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)
480016311553	921	Coppell Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	140 S Heartz Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 242-5864	381	24	15.8	20.2%	121 (31.8%)	60 (15.7%)	86 (22.6%)	84 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$7,077			$346			$6,731	75.5	81.4	706	215
483312013791	922	Wernli Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 Arcadia Path	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2450	774	48	16.1	36.4%	119 (15.4%)	117 (15.1%)	447 (57.8%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (8.9%)	$9,869			$560			$9,309	75.5	80.2	758	164
481611005686	923	Lowery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15950 Rdg Park Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5900	671	50	13.3	55.1%	173 (25.8%)	95 (14.2%)	321 (47.8%)	36 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$9,534			$1,166			$8,368	75.5	67.6	1264	341
484569005193	924	Whitharral School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 2nd St	Whitharral	79380	Hockley County	Whitharral Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 299-1135	213	21	10.1	39.0%	129 (60.6%)	1 (0.5%)	78 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,530			$1,177			$11,353	75.4	73.3	1029	105
481168007821	925	Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2980 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-0447	700	47	14.7	83.0%	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	678 (96.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,893			$1,709			$9,184	75.4	67	1295	370
480029213498	926	Harmony Science Academy - Plano	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	550 Talbert Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 596-0041	600	37	16	60.8%	132 (22.0%)	203 (33.8%)	129 (21.5%)	116 (19.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,958			$836			$9,121	75.3	72	1081	155
483312007524	927	Steubing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11655 Braefield	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4350	428	36	11.8	40.0%	93 (21.7%)	31 (7.2%)	218 (50.9%)	52 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$10,680			$1,201			$9,479	75.3	76.6	894	33
480870000241	928	Ditto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3001 Quail Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3100	734	42	17.2	44.6%	359 (48.9%)	110 (15.0%)	160 (21.8%)	50 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.9%)	$8,380			$480			$7,900	75.3	85.3	564	364
481344007049	929	Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 552-3424	482	43	11.2	46.1%	323 (67.0%)	17 (3.5%)	108 (22.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,432			$1,893			$8,538	75.3	71.2	1116	187
480026412789	930	KIPP Connect Houston Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6700 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3023	1,017	43	23.6	95.4%	35 (3.4%)	193 (19.0%)	644 (63.3%)	124 (12.2%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$9,063			$1,121			$7,942	75.3	63.7	1432	502

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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