	423	37	11.4	97.9%	23 (5.4%)	15 (3.5%)	385 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,056			$1,203			$9,853	48.1	39.2	2849	582
481830003860	2268	Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Buckley Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2700	323	28	11.5	69.3%	32 (9.9%)	10 (3.1%)	262 (81.1%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,024			$3,185			$11,838	48.1	68.7	1220	1048
480021114273	2269	Idea Mesquite Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	11881 Dyer St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 888-4700	590	24	24.6	73.1%	41 (6.9%)	42 (7.1%)	488 (82.7%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)								48.1			(n/a)
482613007967	2270	Patricio Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4431 Minnesota Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2450	418	30	13.9	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,062			$1,339			$10,723	48.1	60.8	1568	702

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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

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.