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)
480145413263	661	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	22801 Aldine Westfield Rd	Spring	77373	Harris County	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 294-1103	468	29	15.9		197 (42.1%)	100 (21.4%)	121 (25.9%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$8,060			$142			$7,918	82.6	75.2	953	292
481086000552	662	Borden County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 W Kincaid St	Gail	79738	Borden County	Borden County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 756-4450	242	26	9.4		184 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$24,872			$754			$24,118	82.6	81.1	719	57
481179006226	663	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4501 Canterbury	Bryan	77802	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-1360	479	32	15	33.2%	318 (66.4%)	8 (1.7%)	127 (26.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,710			$800			$9,910	82.6	80.4	751	88
481965005988	664	Settlers Way Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3015 Settlers Way Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4360	690	50	13.8	34.2%	152 (22.0%)	72 (10.4%)	146 (21.2%)	281 (40.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	$9,520			$718			$8,802	82.4	83.3	635	29
483126012213	665	Madeley Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Madeley Ranch Rd	Montgomery	77356	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-4600	744	50	14.9	27.2%	596 (80.1%)	13 (1.7%)	101 (13.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$8,559			$545			$8,014	82.3	85.8	539	126
483228003577	666	Helena Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-0462	767	46	16.8	40.2%	418 (54.5%)	37 (4.8%)	199 (25.9%)	79 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$9,652			$914			$8,738	82.3	82.7	657	9
483600010517	667	Judy Rucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 S Craig Rd	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 219-2100	715	48	14.7	13.4%	280 (39.2%)	36 (5.0%)	289 (40.4%)	68 (9.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	$8,946			$425			$8,521	82.3	80.7	744	77
482391013313	668	Groves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11902 Madera Run Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5000	1,034	70	14.7	29.2%	282 (27.3%)	299 (28.9%)	358 (34.6%)	35 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.3%)	$8,767			$479			$8,287	82.3	81.1	722	54
481425000900	669	Claude Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 W 5 St	Claude	79019	Armstrong County	Claude Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 226-2191	319	28	11.4	26.0%	262 (82.1%)	9 (2.8%)	38 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,136			$858			$10,278	82.2	82.2	680	11
483060013079	670	Dolores McClatchey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6631 Shiloh Rd	Ovilla	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-6600	674	43	15.5	19.9%	433 (64.2%)	75 (11.1%)	134 (19.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$9,430			$694			$8,736	82.2	82.3	676	6

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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