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)
483104006017	1621	Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-4600	456	28	16.4	91.2%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	449 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,707			$955			$9,753	59.4	43.5	2564	943
480021113731	1622	Idea Elsa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78538	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	722	31	23.4	90.7%	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	681 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,213			$1,829			$8,385	59.4	41.4	2704	1082
483312012860	1623	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9180 Silver Spot	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1700	724	49	14.7	38.3%	155 (21.4%)	43 (5.9%)	467 (64.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	$8,155			$534			$7,622	59.3	63.8	1431	192
482001008484	1624	Bright Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Woodstream Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2700	468	38	12.3	48.9%	100 (21.4%)	102 (21.8%)	166 (35.5%)	61 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$10,429			$653			$9,776	59.3	69	1211	413
483873004389	1625	Robert B Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	122 W Whittier St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3325	130	12	10.6	93.1%	3 (2.3%)	10 (7.7%)	115 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,134			$2,349			$14,785	59.2	52.5	2038	413
482829003165	1626	Villareal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 E Lakeside Blvd	Olmito	78575	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3975	459	31	14.8	76.7%	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	432 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,851			$1,079			$10,772	59.2	66.1	1343	283
481623010569	1627	Jack Lowe Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Holly Hill Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1700	549	36	15.2	97.1%	22 (4.0%)	83 (15.1%)	367 (66.8%)	54 (9.8%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$13,044			$1,442			$11,602	59.2	84.9	580	1047
480144113902	1628	Great Hearts Forest Heights	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	5538 Research Dr	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 892-3665	1,230	57	21.4	21.6%	413 (33.6%)	25 (2.0%)	492 (40.0%)	268 (21.8%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.7%)	$8,356			$299			$8,057	59.2	67.8	1258	370
482406002677	1629	Oakwood Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Ranger Rd	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3386	768	44	17.4	83.7%	87 (11.3%)	145 (18.9%)	391 (50.9%)	80 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)	31 (4.0%)	$10,225			$1,353			$8,872	59.2	74.5	986	643
481428000901	1630	Armand Bayou Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16000 Hickory Knoll Dr	Houston	77059	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-5100	500	31	15.9	53.0%	192 (38.4%)	60 (12.0%)	175 (35.0%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$10,607			$642			$9,965	59.1	57.9	1706	76

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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