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)
481674009592	1291	Pecan Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Lakeview Blvd	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4400	647	51	12.5	45.7%	245 (37.9%)	58 (9.0%)	266 (41.1%)	45 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	$10,798			$1,312			$9,486	65.8	70.5	1145	146
484389013507	1292	Bob And Lola Sanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Williams Way	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 482-8802	594	42	14.2	27.8%	397 (66.8%)	13 (2.2%)	133 (22.4%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$8,434			$488			$7,946	65.8	72.3	1065	227
482721008781	1293	Leonard Intermediate	Public	4-5	501 E Hackberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 587-8303	106	9	11.3	58.5%	81 (76.4%)	3 (2.8%)	20 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$10,140			$457			$9,683	65.7	51	2118	825
480894000339	1294	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Patton Ranch Rd	Austin	78735	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2336	650	47	13.8	47.2%	240 (36.9%)	24 (3.7%)	337 (51.8%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$10,839			$404			$10,435	65.7	62.2	1501	207
481965006853	1295	Barrington Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Squire Dobbins Dr	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4040	355	26	13.8	63.1%	52 (14.6%)	52 (14.6%)	101 (28.5%)	139 (39.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,897			$833			$10,063	65.7	62.3	1494	199
480142113515	1296	Newman International Academy Of Mansfield	Public, Charter	K-6	1201 Sh 360	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 400-4010	264	22	11.7	51.9%	53 (20.1%)	140 (53.0%)	29 (11.0%)	31 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$7,663			$528			$7,135	65.7	66.8	1306	10
481830001704	1297	Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Luke St	El Paso	79908	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2520	916	49	18.5	62.0%	311 (34.0%)	159 (17.4%)	294 (32.1%)	23 (2.5%)	8 (0.9%)	27 (2.9%)	94 (10.3%)	$10,398			$2,260			$8,139	65.7	81.7	700	597
480142712768	1298	Ut Tyler University Academy At Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3900 University Blvd	Tyler	75799	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 730-3988	392	29	13.4		227 (57.9%)	30 (7.7%)	91 (23.2%)	14 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	$9,651			$471			$9,180	65.7	68.6	1224	74
484155004749	1299	Sterling City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 7th St	Sterling City	76951	Sterling County	Sterling City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 378-5821	347	30	11.6	45.8%	181 (52.2%)	2 (0.6%)	154 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,649			$921			$14,728	65.6	64.8	1383	84
481218012251	1300	Irene Clinkscale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Blayke St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3900	571	37	15.3	38.9%	312 (54.6%)	53 (9.3%)	159 (27.8%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$9,144			$633			$8,511	65.6	78.9	801	499

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.