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)
482892006297	2191	Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	2122 W Nathan Lowe Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7760	396	32	12.3	71.0%	94 (23.7%)	136 (34.3%)	121 (30.6%)	24 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,328			$953			$10,375	49.3	53.7	1965	226
480141612563	2192	Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	11600 W Airport Blvd	Meadows Place	77477	Fort Bend County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 754-5867	225	17	13.2	68.0%	6 (2.7%)	178 (79.1%)	28 (12.4%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$11,116			$1,106			$10,010	49.3	41.4	2698	506
484182012791	2193	Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	4-5	829 Bell St	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 885-8466	639	46	13.8	63.5%	350 (54.8%)	59 (9.2%)	194 (30.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	$10,147			$2,174			$7,973	49.3	61.6	1533	660
481854009218	2194	Dorie Miller Intermediate	Public	4-5	2200 W Lampasas	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3775	419	31	13.6	72.3%	104 (24.8%)	57 (13.6%)	241 (57.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	$8,896			$1,112			$7,783	49.2	57.6	1721	473
483432003845	2195	Richey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	610 S Richey St	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0712	484	42	11.5	95.5%	18 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	460 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,022			$1,808			$10,215	49.2	29.2	3444	1249
484122010790	2196	Ginger McNabb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	743 E Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8693	698	47	14.7	89.4%	37 (5.3%)	270 (38.7%)	343 (49.1%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.6%)	$10,408			$1,750			$8,658	49.2	56.7	1776	420
482892009660	2197	Erma Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 Magnolia St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-6900	634	46	13.8	67.5%	92 (14.5%)	99 (15.6%)	385 (60.7%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	38 (6.0%)	$9,170			$892			$8,278	49.2	32.4	3251	1054
482364010751	2198	Hines-Caldwell	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 W Orem	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3700	692	39	17.8	93.2%	3 (0.4%)	152 (22.0%)	523 (75.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,605			$1,127			$8,478	49.2	20.4	3983	1785
483993007043	2199	Jessie L Jensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Glasscock Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5252	567	35	16.3	87.3%	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	541 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,328			$2,245			$9,082	49.2	54.1	1941	258
484590006631	2200	Turner Elementary	Public	K-5	10575 Hwy 75 N	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 856-1289	435	29	15	68.5%	191 (43.9%)	72 (16.6%)	157 (36.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$8,422			$914			$7,508	49.1	37.6	2951	751

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