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)
483957006174	2671	Scurry-Rosser Middle	Public	4-8	10729 S State Hwy 34	Scurry	75158	Kaufman County	Scurry-Rosser Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 452-8823	404	32	12.5	53.5%	266 (65.8%)	14 (3.5%)	112 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,423			$973			$9,450	42.5	62.2	1502	1169
482364013067	2672	Mark White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Old Farm Rd	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-6571	522	35	14.9	77.0%	80 (15.3%)	158 (30.3%)	218 (41.8%)	35 (6.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	$9,529			$879			$8,651	42.5	41	2731	59
480809011776	2673	Savannah Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5151 Savannah Pkwy	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3214	823	50	16.4	58.1%	58 (7.0%)	451 (54.8%)	214 (26.0%)	50 (6.1%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.1%)	$9,813			$525			$9,288	42.4	46.7	2374	299
483398003779	2674	Paint Rock School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	698 S Sims St	Paint Rock	76866	Concho County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 732-4314	181	23	7.7	82.9%	72 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (56.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$15,118			$1,642			$13,476	42.4	37.8	2941	267
482034002027	2675	Heather Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5119 Heather Glen Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 270-2881	312	21	14.5	90.7%	17 (5.4%)	42 (13.5%)	224 (71.8%)	18 (5.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,597			$1,966			$9,631	42.4	26.4	3606	931
483591012422	2676	Progreso Elementary	Public	3-5	1401 N Business Fm 1015	Progreso	78596	Hidalgo County	Progreso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-9400	284	19	15.1	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,105			$2,517			$8,588	42.4	55	1878	798
484236011969	2677	Tenaha Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	138 College St	Tenaha	75974	Shelby County	Tenaha Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 248-5000	459	36	12.7	89.8%	98 (21.4%)	120 (26.1%)	233 (50.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,945			$1,617			$11,328	42.4	37.7	2946	269
480028811555	2678	East Grand Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6211 E Grand Ave	Dallas	75223	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 824-4747	836	41	20.5	92.2%	18 (2.2%)	106 (12.7%)	703 (84.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$10,472			$2,322			$8,150	42.4	22.7	3838	1160
482142010594	2679	Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 Warrior Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-7200	615	39	15.7	68.8%	29 (4.7%)	120 (19.5%)	425 (69.1%)	23 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$7,972			$850			$7,122	42.4	51.6	2087	592
480005509533	2680	Life School Red Oak	Public, Charter	K-6	777 S I 35 E	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 552-9200	1,040	45	23	56.2%	200 (19.2%)	322 (31.0%)	472 (45.4%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.5%)	$9,499			$873			$8,626	42.4	40.2	2777	97

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About our rankings:

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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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